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=== Installation ===

NixOS: Nix is being installed while NixOS is being installed.

The [https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/installation/ installation section of the Nix manual] describes the installation of standalone Nix from binary or source ~~for Linux and Mac systems~~.

If you intend to utilize Nix on a different Linux distribution or a Mac computer, you can perform a standalone installation: The [https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/installation/ installation section of the Nix manual] describes the installation of standalone Nix from binary or source.

=== Nix commands ===

~~Since~~ Nix ~~2.0 there is a new style of~~ commands~~. Those~~ are [https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/experimental-commands.html ~~documented in the~~ Nix reference manual]. ~~See [[Nix command]] for additional information~~.

The [[Nix command|Nix commands]] are documented in the [https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/experimental-commands.html Nix reference manual]. Prior to version 2.0 (February 2018) there have been different commands.

=== Configuration ===

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Standalone Nix is configured through <code>nix.conf</code> (usually found in <code>/etc/nix/</code>), which defines a number of settings relating to evaluation, builds, garbage collection, sandboxing, and user permissions. Details on the available options are [https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/conf-file found in the Nix reference manual].

~~Outside of NixOS,~~ [[Home Manager]] ~~is the preferred way~~ to manage declarative environments for a single user. For system-wide configuration on Linux, use [https://github.com/numtide/system-manager System Manager]. For system-wide configuration on macOS, [https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin nix-darwin] is the preferred solution.

Even further configuration is possible with [[Home Manager]] to manage declarative environments for a single user. For system-wide configuration on Linux, you can use [https://github.com/numtide/system-manager System Manager]. For system-wide configuration on macOS, [https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin nix-darwin] is the preferred solution.

== Internals ==

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 === Installation ===
+NixOS: Nix is being installed while NixOS is being installed.
-The [https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/installation/ installation section of the Nix manual] describes the installation of standalone Nix from binary or source for Linux and Mac systems.
+If you intend to utilize Nix on a different Linux distribution or a Mac computer, you can perform a standalone installation:  The [https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/installation/ installation section of the Nix manual] describes the installation of standalone Nix from binary or source.
 === Nix commands ===
-Since Nix 2.0 there is a new style of commands. Those are [https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/experimental-commands.html documented in the Nix reference manual]. See [[Nix command]] for additional information.
+The [[Nix command|Nix commands]] are documented in the [https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/experimental-commands.html Nix reference manual]. Prior to version 2.0 (February 2018) there have been different commands.
 === Configuration ===
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 Standalone Nix is configured through <code>nix.conf</code> (usually found in <code>/etc/nix/</code>), which defines a number of settings relating to evaluation, builds, garbage collection, sandboxing, and user permissions. Details on the available options are [https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/conf-file found in the Nix reference manual].
-Outside of NixOS, [[Home Manager]] is the preferred way to manage declarative environments for a single user. For system-wide configuration on Linux, use [https://github.com/numtide/system-manager System Manager]. For system-wide configuration on macOS, [https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin nix-darwin] is the preferred solution.
+Even further configuration is possible with [[Home Manager]] to manage declarative environments for a single user. For system-wide configuration on Linux, you can use [https://github.com/numtide/system-manager System Manager]. For system-wide configuration on macOS, [https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin nix-darwin] is the preferred solution.
 == Internals ==