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	Please take a look at https://nixos.org/download.html first for basic installation instructions and read the relevant section in the Nix manual if you want to know more about how the install process works: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/#ch-installing-binary.		Please take a look at https://nixos.org/download.html first for basic installation instructions and read the relevant section in the Nix manual if you want to know more about how the install process works: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/#ch-installing-binary.

	== ~~Single-user install~~ ==		== Installation ==
			Nix package manager can be installed as either:

	~~=== Stable Nix ===~~		* Multi User Installation (recommended)
			* Single User Installation

	~~To install stable Nix from any Linux distribution, use the following two commands. (Note: This assumes you have the permission to use~~ <~~code~~>~~sudo~~</~~code>, and you are logged in as the user you want to~~ install ~~Nix for.~~)		=== Multi User Installation ===
			<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
			$ bash <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon
			</syntaxhighlight>

	<~~syntaxHighlight~~ lang="console">		=== Single User Installation ===
	$ ~~sudo install -d -m755 -o $(id -u) -g $~~(~~id -g) /nix~~		<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
	$ curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install ~~\| sh~~		$ bash <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --no-daemon
	</~~syntaxHighlight~~>		</syntaxhighlight>

	~~Then don't forget to reboot or run the command provided at the end of the installation script to make nix available in your system:~~		=== Stable Nix ===
	~~<syntaxHighlight lang~~=~~"console">~~
	~~$ source $HOME/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh~~
	~~</syntaxHighlight>~~

	~~You may want to put this file directly in your ~/.bashrc or similar~~, so Nix ~~would~~ be ~~available in any newly created shell~~.		By default, the rolling Nix package manager will be installed using one of the above commands and thus the <code>nixpkgs-unstable</code> [[Channel Branches\|channel]] will be used.

	~~When using another shell like [https://fishshell.com Fish], you should ignore~~ the ~~previous procedure and use~~ the [https://~~github~~.~~com~~/~~jorgebucaran~~/~~fisher Fisher] plugin [https://github~~.~~com/lilyball/~~nix-~~env.fish Nix~~-~~env].~~		Follow the below to switch to the stable channel:<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
			$ sudo su
	~~After~~ that ~~being done,~~ you ~~can use all Nix commands as a normal user without any special permissions (for example by~~ using <~~code~~>~~sudo~~</~~code~~>).		$ nix-channel --remove nixpkgs
			$ nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channel/nixos-25.11 nixpkgs
			$ nix-channel --update
			</syntaxhighlight>Then run the following command to verify that you are using the stable channel:<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
			$ nix-shell -p nix-info --run "nix-info -m"
			</syntaxhighlight>

	==== Troubleshooting ====		==== Troubleshooting ====
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	enabled by default on Linux which requires user namespaces.		enabled by default on Linux which requires user namespaces.
	If possible enable them; the procedure depends on the distribution. In last resort, you can disable the sandbox: create the file <code>~/.config/nix/nix.conf</code> and include the line <code>sandbox = false</code>.		If possible enable them; the procedure depends on the distribution. In last resort, you can disable the sandbox: create the file <code>~/.config/nix/nix.conf</code> and include the line <code>sandbox = false</code>.

	~~=== Unstable Nix ===~~

	~~To install unstable Nix, you can use the [https://github.com/numtide/nix-unstable-installer unofficial installer by @numtide]. Instructions are available in the README of the repository.~~

	== Nix store on an unusual filesystem ==		== Nix store on an unusual filesystem ==
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	Restart the <code>nix-daemon.service</code>		Restart the <code>nix-daemon.service</code>
	Used source: https://blog.koch.ro/posts/2024-01-16-using-nix-package-manager-in-debian.html		Used source: https://blog.koch.ro/posts/2024-01-16-using-nix-package-manager-in-debian.html


	== Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) ==		== Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) ==

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	Because there is no officially produced ARMv7l installer, this page describes how to build your own: [[Nix_on_ARM]].		Because there is no officially produced ARMv7l installer, this page describes how to build your own: [[Nix_on_ARM]].

			== Further reading ==

			* [https://nixcademy.com/posts/nix-on-macos/ Setting up Nix on macOS, Nixcademy]

	[[Category:nix]]		[[Category:nix]]
	[[Category:Cookbook]]		[[Category:Cookbook]]

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	Restart the <code>nix-daemon.service</code>		Restart the <code>nix-daemon.service</code>
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 Note that in Debian [https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/nix-setup-systemd Bookworm] <code>/etc/nix/nix.conf</code> will contain <code>sandbox = false</code>, but in Debian [https://packages.debian.org/trixie/nix-setup-systemd Trixie], sandbox mode is enabled by default. (See the Changelog for details.)
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	Note that in Debian [https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/nix-setup-systemd Bookworm] <code>/etc/nix/nix.conf</code> will contain <code>sandbox = false</code>, but in Debian [https://packages.debian.org/trixie/nix-setup-systemd Trixie], sandbox mode is enabled by default. (See the Changelog for details.)		Note that in Debian [https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/nix-setup-systemd Bookworm] <code>/etc/nix/nix.conf</code> will contain <code>sandbox = false</code>, but in Debian [https://packages.debian.org/trixie/nix-setup-systemd Trixie], sandbox mode is enabled by default. (See the Changelog for details.)

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	== Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) ==		== Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) ==

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	Note that in Debian [https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/nix-setup-systemd Bookworm] <code>/etc/nix/nix.conf</code> will contain <code>sandbox = false</code>, but in Debian [https://packages.debian.org/trixie/nix-setup-systemd Trixie], sandbox mode is enabled by default. (See the Changelog for details.)		Note that in Debian [https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/nix-setup-systemd Bookworm] <code>/etc/nix/nix.conf</code> will contain <code>sandbox = false</code>, but in Debian [https://packages.debian.org/trixie/nix-setup-systemd Trixie], sandbox mode is enabled by default. (See the Changelog for details.)

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	== Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) ==		== Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) ==

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	Note that in Debian [https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/nix-setup-systemd Bookworm] <code>/etc/nix/nix.conf</code> will contain <code>sandbox = false</code>, but in Debian https://packages.debian.org/trixie/nix-setup-systemd Trixie], sandbox mode is enabled by default. (See the Changelog for details.)		Note that in Debian [https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/nix-setup-systemd Bookworm] <code>/etc/nix/nix.conf</code> will contain <code>sandbox = false</code>, but in Debian [https://packages.debian.org/trixie/nix-setup-systemd Trixie], sandbox mode is enabled by default. (See the Changelog for details.)

	== Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) ==		== Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) ==

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	== Installing on Debian Using APT ==		== Installing on Debian Using APT ==

	If you are using Debian (or a Debian-based distro) you can install Nix with the APT package manager. Some users may prefer using APT when modifying their system. The package named <code>nix-setup-systemd</code> will set up a multi-user Nix installation and run <code>nix-daemon</code> via <code>systemd</code>		If you are using Debian (or a Debian-based distro) you can install Nix with the APT package manager. Some users may prefer using APT when modifying their system. The package named <code>nix-setup-systemd</code> will set up a multi-user Nix installation and run <code>nix-daemon</code> via <code>systemd</code>. To install:

	<syntaxHighlight lang="console">		<syntaxHighlight lang="console">

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	You can make all nix commands use the alternate store by specifying it in `~/.config/nix/nix.conf` as <code>store = /home/USERNAME/my-nix</code>.		You can make all nix commands use the alternate store by specifying it in `~/.config/nix/nix.conf` as <code>store = /home/USERNAME/my-nix</code>.

			== Installing on Debian Using APT ==

			If you are using Debian (or a Debian-based distro) you can install Nix with the APT package manager. Some users may prefer using APT when modifying their system. The package named <code>nix-setup-systemd</code> will set up a multi-user Nix installation and run <code>nix-daemon</code> via <code>systemd</code>

			<syntaxHighlight lang="console">
			$ sudo apt install nix-setup-systemd
			</syntaxHighlight>

			After installing, you should read <code>/usr/share/doc/nix-bin/README.Debian</code>. In particular, you will need to add your user to the <code>nix-users</code> group in order to use the daemon:

			<syntaxHighlight lang="console">
			$ sudo /sbin/adduser $USER nix-users
			</syntaxHighlight>

			Note that in Debian [https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/nix-setup-systemd Bookworm] <code>/etc/nix/nix.conf</code> will contain <code>sandbox = false</code>, but in Debian https://packages.debian.org/trixie/nix-setup-systemd Trixie], sandbox mode is enabled by default. (See the Changelog for details.)

	== Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) ==		== Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) ==

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	Because there is no officially produced ARMv7l installer, this page describes how to build your own: [[Nix_on_ARM]].		Because there is no officially produced ARMv7l installer, this page describes how to build your own: [[Nix_on_ARM]].

			[[Category:nix]]
			[[Category:Cookbook]]