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# Installation
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Nix can be installed in various ways:
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1. As a package manager on macOS, Linux, or WSL.
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2. As the system environment manager on NixOS, a Linux distribution that utilizes Nix for
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system management.
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This book primarily focuses on the usage of NixOS and Flakes. Therefore, we will skip
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content that pertains solely to Nix(such as installation on macOS, Linux, or WSL).
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The installation process of NixOS is straightforward, but we won't delve into the
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specifics here. For more information, please visit the official download site at
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<https://nixos.org/download.html>.
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> If you're using macOS,
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> [ryan4yin/nix-darwin-kickstarter](https://github.com/ryan4yin/nix-darwin-kickstarter)
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> may be a good starting point for you, you can learn how to use Nix with this book and
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> take nix-darwin-kickstarter as a start point to build your own Nix configuration.
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