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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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```console
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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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See our [Hacking guide](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/contributing/hacking.html) in our manual for instruction on how to
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to set up a development environment and build Nix from source.
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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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- [Matrix - #nix:nixos.org](https://matrix.to/#/#nix:nixos.org)
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- [IRC - #nixos on libera.chat](irc://irc.libera.chat/#nixos)
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## License
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Nix is released under the [LGPL v2.1](./COPYING).
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