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[https://nixos.org/ NixOS] is a Linux distribution based on the [[Nix ~~package manager~~]]: all components of the distribution - including the kernel, system packages and configuration files - are built by [[Nix Package Manager|Nix]] using a build file written in the purely functional [[Nix Expression Language]]. It supports reproducible and declarative configuration management as well as atomic upgrades and rollbacks. Stable NixOS releases are delivered biannually, with the latest stable version being '''17.03'''. NixOS provides a convenient compromise between source-based and binary approaches, allowing the use of a binary cache for standard components and custom

[https://nixos.org/ NixOS] is a Linux distribution based on the [[Nix Package Manager]]: all components of the distribution - including the kernel, system packages and configuration files - are built by [[Nix Package Manager|Nix]] using a build file written in the purely functional [[Nix Expression Language]]. It supports reproducible and declarative configuration management as well as atomic upgrades and rollbacks. Stable NixOS releases are delivered biannually, with the latest stable version being '''17.03'''. NixOS provides a convenient compromise between source-based and binary approaches, allowing the use of a binary cache for standard components and custom

NixOS was created by Eelco Dolstra and Armijn Hemel, and initially released in 2003. It is community developed and maintained under the stewardship of the [https://nixos.org/nixos/foundation.html NixOS Foundation].

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-[https://nixos.org/ NixOS] is a Linux distribution based on the [[Nix package manager]]: all components of the distribution - including the kernel, system packages and configuration files - are built by [[Nix Package Manager|Nix]] using a build file written in the purely functional [[Nix Expression Language]]. It supports reproducible and declarative  configuration management as well as atomic upgrades and rollbacks. Stable NixOS releases are delivered biannually, with the latest stable version being '''17.03'''. NixOS provides a convenient compromise between source-based and binary approaches, allowing the use of a binary cache for standard components and custom
+[https://nixos.org/ NixOS] is a Linux distribution based on the [[Nix Package Manager]]: all components of the distribution - including the kernel, system packages and configuration files - are built by [[Nix Package Manager|Nix]] using a build file written in the purely functional [[Nix Expression Language]]. It supports reproducible and declarative  configuration management as well as atomic upgrades and rollbacks. Stable NixOS releases are delivered biannually, with the latest stable version being '''17.03'''. NixOS provides a convenient compromise between source-based and binary approaches, allowing the use of a binary cache for standard components and custom
 NixOS was created by Eelco Dolstra and Armijn Hemel, and initially released in 2003. It is community developed and maintained under the stewardship of the [https://nixos.org/nixos/foundation.html NixOS Foundation].