# Lix **Lix** is an implementation of **Nix**, a powerful package management system for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible. Read more about us at https://lix.systems. ## Installation 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 -sSf -L https://install.lix.systems/lix | sh -s -- install ``` For systems that **already have Nix installed**, such as NixOS systems, read our [install page](https://lix.systems/install) ## Building And Developing See our [Hacking guide](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/src/branch/main/doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.md) in our manual for instruction on how to to set up a development environment and build Lix from source. ## Additional Resources - [Our wiki](https://wiki.lix.systems) - [Matrix - #space:lix.systems](https://matrix.to/#/#space:lix.systems) ## License Lix is released under the [LGPL v2.1](./COPYING).