From 0221b8e3b4fc68549e602efbb64cf0cc70b42895 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: NullBite <me@nullbite.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2025 17:11:09 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] system: install busybox with low priority
it is a good fallback for common system commands
---
system/common/busybox.nix | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
system/common/default.nix | 1 +
system/profile/base.nix | 2 ++
3 files changed, 21 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 system/common/busybox.nix
diff --git a/system/common/busybox.nix b/system/common/busybox.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b2d572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/common/busybox.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+let
+ cfg = config.nixfiles.common.busybox;
+in {
+ options.nixfiles.common.busybox.enable = lib.mkEnableOption "" // {
+ description = ''
+ Whether to install Busybox into the system environment as a very low
+ priority fallback for common commands. This should *never* override a
+ user-installed package.
+ '';
+ };
+
+ config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+ environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; lib.mkOrder 50 [
+ busybox
+ ];
+ };
+}
diff --git a/system/common/default.nix b/system/common/default.nix
index 02b7218..6af0e67 100644
--- a/system/common/default.nix
+++ b/system/common/default.nix
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
./wm.nix
./nix.nix
./bootnext.nix
+ ./busybox.nix
];
}
diff --git a/system/profile/base.nix b/system/profile/base.nix
index 2ff3882..e582566 100644
--- a/system/profile/base.nix
+++ b/system/profile/base.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ in
me.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
# Enable system Nix configuration
nix.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+ # busybox low-priority install
+ busybox.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
};
# locale settings