Introduction to Nixpkgs and NixOS

<p align="center"> <a href="https://nixos.org"> <picture> <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" srcset="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixos-artwork/master/logo/nixos.svg"> <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" srcset="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixos-artwork/master/logo/nixos-white.png"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixos-artwork/master/logo/nixos.svg" width="500px" alt="NixOS logo"> </picture> </a> </p> <p align="center"> <a href="CONTRIBUTING.md"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/contributors-anon/NixOS/nixpkgs" alt="Contributors badge" /></a> <a href="https://opencollective.com/nixos"><img src="https://opencollective.com/nixos/tiers/supporter/badge.svg?label=supporters&color=brightgreen" alt="Open Collective supporters" /></a> </p> [Nixpkgs](https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs) is a collection of over 120,000 software packages that can be installed with the [Nix](https://nixos.org/nix/) package manager. It also implements [NixOS](https://nixos.org/nixos/), a purely-functional Linux distribution. # Manuals * [NixOS Manual](https://nixos.org/nixos/manual) - how to install, configure, and maintain a purely-functional Linux distribution * [Nixpkgs Manual](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/) - contributing to Nixpkgs and using programming-language-specific Nix expressions * [Nix Package Manager Manual](https://nixos.org/nix/manual) - how to write Nix expressions (programs), and how to use Nix command line tools # Community * [Discourse Forum](https://discourse.nixos.org/) * [Matrix Chat](https://matrix.to/#/#space:nixos.org) * [NixOS Weekly](https://weekly.nixos.org/) * [Official wiki](https://wiki.nixos.org/) * [Community-maintained list of ways to get in touch](https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Get_In_Touch#Chat) (Discord, Telegram, IRC, etc.) # Other Project Repositories The sources of all official Nix-related projects are in the [NixOS organization on GitHub](https://github.com/NixOS/). Here are some of the main ones: * [Nix](https://github.com/NixOS/nix) - the purely functional package manager * [NixOps](https://github.com/NixOS/nixops) - the tool to remotely deploy NixOS machines * [nixos-hardware](https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-hardware) - NixOS profiles to optimize settings for different hardware * [Nix RFCs](https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs) - the formal process for making substantial changes to the community * [NixOS homepage](https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-homepage) - the [NixOS.org](https://nixos.org) website * [hydra](https://github.com/NixOS/hydra) - our continuous integration system

This document introduces Nixpkgs, a collection of software packages managed by the Nix package manager, and NixOS, a purely functional Linux distribution. It provides links to manuals for NixOS, Nixpkgs, and the Nix package manager, along with community resources like the Discourse forum, Matrix chat, and the NixOS wiki. It also lists key Nix-related projects hosted under the NixOS GitHub organization, including Nix, NixOps, nixos-hardware, Nix RFCs, the NixOS homepage, and Hydra.