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This article describes how you can get involved in the NixOS ecosystem. Besides this wiki entry there is also the [https://nixos.org/nixos/community.html official Community Information Website of NixOS].

= Working on the Nixpkgs ~~Repository~~ =

= Working on the Nixpkgs repository =

Development in NixOS primarily driven by the work in [https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs nixpkgs on github]. This repository contains both all packages available in your NixOS channel and all the options you can use for configuring your system with your <code>configuration.nix</code>. To get your text editor to recognize Nix expressions, consider installing a Nix [https://github.com/nixos-users/wiki/wiki/Editor-Modes editor mode].

== Report ~~Issues~~ ==

== Report issues ==

Any issue can be reported in the nixpkgs issue-tracker [https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/issues on github]. Keep in mind that all work on nixpkgs is being done by volunteers and you cannot expect a quick response and solution for all problems you may face. In general Pull-Requests have a much shorter round-trip-time.

== Create ~~Pull Requests~~ ==

== Create pull requests ==

If you want to see your package being provided by a channel, creating an issue will most likely not enough. It is up to you to create a [[Contributing to ~~nixpkgs~~|nix package description]] in ~~nixpkgs~~ and create a [[pull request]] in the ~~nixpkgs~~ repository.

If you want to see your package being provided by a channel, creating an issue will most likely not enough. It is up to you to create a [[Contributing to Nixpkgs|nix package description]] in Nixpkgs and create a [[pull request]] in the Nixpkgs repository.

== Becoming a Nixpkgs ~~Maintainer~~ ==

== Becoming a Nixpkgs maintainer ==

There are two types of maintainer: Members of the NixOS organization and package/module maintainer.

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 This article describes how you can get involved in the NixOS ecosystem. Besides this wiki entry there is also the [https://nixos.org/nixos/community.html official Community Information Website of NixOS].
-= Working on the Nixpkgs Repository =
+= Working on the Nixpkgs repository =
 Development in NixOS primarily driven by the work in [https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs nixpkgs on github]. This repository contains both all packages available in your NixOS channel and all the options you can use for configuring your system with your <code>configuration.nix</code>. To get your text editor to recognize Nix expressions, consider installing a Nix [https://github.com/nixos-users/wiki/wiki/Editor-Modes editor mode].
-== Report Issues ==
+== Report issues ==
 Any issue can be reported in the nixpkgs issue-tracker [https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/issues on github]. Keep in mind that all work on nixpkgs is being done by volunteers and you cannot expect a quick response and solution for all problems you may face. In general Pull-Requests have a much shorter round-trip-time.
-== Create Pull Requests ==
+== Create pull requests ==
-If you want to see your package being provided by a channel, creating an issue will most likely not enough. It is up to you to create a [[Contributing to nixpkgs|nix package description]] in nixpkgs and create a [[pull request]] in the nixpkgs repository.
+If you want to see your package being provided by a channel, creating an issue will most likely not enough. It is up to you to create a [[Contributing to Nixpkgs|nix package description]] in Nixpkgs and create a [[pull request]] in the Nixpkgs repository.
-== Becoming a Nixpkgs Maintainer ==
+== Becoming a Nixpkgs maintainer ==
 There are two types of maintainer: Members of the NixOS organization and package/module maintainer.