manual: "Nix Package collection" -> "Nixpkgs package collection".

Makes difference between Nix and Nixpkgs clearer to avoid
some common confusion this sentence on IRC.

Also disambiguate an "it" reference.
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Niklas Hambüchen 2019-04-14 03:18:33 +02:00
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@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ symlinks to the files of the active applications. </para>
<para>Components are installed from a set of <emphasis>Nix <para>Components are installed from a set of <emphasis>Nix
expressions</emphasis> that tell Nix how to build those packages, expressions</emphasis> that tell Nix how to build those packages,
including, if necessary, their dependencies. There is a collection of including, if necessary, their dependencies. There is a collection of
Nix expressions called the Nix Package collection that contains Nix expressions called the Nixpkgs package collection that contains
packages ranging from basic development stuff such as GCC and Glibc, packages ranging from basic development stuff such as GCC and Glibc,
to end-user applications like Mozilla Firefox. (Nix is however not to end-user applications like Mozilla Firefox. (Nix is however not
tied to the Nix Package collection; you could write your own Nix tied to the Nixpkgs package collection; you could write your own Nix
expressions based on it, or completely new ones.)</para> expressions based on Nixpkgs, or completely new ones.)</para>
<para>You can manually download the latest version of Nixpkgs from <para>You can manually download the latest version of Nixpkgs from
<link xlink:href='http://nixos.org/nixpkgs/download.html'/>. However, <link xlink:href='http://nixos.org/nixpkgs/download.html'/>. However,