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remove Basic Package Management section (#7974)
this is the first thing most beginners see, and it misleads them into
assuming `nix-env` is appropriate for doing anything but setting and
reverting profile generations.

this chapter is the root of most evil around the ecosystem, and today we
finally close it for good.
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.github docker: publish images to ghcr.io (#8066) 2023-10-20 19:28:26 +02:00
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m4 autoconf: Fix C++17 detection not working on Ubuntu 16.04. 2019-07-03 04:32:25 +02:00
maintainers add a link to all maintainer meeting notes 2023-10-19 10:57:45 +02:00
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Nix

Open Collective supporters Test

Nix is a powerful package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible. Please refer to the Nix manual for more details.

Installation and first steps

Visit nix.dev for installation instructions and beginner tutorials.

Full reference documentation can be found in the Nix manual.

Building And Developing

See our Hacking guide in our manual for instruction on how to to set up a development environment and build Nix from source.

Contributing

Check the contributing guide if you want to get involved with developing Nix.

Additional Resources

License

Nix is released under the LGPL v2.1.