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Amarshall: /* The wiki vs. reference documentation */ fix broken wikilink

2026-01-13T03:34:09Z

The wiki vs. reference documentation: fix broken wikilink

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	These primary resources are actively developed, but cannot possibly account for the full spectrum of use cases that Nix and NixOS support. The NixOS Wiki is there for users to collect practical guides, configuration examples, and troubleshooting tips.		These primary resources are actively developed, but cannot possibly account for the full spectrum of use cases that Nix and NixOS support. The NixOS Wiki is there for users to collect practical guides, configuration examples, and troubleshooting tips.

	See [[~~NixOS_Wiki~~:History\|the history of NixOS wikis]] for background information.		See [[Official NixOS Wiki:History\|the history of NixOS wikis]] for background information.

	== Contributors ==		== Contributors ==

DoggoBit at 17:05, 10 June 2025

2025-06-10T17:05:36Z

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	~~== What? ==~~		The official NixOS Wiki is a community-run documentation resource written by and for [[Nix ecosystem\|Nix]] users. Any user of the ecosystem that [[Special:CreateAccount\|registers]] for an account on the website can edit articles and create new ones, following a set of [[NixOS Wiki:Manual of Style\|guidelines]].

	~~The~~ NixOS ~~Wiki~~ is a ~~community-run documentation resource for NixOS users~~.		[[NixOS]] is a Linux distribution based on the [[Nix]] package manager and the [[Nixpkgs]] software repository. All three are part of the Nix ecosystem.

	~~[[NixOS]] is a Linux distribution based on the [[Nix]] package manager and the [[Nixpkgs]] software repository. All three are part of the [[Nix ecosystem]].~~		== The wiki vs. reference documentation ==

	== ~~Why?~~ ==

	Reference documentation in [https://nixos.org/nixos/manual/ NixOS manual], [https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/ Nixpkgs manual], [https://nixos.org/nix/manual/ Nix manual] is maintained with the source code, can be used for looking up technical details, and primarily serves the needs of power users, developers, and contributors. The introductory guides on [https://nix.dev/ nix.dev] are meant to help getting started with Nix on other Linux distributions.		Reference documentation in [https://nixos.org/nixos/manual/ NixOS manual], [https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/ Nixpkgs manual], [https://nixos.org/nix/manual/ Nix manual] is maintained with the source code, can be used for looking up technical details, and primarily serves the needs of power users, developers, and contributors. The introductory guides on [https://nix.dev/ nix.dev] are meant to help getting started with Nix on other Linux distributions.

	These primary resources are actively developed, but cannot possibly account for the full spectrum of use cases NixOS ~~supports~~. The NixOS Wiki is there for users to collect practical guides, configuration examples, and troubleshooting tips.		These primary resources are actively developed, but cannot possibly account for the full spectrum of use cases that Nix and NixOS support. The NixOS Wiki is there for users to collect practical guides, configuration examples, and troubleshooting tips.

	See [[NixOS_Wiki:History\|the history of NixOS wikis]] for background information.		See [[NixOS_Wiki:History\|the history of NixOS wikis]] for background information.

	== ~~Who?~~ ==		== Contributors ==

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	Content on the NixOS Wiki is licensed under the [https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-wiki-infra/blob/main/LICENSE.md MIT License]. For more information, see [[{{ns:Project}}:Copyrights]].		Content on the NixOS Wiki is licensed under the [https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-wiki-infra/blob/main/LICENSE.md MIT License]. For more information, see [[{{ns:Project}}:Copyrights]].

	~~== References ==~~		{{references}}
	<references />

LucasFA: Update link from gh:nix-community/wiki to gh:nixos/nixos-wiki-infra

2024-12-31T22:46:44Z

Update link from gh:nix-community/wiki to gh:nixos/nixos-wiki-infra

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	== License ==		== License ==

	Content on the NixOS Wiki is licensed under the [https://github.com/nixos-~~users/~~wiki/blob/~~master~~/LICENSE MIT License]. For more information, see [[{{ns:Project}}:Copyrights]].		Content on the NixOS Wiki is licensed under the [https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-wiki-infra/blob/main/LICENSE.md MIT License]. For more information, see [[{{ns:Project}}:Copyrights]].

	== References ==		== References ==
	<references />		<references />

Sshine: /* Who? */ Add myself (sshine) as contributor

2024-11-06T18:11:05Z

Who?: Add myself (sshine) as contributor

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	\| [[User:JulienMalka\|JulienMalka]]		\| [[User:JulienMalka\|JulienMalka]]
	\| Non-critical-infra lead, maintainer of the NixOS wiki.		\| Non-critical-infra lead, maintainer of the NixOS wiki.
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			\| [[User:Sshine\|sshine]]
			\| Contributor to the NixOS Wiki
	\|-		\|-
	\| You?		\| You?

Samueldr: Remove self, since I left the project...

2024-06-24T00:40:48Z

Remove self, since I left the project...

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	\| [[User:JulienMalka\|JulienMalka]]		\| [[User:JulienMalka\|JulienMalka]]
	\| Non-critical-infra lead, maintainer of the NixOS wiki.		\| Non-critical-infra lead, maintainer of the NixOS wiki.
	\|-
	~~\| [[User:Samueldr\|samueldr]]~~
	~~\| NixOS on ARM lead, and Wiki cosmetologist~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| You?		\| You?

Samueldr: Pick leftover missing `tt`tag.

2024-04-04T23:32:36Z

Pick leftover missing `tt`tag.

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	The [https://nixos.wiki/nixos-logo-small.png NixOS logo] is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.		The [https://nixos.wiki/nixos-logo-small.png NixOS logo] is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
	To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.~~</tt>~~<ref>[https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-homepage/commit/525ade227e23f2b54975021553eeb3c6b57c04bd commit 525ade227e23f2b54975021553eeb3c6b57c04bd]</ref>		To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.<ref>[https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-homepage/commit/525ade227e23f2b54975021553eeb3c6b57c04bd commit 525ade227e23f2b54975021553eeb3c6b57c04bd]</ref>

	== Icons ==		== Icons ==

Fricklerhandwerk: remove unnecessary monospace

2024-04-04T17:56:35Z

remove unnecessary monospace

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	== ~~[[mediawikiwiki:Manual:$wgLogo \|~~ Logo]] ==		== Logo ==

	~~<tt>~~The [https://nixos.wiki/nixos-logo-small.png NixOS logo] is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.		The [https://nixos.wiki/nixos-logo-small.png NixOS logo] is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
	To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.</tt><ref>[https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-homepage/commit/525ade227e23f2b54975021553eeb3c6b57c04bd commit 525ade227e23f2b54975021553eeb3c6b57c04bd]</ref>		To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.</tt><ref>[https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-homepage/commit/525ade227e23f2b54975021553eeb3c6b57c04bd commit 525ade227e23f2b54975021553eeb3c6b57c04bd]</ref>

Fricklerhandwerk: refine distinction between reference documentation and the Wiki

2024-04-04T17:55:12Z

refine distinction between reference documentation and the Wiki

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	== What? ==		== What? ==

	The NixOS Wiki is a community-run ~~project to collect~~ documentation for NixOS users.		The NixOS Wiki is a community-run documentation resource for NixOS users.

	[[NixOS]] is a Linux distribution based on the [[Nix]] package manager and the [[Nixpkgs]] software repository. All three are part of the [[Nix ecosystem]].		[[NixOS]] is a Linux distribution based on the [[Nix]] package manager and the [[Nixpkgs]] software repository. All three are part of the [[Nix ecosystem]].
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	== Why? ==		== Why? ==

	~~The original~~ NixOS ~~wiki was~~ [[~~{{ns~~:~~Project}}~~:~~History\|shut down]~~].		Reference documentation in [https://nixos.org/nixos/manual/ NixOS manual], [https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/ Nixpkgs manual], [https://nixos.org/nix/manual/ Nix manual] is maintained with the source code, can be used for looking up technical details, and primarily serves the needs of power users, developers, and contributors. The introductory guides on [https://nix.dev/ nix.dev] are meant to help getting started with Nix on other Linux distributions.

	~~We felt that~~ the ~~[https://nixos~~.~~org/nixos/manual/~~ NixOS ~~manual]~~, ~~[https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/ Nixpkgs manual]~~, ~~[https://nixos.org/nix/manual/ Nix manual], [https://nix.dev/ nix.dev] are all excellent but not the medium of choice for many situations~~.		These primary resources are actively developed, but cannot possibly account for the full spectrum of use cases NixOS supports. The NixOS Wiki is there for users to collect practical guides, configuration examples, and troubleshooting tips.

	~~The [https://github.com/nixos-users/wiki/wiki nix-users Wiki] was too limiting with regards to wiki features, so we set up this wiki.~~		See [[NixOS_Wiki:History\|the history of NixOS wikis]] for background information.

	See [[NixOS_Wiki:History\|~~The~~ history of ~~the~~ NixOS wikis]] for ~~more~~ information.

	== Who? ==		== Who? ==

Fricklerhandwerk: focus Wiki purpose on NixOS users, don't mention Hydra and NixOps to avoid confusion

2024-04-04T17:40:51Z

focus Wiki purpose on NixOS users, don't mention Hydra and NixOps to avoid confusion

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	== What? ==		== What? ==

	The NixOS Wiki is a community-run project to ~~document the [[Nix Ecosystem]]~~. [[NixOS]] is a Linux distribution ~~which is created with~~ the [[Nix]] package manager ~~as its foundation. NixOS relies upon~~ the ~~extensive~~ [[Nixpkgs]] ~~package~~ repository~~, which is one~~ of the ~~largest and most up-to-date package sources in the Linux world. The~~ Nix ecosystem ~~also includes tools like [[Hydra]], for continuous integration testing, and [[NixOps~~]]~~, for deploying NixOS machines to networks and clouds (e.g. EC2, GCE, and Azure)~~.		The NixOS Wiki is a community-run project to collect documentation for NixOS users.

			[[NixOS]] is a Linux distribution based on the [[Nix]] package manager and the [[Nixpkgs]] software repository. All three are part of the [[Nix ecosystem]].

	== Why? ==		== Why? ==

JulienMalka: /* Who? */

2024-04-04T10:59:37Z

Who?

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	\| [[User:Mic92\|mic92]]		\| [[User:Mic92\|mic92]]
	\| Nixpkgs maintainer and contributor of the NixOS Wiki		\| Nixpkgs maintainer and contributor of the NixOS Wiki
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			\| [[User:JulienMalka\|JulienMalka]]
			\| Non-critical-infra lead, maintainer of the NixOS wiki.
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[User:Samueldr\|samueldr]]		\| [[User:Samueldr\|samueldr]]