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 == Installing via nixpkgs ==
-The <code>cargo</code> and <code>rustc</code> derivations provide the rust toolchain in nixpkgs. Here's an example <code>shell.nix</code>:
+The <code>cargo</code> and <code>rustc</code> derivations provide the rust toolchain in nixpkgs. A pro of using nixpkgs is that it's dead-simple and you get pinned versions, deterministic builds in nix-shell, etc. However, nixpkgs only maintains a single version of the rust stable toolchain, so if you require a nightly toolchain or require switching between multiple toolchains then this approach may not be for you.
+Here's an example <code>shell.nix</code>:
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