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This section describes how to install and configure Nix for first-time
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# Installation
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This section describes how to install and configure Nix for first-time use.
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The current recommended option on Linux and MacOS is [multi-user](#multi-user).
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## Multi-user
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This installation offers better sharing, improved isolation, and more security
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over a single user installation.
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This option requires either:
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* Linux running systemd, with SELinux disabled
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* MacOS
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```console
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$ bash <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon
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```
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## Single-user
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> Single-user is not supported on Mac.
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This installation has less requirements than the multi-user install, however it
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cannot offer equivalent sharing, isolation, or security.
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This option is suitable for systems without systemd.
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```console
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$ bash <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --no-daemon
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```
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## Distributions
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The Nix community maintains installers for several distributions.
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They can be found in the [`nix-community/nix-installers`](https://github.com/nix-community/nix-installers) repository.
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documentation. For more in-depth information you are kindly referred
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to subsequent chapters.
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1. Install single-user Nix by running the following:
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1. Install Nix by running the following:
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```console
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$ bash <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install)
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$ bash <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon
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```
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This will install Nix in `/nix`. The install script will create
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`/nix` using `sudo`, so make sure you have sufficient rights. (For
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other installation methods, see
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[here](installation/installation.md).)
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The install script will use `sudo`, so make sure you have sufficient rights.
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On Linux, `--daemon` can be omitted for a single-user install.
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For other installation methods, see [here](installation/installation.md).
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1. See what installable packages are currently available in the
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channel:
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