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On Linux and macOS the easiest way to Install Nix is to run the following shell command
(as a user other than root):
```
```console
$ curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
```
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## Building And Developing
### Building Nix
You can build Nix using one of the targets provided by [release.nix](./release.nix):
```
$ nix-build ./release.nix -A build.aarch64-linux
$ nix-build ./release.nix -A build.x86_64-darwin
$ nix-build ./release.nix -A build.i686-linux
$ nix-build ./release.nix -A build.x86_64-linux
```
### Development Environment
You can use the provided `shell.nix` to get a working development environment:
```
$ nix-shell
$ ./bootstrap.sh
$ ./configure
$ make
```
See our [Hacking guide](hydra.nixos.org/job/nix/master/build.x86_64-linux/latest/download-by-type/doc/manual#chap-hacking) in our manual for instruction on how to
build nix from source with nix-build or how to get a development environment.
## Additional Resources

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<title>Hacking</title>
<para>This section provides some notes on how to hack on Nix. To get
<para>This section provides some notes on how to hack on Nix. To get
the latest version of Nix from GitHub:
<screen>
$ git clone git://github.com/NixOS/nix.git
$ git clone https://github.com/NixOS/nix.git
$ cd nix
</screen>
</para>
<para>To build it and its dependencies:
<para>To build Nix for the current operating system/architecture use
<screen>
$ nix-build release.nix -A build.x86_64-linux
$ nix-build
</screen>
or if you have a flakes-enabled nix:
<screen>
$ nix build
</screen>
This will build <literal>defaultPackage</literal> attribute defined in the <literal>flake.nix</literal> file.
To build for other platforms add one of the following suffixes to it: aarch64-linux,
i686-linux, x86_64-darwin, x86_64-linux.
i.e.
<screen>
nix-build -A defaultPackage.x86_64-linux
</screen>
</para>
<para>To build all dependencies and start a shell in which all
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To build Nix itself in this shell:
<screen>
[nix-shell]$ ./bootstrap.sh
[nix-shell]$ configurePhase
[nix-shell]$ make
[nix-shell]$ ./configure $configureFlags
[nix-shell]$ make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES
</screen>
To install it in <literal>$(pwd)/inst</literal> and test it:
<screen>
[nix-shell]$ make install
[nix-shell]$ make installcheck
[nix-shell]$ ./inst/bin/nix --version
nix (Nix) 2.4
</screen>
If you have a flakes-enabled nix you can replace:
<screen>
$ nix-shell
</screen>
by:
<screen>
$ nix develop
</screen>
</para>