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this is a very old text that focuses a lot on the how, although it promises the what. the manual doesn't necessarily need this. but for the sake of nostalgia, because it's nowhere else written down properly, and because it still is and will likely stay an important entry point, here's a careful rework. it's focused on providing quick overview and encouraging readers to stick around. |
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Nix
Nix is a powerful package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible. Please refer to the Nix manual for more details.
Installation and first steps
Visit nix.dev for installation instructions and beginner tutorials.
Full reference documentation can be found in the Nix manual.
Building And Developing
See our Hacking guide in our manual for instruction on how to set up a development environment and build Nix from source.
Contributing
Check the contributing guide if you want to get involved with developing Nix.
Additional Resources
License
Nix is released under the LGPL v2.1.