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[https://nixos.org/ NixOS] is a Linux distribution based on the [[Nix]] package manager and build system. It supports ~~reproducible and~~ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declarative_programming declarative] system-wide [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Configuration_management configuration management] as well as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomicity_(database_systems) atomic] upgrades and rollbacks, although it can additionally support [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperative_programming imperative] package and user management. In NixOS, all components of the distribution — including the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel kernel], installed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_manager packages] and system configuration files — are built by [[Nix]] from [[Wikipedia:Pure function|pure functions]] called [[Nix Expression Language|Nix expressions]].

[https://nixos.org/ NixOS] is a Linux distribution based on the [[Nix]] package manager and build system. It supports [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declarative_programming declarative] system-wide [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Configuration_management configuration management] as well as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomicity_(database_systems) atomic] upgrades and rollbacks, although it can additionally support [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperative_programming imperative] package and user management. In NixOS, all components of the distribution — including the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel kernel], installed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_manager packages] and system configuration files — are built by [[Nix]] from [[Wikipedia:Pure function|pure functions]] called [[Nix Expression Language|Nix expressions]].

Since Nix uses [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executable binary] caching, this provides a unique compromise between the binary-oriented approach used by distributions such as Debian and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_code source]-oriented approach used by distributions such as Gentoo. Binaries can be used for standard components, and custom-built packages and modules can be used automatically when a pre-built binary is not available.

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-[https://nixos.org/ NixOS] is a Linux distribution based on the [[Nix]] package manager and build system. It supports reproducible and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declarative_programming declarative] system-wide [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Configuration_management configuration management] as well as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomicity_(database_systems) atomic] upgrades and rollbacks, although it can additionally support [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperative_programming imperative] package and user management. In NixOS, all components of the distribution &mdash; including the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel kernel], installed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_manager packages] and system configuration files &mdash; are built by [[Nix]] from [[Wikipedia:Pure function|pure functions]] called [[Nix Expression Language|Nix expressions]].
+[https://nixos.org/ NixOS] is a Linux distribution based on the [[Nix]] package manager and build system. It supports [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declarative_programming declarative] system-wide [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Configuration_management configuration management] as well as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomicity_(database_systems) atomic] upgrades and rollbacks, although it can additionally support [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperative_programming imperative] package and user management. In NixOS, all components of the distribution &mdash; including the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel kernel], installed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_manager packages] and system configuration files &mdash; are built by [[Nix]] from [[Wikipedia:Pure function|pure functions]] called [[Nix Expression Language|Nix expressions]].
 Since Nix uses [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executable binary] caching, this provides a unique compromise between the binary-oriented approach used by distributions such as Debian and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_code source]-oriented approach used by distributions such as Gentoo. Binaries can be used for standard components, and custom-built packages and modules can be used automatically when a pre-built binary is not available.