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~~#REDIRECT~~ [[Nix package manager]]

While not immediately apparent, the name Nix refers to a number of different tools and concepts:

* [[Nix (package manager)]]: tooling for managing packages and build processes using the Nix language;

* [[Nix (language)]]: a declarative language used for defining expressions that are evaluated by the various Nix tools;

* [[Nix (command)]]: the new experimental CLI interface that aims to unify the various Nix commands;

* [[Nix (command line utilities)]]: a set of CLI tools that evaluate Nix expressions with the goal of producing various builds;

* The [[Nix ecosystem]], a set of tools and programs built upon the Nix language.

There are other related concepts that might also be relevant:

* [[Nixpkgs]]: a repository of Nix packages;

* [[NixOS]]: the Linux distribution built on top of the Nix package manager and Nixpkgs repository;

* [[NixOS (command line utilities)]]: a set of CLI tools used in managing a NixOS installation.

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