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| Developer | NixOS contributors
NixOS Foundation[1][2] |
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| Written in | Nix expression language[note 1] |
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | 0.1 / June 3, 2003 |
| Latest release | 24.05[3] / 31 May 2024 |
| Latest preview | 24.11-pre[4] / 22 May 2024 |
| Repository | |
| Marketing target | General purpose |
| Package manager | Nix |
| Platforms | i686, x86-64, AArch64 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux kernel) |
| License | MIT[5][note 2] |
| Official website | nixos |
NixOS is a free and open source Linux distribution based on the Nix package manager. NixOS uses an immutable design and an atomic update model.[6] Its use of a declarative configuration system allows reproducibility and portability.[7]
NixOS is configured using composable modules, and relies on packages defined in the Nixpkgs project. Package recipes and configurations are written in the purpose-built "Nix language" that ships with the Nix package manager.
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