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Usage of NixOS

Users install the NixOS distribution on their computers just as any other Linux distribution. They read about packages to install and configuration options in Nixpkgs via https://search.nixos.org and this wiki. They use the Nix language to declaratively describe in a text file what software packages should be installed and how the system should be configured. They run 2 command line programs in a terminal to transform the system into the described system. They use the system as any other Linux system.