NixOS / Nix
Reproducible, declarative, and reliable package management and system configuration
Nix is an open-source package manager and system configuration tool that builds packages in complete isolation to ensure reproducibility across machines. NixOS is a Linux distribution built on top of Nix, offering declarative system configuration. With over 120,000 packages available in Nixpkgs, it allows users to share development environments and roll back system changes reliably.
Nix builds each package in isolation using a declarative expression language, storing all packages in a content-addressed Nix store so they never interfere with each other.
developers and system administrators who need reproducible and reliable build environments
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- open-source
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