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| While not immediately apparent, the name Nix refers to a number of different tools and concepts:
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| * [[Nix (package manager)]]: tooling for managing packages and build processes using the Nix language;
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| * [[Nix (language)]]: a declarative language used for defining expressions that are evaluated by the various Nix tools;
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| * [[Nix (command)]]: the new experimental CLI interface that aims to unify the various Nix commands;
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| * [[Nix (command line utilities)]]: a set of CLI tools that evaluate Nix expressions with the goal of producing various builds;
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| * The [[Nix ecosystem]], a set of tools and programs built upon the Nix language.
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| There are other related concepts that might also be relevant:
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| * [[Nixpkgs]]: a repository of Nix packages;
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| * [[NixOS]]: the Linux distribution built on top of the Nix package manager and Nixpkgs repository;
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| * [[NixOS (command line utilities)]]: a set of CLI tools used in managing a NixOS installation.
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