diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
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+# Edit this configuration file to define what should be installed on
+# your system.  Help is available in the configuration.nix(5) man page
+# and in the NixOS manual (accessible by running ‘nixos-help’).
+
+{ config, pkgs, talhelper,  ... }:
+
+{
+  imports =
+    [ # Include the results of the hardware scan.
+      ./hardware-configuration.nix
+    ];
+
+  # Bootloader.
+  boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
+  boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
+
+  programs.fish.enable = true;
+
+  nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
+
+  networking.hostName = "durincore"; # Define your hostname.
+  # networking.wireless.enable = true;  # Enables wireless support via wpa_supplicant.
+
+  # Configure network proxy if necessary
+  # networking.proxy.default = "http://user:password@proxy:port/";
+  # networking.proxy.noProxy = "127.0.0.1,localhost,internal.domain";
+
+  # Enable networking
+  networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
+
+  # Set your time zone.
+  time.timeZone = "America/Chicago";
+
+  # Select internationalisation properties.
+  i18n.defaultLocale = "en_US.UTF-8";
+
+  i18n.extraLocaleSettings = {
+    LC_ADDRESS = "en_US.UTF-8";
+    LC_IDENTIFICATION = "en_US.UTF-8";
+    LC_MEASUREMENT = "en_US.UTF-8";
+    LC_MONETARY = "en_US.UTF-8";
+    LC_NAME = "en_US.UTF-8";
+    LC_NUMERIC = "en_US.UTF-8";
+    LC_PAPER = "en_US.UTF-8";
+    LC_TELEPHONE = "en_US.UTF-8";
+    LC_TIME = "en_US.UTF-8";
+  };
+
+  # Enable the X11 windowing system.
+  services.xserver.enable = true;
+
+  # Enable the GNOME Desktop Environment.
+  services.xserver.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
+  services.xserver.desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;
+  
+  services.gnome.gnome-keyring.enable = true;
+  security.pam.services.jahanson.enableGnomeKeyring = true;
+  programs.seahorse.enable = true;
+
+  # Configure keymap in X11
+  services.xserver = {
+    layout = "us";
+    xkbVariant = "";
+  };
+
+  # Enable CUPS to print documents.
+  services.printing.enable = true;
+
+  # Enable sound with pipewire.
+  sound.enable = true;
+  hardware.pulseaudio.enable = false;
+  security.rtkit.enable = true;
+  services.pipewire = {
+    enable = true;
+    alsa.enable = true;
+    alsa.support32Bit = true;
+    pulse.enable = true;
+    # If you want to use JACK applications, uncomment this
+    #jack.enable = true;
+
+    # use the example session manager (no others are packaged yet so this is enabled by default,
+    # no need to redefine it in your config for now)
+    #media-session.enable = true;
+  };
+
+  # Enable touchpad support (enabled default in most desktopManager).
+  # services.xserver.libinput.enable = true;
+
+  # Define a user account. Don't forget to set a password with ‘passwd’.
+  users.users.jahanson = {
+    isNormalUser = true;
+    description = "Joseph Hanson";
+    extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" "wheel" ];
+    shell = pkgs.fish;
+    packages = with pkgs; [
+      firefox
+      thunderbird
+      git
+      vscode
+      vivaldi
+      vivaldi-ffmpeg-codecs
+      termius
+    ];
+  };
+  environment.variables.EDITOR = "vim";
+
+  # Allow unfree packages
+  nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
+
+  # List packages installed in system profile. To search, run:
+  # $ nix search wget
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+  #  vim # Do not forget to add an editor to edit configuration.nix! The Nano editor is also installed by default.
+    talhelper.packages."${pkgs.system}".default
+    wget
+    curl
+    vim
+    lazygit
+    fira-code-nerdfont
+  ];
+
+  # Some programs need SUID wrappers, can be configured further or are
+  # started in user sessions.
+  # programs.mtr.enable = true;
+  # programs.gnupg.agent = {
+  #   enable = true;
+  #   enableSSHSupport = true;
+  # };
+
+  # List services that you want to enable:
+
+  # Enable the OpenSSH daemon.
+  # services.openssh.enable = true;
+
+  # Open ports in the firewall.
+  # networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ ... ];
+  # networking.firewall.allowedUDPPorts = [ ... ];
+  # Or disable the firewall altogether.
+  # networking.firewall.enable = false;
+
+  # This value determines the NixOS release from which the default
+  # settings for stateful data, like file locations and database versions
+  # on your system were taken. It‘s perfectly fine and recommended to leave
+  # this value at the release version of the first install of this system.
+  # Before changing this value read the documentation for this option
+  # (e.g. man configuration.nix or on https://nixos.org/nixos/options.html).
+  system.stateVersion = "23.11"; # Did you read the comment?
+
+  systemd.user.services.ssh_agent = {
+    enable = true;
+    description = "OpenSSH key agent";
+    documentation = ["man:ssh-agent(1)" "man:ssh-add(1)" "man:ssh(1)"];
+    unitConfig = {
+      ConditionEnvironment = "!SSH_AGENT_PID";
+    };
+    serviceConfig = {
+      ExecStart = "/run/current-system/sw/bin/ssh-agent -D -a $SSH_AUTH_SOCK";
+      Environment = "SSH_AUTH_SOCK=%t/ssh-agent.socket";
+      PassEnvironment = "SSH_AGENT_PID";
+      SuccessExitStatus = "2";
+      Type = "simple";
+    };
+    wantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
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+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "flake-parts": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs-lib": "nixpkgs-lib"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1698882062,
+        "narHash": "sha256-HkhafUayIqxXyHH1X8d9RDl1M2CkFgZLjKD3MzabiEo=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "rev": "8c9fa2545007b49a5db5f650ae91f227672c3877",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "home-manager": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1703527373,
+        "narHash": "sha256-AjypRssRtS6F3xkf7rE3/bXkIF2WJOZLbTIspjcE1zM=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "home-manager",
+        "rev": "80679ea5074ab7190c4cce478c600057cfb5edae",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "home-manager",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1703255338,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Z6wfYJQKmDN9xciTwU3cOiOk+NElxdZwy/FiHctCzjU=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "6df37dc6a77654682fe9f071c62b4242b5342e04",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs-lib": {
+      "locked": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "lastModified": 1698611440,
+        "narHash": "sha256-jPjHjrerhYDy3q9+s5EAsuhyhuknNfowY6yt6pjn9pc=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "0cbe9f69c234a7700596e943bfae7ef27a31b735",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs_2": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1701068326,
+        "narHash": "sha256-vmMceA+q6hG1yrjb+MP8T0YFDQIrW3bl45e7z24IEts=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "8cfef6986adfb599ba379ae53c9f5631ecd2fd9c",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "home-manager": "home-manager",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "talhelper": "talhelper"
+      }
+    },
+    "talhelper": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1703307959,
+        "narHash": "sha256-cBtbOMPP6uZMsoWZifDPZIudQDJgblQBkkMB9KCSDBI=",
+        "owner": "budimanjojo",
+        "repo": "talhelper",
+        "rev": "6396cd7b1c55416356d3c7209ebe6989cad9375c",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "budimanjojo",
+        "ref": "v1.16.4",
+        "repo": "talhelper",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
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+{
+  description = "jahanson's NixOS Flake";
+
+  # This is the standard format for flake.nix.
+  # `inputs` are the dependencies of the flake,
+  # and `outputs` function will return all the build results of the flake.
+  # Each item in `inputs` will be passed as a parameter to
+  # the `outputs` function after being pulled and built.
+  inputs = {
+    # There are many ways to reference flake inputs.
+    # The most widely used is `github:owner/name/reference`,
+    # which represents the GitHub repository URL + branch/commit-id/tag.
+
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    talhelper.url = "github:budimanjojo/talhelper/v1.16.4";
+    home-manager = {
+      url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
+  };
+  # The `@` syntax here is used to alias the attribute set of the
+  # inputs's parameter, making it convenient to use inside the function.
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, home-manager, ... }@inputs: {
+    nixosConfigurations = {
+      "durincore" = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
+        system = "x86_64-linux";
+        specialArgs = inputs;
+        modules = [
+          # Import the configuration.nix here, so that the
+          # old configuration file can still take effect.
+          # Note: configuration.nix itself is also a Nixpkgs Module,
+          ./configuration.nix
+          home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
+          {
+            home-manager.useGlobalPkgs = true;
+            home-manager.useUserPackages = true;
+            home-manager.users.jahanson = import ./home.nix;
+          }
+        ];
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/hardware-configuration.nix b/hardware-configuration.nix
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+# Do not modify this file!  It was generated by ‘nixos-generate-config’
+# and may be overwritten by future invocations.  Please make changes
+# to /etc/nixos/configuration.nix instead.
+{ config, lib, pkgs, modulesPath, ... }:
+
+{
+  imports =
+    [ (modulesPath + "/installer/scan/not-detected.nix")
+    ];
+
+  boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "xhci_pci" "nvme" "usb_storage" "sd_mod" ];
+  boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ ];
+  boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-intel" ];
+  boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
+
+  fileSystems."/" =
+    { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/e3e1b7a8-bf44-4b8c-a697-2aa994efe209";
+      fsType = "ext4";
+    };
+
+  boot.initrd.luks.devices."luks-63960cf7-ce95-4e7d-8177-30bac148f890".device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/63960cf7-ce95-4e7d-8177-30bac148f890";
+
+  fileSystems."/boot" =
+    { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/42C0-BA66";
+      fsType = "vfat";
+    };
+
+  swapDevices = [ ];
+
+  # Enables DHCP on each ethernet and wireless interface. In case of scripted networking
+  # (the default) this is the recommended approach. When using systemd-networkd it's
+  # still possible to use this option, but it's recommended to use it in conjunction
+  # with explicit per-interface declarations with `networking.interfaces.<interface>.useDHCP`.
+  networking.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+  # networking.interfaces.enp0s31f6.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+  # networking.interfaces.wlp4s0.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+
+  nixpkgs.hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "x86_64-linux";
+  hardware.cpu.intel.updateMicrocode = lib.mkDefault config.hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware;
+}
diff --git a/home.nix b/home.nix
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+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  # TODO please change the username & home direcotry to your own
+  home.username = "jahanson";
+  home.homeDirectory = "/home/jahanson";
+
+  # set cursor size and dpi for 4k monitor
+  xresources.properties = {
+    "Xcursor.size" = 16;
+    "Xft.dpi" = 172;
+  };
+
+  # basic configuration of git, please change to your own
+  programs.git = {
+    enable = true;
+    userName = "Joseph Hanson";
+    userEmail = "joe@veri.dev";
+  };
+  
+  # exa replacement, ls replacement.
+  programs.lsd.enable = true;
+  programs.fish = {
+    enable = true;
+    shellAliases = {
+      # lsd
+      ls = "lsd";
+      ll = "lsd -l";
+      la = "lsd -a";
+      lt = "lsd --tree";
+      lla = "lsd -la";
+
+      # other
+      df = "df -h";
+      du = "du -h";
+    };
+    functions = {
+      fish_greeting = {
+        description = "Set the fish greeting";
+        body = "neofetch";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  # Packages that should be installed to the user profile.
+  home.packages = with pkgs; [
+    # here is some command line tools I use frequently
+    # feel free to add your own or remove some of them
+
+    neofetch
+    nnn # terminal file manager
+    ranger
+
+    # archives
+    zip
+    xz
+    unzip
+    p7zip
+
+    # utils
+    ripgrep # recursively searches directories for a regex pattern
+    jq # A lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor
+    yq-go # yaml processer https://github.com/mikefarah/yq
+    fzf # A command-line fuzzy finder
+
+    # networking tools
+    mtr # A network diagnostic tool
+    iperf3
+    dnsutils  # `dig` + `nslookup`
+    ldns # replacement of `dig`, it provide the command `drill`
+    aria2 # A lightweight multi-protocol & multi-source command-line download utility
+    socat # replacement of openbsd-netcat
+    nmap # A utility for network discovery and security auditing
+    ipcalc  # it is a calculator for the IPv4/v6 addresses
+
+    # misc
+    cowsay
+    file
+    which
+    tree
+    gnused
+    gnutar
+    gawk
+    zstd
+    gnupg
+
+    # nix related
+    #
+    # it provides the command `nom` works just like `nix`
+    # with more details log output
+    nix-output-monitor
+
+    # productivity
+    hugo # static site generator
+    glow # markdown previewer in terminal
+
+    btop  # replacement of htop/nmon
+    iotop # io monitoring
+    iftop # network monitoring
+
+    # system call monitoring
+    strace # system call monitoring
+    ltrace # library call monitoring
+    lsof # list open files
+
+    # system tools
+    sysstat
+    lm_sensors # for `sensors` command
+    ethtool
+    pciutils # lspci
+    usbutils # lsusb
+  ];
+
+  # starship - an customizable prompt for any shell
+  programs.starship = {
+    enable = true;
+    # custom settings
+    settings = {
+      add_newline = false;
+      aws.disabled = true;
+      gcloud.disabled = true;
+      line_break.disabled = true;
+    };
+  };
+
+  # alacritty - a cross-platform, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator
+  programs.alacritty = {
+    enable = true;
+    # custom settings
+    settings = {
+      env.TERM = "xterm-256color";
+      font = {
+        size = 12;
+        draw_bold_text_with_bright_colors = true;
+      };
+      scrolling.multiplier = 5;
+      selection.save_to_clipboard = true;
+    };
+  };
+
+  # This value determines the home Manager release that your
+  # configuration is compatible with. This helps avoid breakage
+  # when a new home Manager release introduces backwards
+  # incompatible changes.
+  #
+  # You can update home Manager without changing this value. See
+  # the home Manager release notes for a list of state version
+  # changes in each release.
+  home.stateVersion = "23.11";
+
+  # Let home Manager install and manage itself.
+  programs.home-manager.enable = true;
+}