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Getting startedd Its important to mention Home Manager and Flakes on the landing page - but its also important to guide people to ignore them for a while (its difficult to grok all the concepts at once, many fail while trying to grasp NixOS, most used advice on reddit and co is: „you need to start with flakes and home manager“ |
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If you want to try Nix standalone in another Linux distribution or on a Mac, take your first steps on [https://nix.dev nix.dev]. | If you want to try Nix standalone in another Linux distribution or on a Mac, take your first steps on [https://nix.dev nix.dev]. | ||
A lot of people use [[Home manager]] for managing the contents of their home directory, many use [[Flakes]] instead of the NixOS bi-annually release channels. Both add complexity and you may not even need them. Just start with NixOS and then add Home manager and/or Flakes to your setup when you are comfortable with NixOS (and you understand their relevance). | |||
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Revision as of 19:45, 15 April 2024
This is the official NixOS Wiki. It includes topics not covered in the NixOS Manual: NixOS user guides, configuration examples, and troubleshooting tips.
NixOS is a Linux operating system based on the Nix package manager and the Nixpkgs package repository.
Newcomers to NixOS are encouraged to read the Nix Core Ecosystem overview article to get a comprehensive orientation. For more specific introductions, see:
- NixOS
- Nix package manager
- Nixpkgs package repository
- Nix Language
If you want to try Nix standalone in another Linux distribution or on a Mac, take your first steps on nix.dev.
A lot of people use Home manager for managing the contents of their home directory, many use Flakes instead of the NixOS bi-annually release channels. Both add complexity and you may not even need them. Just start with NixOS and then add Home manager and/or Flakes to your setup when you are comfortable with NixOS (and you understand their relevance).
- On desktop, with NixOS as a desktop
- On ARM, with NixOS on ARM
- In the cloud, with NixOS friendly hosters
First stop should be Resources, which serves as a gateway to the most important documentation. Some highlights below.
Primary reference material:
Major page categories:
See also:
- Community overview
- Get support
- Official Website
- GitHub repository
- Forums
- Chat
- Email
- wiki@nixos.org for contacting wiki.nixos.org regarding any wiki operational topics or requests
- Events
- Workgroups (“Interest Groups”)
2024-09-02 — Wiki editors use Manual of Style
The Wiki team discussed and put into effect the Manual of Style for editing wiki articles. This is a huge step towards clear and consistent documentation. All editors are encouraged to follow this guide.
2024-08-22 — Wiki editors meeting
All interested wiki editors meet on 22th of August at 21:15 CEST in a Jitsi conference.
2024-07-05 — Wiki editors meeting
All interested wiki editors meet on 5th of July at 13:00 CEST in a Jitsi conference.
2024-04-01 — Launch of the wiki
The official NixOS wiki has taken off! If you want to find out why there is a new wiki effort, check out the FAQ.