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# Nix
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[](https://opencollective.com/nixos)
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[](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/actions)
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Nix is a powerful package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package
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management reliable and reproducible. Please refer to the [Nix manual](https://nixos.org/nix/manual)
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for more details.
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## Installation
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On Linux and macOS the easiest way to Install Nix is to run the following shell command
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(as a user other than root):
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```
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$ curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
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```
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Information on additional installation methods is available on the [Nix download page](https://nixos.org/download.html).
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## Building And Developing
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### Building Nix
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You can build Nix using one of the targets provided by [release.nix](./release.nix):
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```
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$ nix-build ./release.nix -A build.aarch64-linux
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$ nix-build ./release.nix -A build.x86_64-darwin
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$ nix-build ./release.nix -A build.i686-linux
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$ nix-build ./release.nix -A build.x86_64-linux
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```
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### Development Environment
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You can use the provided `shell.nix` to get a working development environment:
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```
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$ nix-shell
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$ ./bootstrap.sh
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$ ./configure
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$ make
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```
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## Additional Resources
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- [Nix manual](https://nixos.org/nix/manual)
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- [Nix jobsets on hydra.nixos.org](https://hydra.nixos.org/project/nix)
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- [NixOS Discourse](https://discourse.nixos.org/)
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- [IRC - #nixos on freenode.net](irc://irc.freenode.net/#nixos)
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## License
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Nix is released under the [LGPL v2.1](./COPYING).
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