NixOS - NixOS 21.05 manual

This manual describes how to install, use and extend NixOS, a Linux distribution based on the purely functional package management system Nix, that is composed using modules and packages defined in the Nixpkgs project.

NixOS Manual NixOS Manual Next NixOS Manual Version 26.05 Table of Contents Preface Installation Obtaining NixOS Installing NixOS Changing the Configuration Upgrading NixOS Building a NixOS (Live) ISO Building Images with nixos-rebuild build-image Building Images via systemd-repart Configuration Configuration Syntax Package Management User Management File Systems X Window System Wayland GPU acceleration Xfce Desktop Environment Networking Linux Kernel Subversion GNOME Desktop Pantheon Desktop Xen Project Hypervisor tpm2-totp with Plymouth External Bootloader Backends Clevis Garage YouTrack Szu

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