flake: add albert-sourceos package (fork w/ SourceOS plugin)

.github/workflows/nix-build-albert-sourceos.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: nix-build-albert-sourceos
+
+on:
+ pull_request:
+ paths:
+ - 'flake.nix'
+ - 'flake.lock'
+ - '.github/workflows/nix-build-albert-sourceos.yml'
+ push:
+ branches:
+ - main
+ paths:
+ - 'flake.nix'
+ - 'flake.lock'
+ - '.github/workflows/nix-build-albert-sourceos.yml'
+
+jobs:
+ build-albert-sourceos:
+ runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+ steps:
+ - name: Checkout
+ uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+ - name: Install nix (apt)
+ run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y nix-bin
+
+ - name: Build albert-sourceos
+ run: |
+ set -euo pipefail
+ # Ubuntu nix-bin is configured for daemon mode by default.
+ # GitHub runners do not run systemd; use local store mode for CI.
+ sudo nix --version
+ sudo env NIX_REMOTE=local nix build .#albert-sourceos --extra-experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' -L

docs/workstation/RUNBOOK.md

@@ -139,9 +139,11 @@ The SourceOS Albert plugin lives in `SociOS-Linux/albert` (dev branch) and is in
 - `SourceOS: doctor` → `sourceos doctor --open`
 - plus quick-launch actions (sesh/tmux/k9s/lazygit/lazydocker/yazi)
 
-If you are using a distro-provided Albert package, it may not include this SourceOS plugin. In that case:
-- build/install Albert from `SociOS-Linux/albert`, or
-- package the plugin into your chosen distribution lane (future workstream).
+If you are using a distro-provided Albert package, it may not include this SourceOS plugin.
+
+Nix lane:
+- This repo provides a Nix package that builds Albert from the SourceOS fork (including `plugins/sourceos`).
+- Install it with `nix profile install .#albert-sourceos` and restart Albert.
 
 ---
 

flake.nix

@@ -3,9 +3,16 @@
 
  inputs = {
  nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+
+ # SourceOS fork of Albert (dev branch) including the `plugins/sourceos` action bus plugin.
+ # Use git fetcher with submodules enabled because Albert relies on many submodules.
+ albert_src = {
+ url = "git+https://github.com/SociOS-Linux/albert?ref=dev&submodules=1";
+ flake = false;
+ };
  };
 
- outputs = { self, nixpkgs }:
+ outputs = { self, nixpkgs, albert_src }:
  let
  lib = nixpkgs.lib;
  systems = [ "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux" ];
@@ -19,6 +26,14 @@
  meshd = pkgs.callPackage ./packages/mesh/meshd.nix { };
  meshd-linkd = pkgs.callPackage ./packages/mesh/meshd-linkd.nix { };
  meshd-exitd = pkgs.callPackage ./packages/mesh/meshd-exitd.nix { };
+
+ # Nix lane for Workstation v0: build Albert from our fork so the SourceOS plugin ships.
+ # This keeps clean installs from depending on distro packaging including our plugin.
+ albert-sourceos = pkgs.albert.overrideAttrs (old: {
+ src = albert_src;
+ version = "${old.version or "0.0.0"}-sourceos";
+ });
+
  default = meshd;
  });
 
@@ -81,6 +96,7 @@
  if [ -n "${missingStr}" ]; then
  echo "NOTE: missing nixpkgs attrs (not added): ${missingStr}"
  fi
+ echo "Nix lane: build/install Albert with SourceOS plugin via: nix profile install .#albert-sourceos"
  '';
  };
  });