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Even though nixpkgs is currently the '''standard''' package set for nix and NixOS it is possible with medium effort to replace and rewrite the functionality. These Nixpkgs alternatives may build upon certain aspects of nixpkgs but most of the time serve a distinct purpose. This is a list of [https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs Nixpkgs] alternatives.

* [https://github.com/triton/triton ~~triton~~] - [https://triton.github.io/triton/triton-vs-nixos.html differences between ~~nixpkgs~~ and ~~triton~~]

* [https://github.com/triton/triton Triton] - [https://triton.github.io/triton/triton-vs-nixos.html differences between Nixpkgs and Triton]

* [https://github.com/DavidEGrayson/nixcrpkgs ~~nixcrpkgs~~] ~~Focus~~ on cross-compiling

* [https://github.com/DavidEGrayson/nixcrpkgs Nixcrpkgs] Focused on cross-compiling

== Overlays ==

Since ~~nixos~~-17.03 ~~nixpkgs~~ provides the <code>overlay</code> feature which can be used to extend the ~~nixpkgs~~ package set ([http://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-overlays-install Chapter about overlays in the nixpkgs manual]).

Since NixOS-17.03 Nixpkgs provides the <code>overlay</code> feature which can be used to extend the Nixpkgs package set ([http://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-overlays-install Chapter about overlays in the nixpkgs manual]).

This is an non-exhaustive list of overlays:

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 Even though nixpkgs is currently the '''standard''' package set for nix and NixOS it is possible with medium effort to replace and rewrite the functionality. These Nixpkgs alternatives may build upon certain aspects of nixpkgs but most of the time serve a distinct purpose. This is a list of [https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs Nixpkgs] alternatives.
-* [https://github.com/triton/triton triton] - [https://triton.github.io/triton/triton-vs-nixos.html differences between nixpkgs and triton]
+* [https://github.com/triton/triton Triton] - [https://triton.github.io/triton/triton-vs-nixos.html differences between Nixpkgs and Triton]
-* [https://github.com/DavidEGrayson/nixcrpkgs nixcrpkgs] Focus on cross-compiling
+* [https://github.com/DavidEGrayson/nixcrpkgs Nixcrpkgs] Focused on cross-compiling
 == Overlays ==
-Since nixos-17.03 nixpkgs provides the <code>overlay</code> feature which can be used to extend the nixpkgs package set ([http://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-overlays-install Chapter about overlays in the nixpkgs manual]).
+Since NixOS-17.03 Nixpkgs provides the <code>overlay</code> feature which can be used to extend the Nixpkgs package set ([http://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-overlays-install Chapter about overlays in the nixpkgs manual]).
 This is an non-exhaustive list of overlays: