[Question] hostsblock: dbus for systemd services ? how is it installed?

[Arteneko]

Issue description

I am trying to install a blocklist set for my dnsmasq server on my nixos system.

I am used to NoTracking's bundle, which is a single file installed in /etc or wherever else.

From what I understand from the provided derivation for hostsblock, it installs two binaries in the global store, and expects us to run them to build the list. It also provides a service file and a timer to (supposedly) automatically update said list.

However, it's being installed in a dbus folder, and while I do have experience managing a raw systemd daemon, I have no dbus experience and I haven't been able to find anything about this online...

• How am I supposed to start/manage the timer / oneshot list-building service ?
• How am I supposed to allow editing the postupdate hook that is defined line 58 of the derivation ? (here, I would like to reload the dnsmasq service)

Otherwise, would it be possible to package NoTracking's version?

Thanks!

Technical details

• system: "x86_64-linux"
• host os: Linux 5.15.43, NixOS, 22.05 (Quokka), 22.05.481.40e2b1ae053
• multi-user?: yes
• sandbox: yes
• version: nix-env (Nix) 2.8.1
• nixpkgs: /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels/nixos