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Nixpkgs replacements

Even though Nixpkgs is currently the standard package set for Nix and NixOS, it can be replaced by another with different conventions and/or functionality. An alternative package set may build upon certain aspects of Nixpkgs, but more often than not it serves a distinct purpose.

This is a list of Nixpkgs alternatives:

Nixcrpkgs Focused on cross-compiling
Triton - differences between Nixpkgs and Triton
liminix Build Router images with nix, based on nixpkgs

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-== nixpkgs replacements ==
+== Nixpkgs replacements ==
-This is a list of [https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs Nixpkgs] alternatives.
+Even though [https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs Nixpkgs] is currently the '''standard''' package set for Nix and NixOS, it can be replaced by another with different conventions and/or functionality. An alternative package set may build upon certain aspects of Nixpkgs, but more often than not it serves a distinct purpose.
-* [https://github.com/triton/triton triton] - [https://triton.github.io/triton/triton-vs-nixos.html differences between nixpkgs and triton]
+This is a list of [https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs Nixpkgs] alternatives:
-* [https://github.com/DavidEGrayson/nixcrpkgs nixcrpkgs] Focus on cross-compiling
-== Overlays ==
+* [https://github.com/DavidEGrayson/nixcrpkgs Nixcrpkgs] Focused on cross-compiling
+* [https://github.com/triton/triton Triton] - [https://triton.github.io/triton/triton-vs-nixos.html differences between Nixpkgs and Triton]
+* [https://gti.telent.net/dan/liminix liminix] Build Router images with nix, based on nixpkgs
-Since nixos-17.03 nixpkgs provides the <code>overlay</code> feature which can be used to extend the nixpkgs package set ([http://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-overlays-install Chapter about overlays in the nixpkgs manual]).
+[[Category:Nixpkgs]]
-This is an non-exhaustive list of overlays:
-* [https://github.com/mozilla/nixpkgs-mozilla Rust-nightly overlay] - [http://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#using-the-rust-nightlies-overlay details in nixpkgs manual]
-== NixOS enhancements ==
-* [https://github.com/zalora/nixsap nixsap] - allows to run multiple instances of a service without containers
-* [https://github.com/musnix/musnix musnix] - Real-time audio in NixOS