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<preface xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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xml:id="preface">
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<title>Preface</title>
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<para>
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This manual describes how to install, use and extend NixOS, a Linux
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distribution based on the purely functional package management system
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<link xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nix">Nix</link>, that is composed
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using modules and packages defined in the
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<link xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nixpkgs">Nixpkgs</link> project.
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</para>
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<para>
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Additional information regarding the Nix package manager and the Nixpkgs
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project can be found in respectively the
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<link xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nix/manual">Nix manual</link> and the
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<link xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual">Nixpkgs manual</link>.
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</para>
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<para>
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If you encounter problems, please report them on the
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<literal
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xlink:href="https://discourse.nixos.org">Discourse</literal> or
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on the <link
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xlink:href="irc://irc.freenode.net/#nixos">
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<literal>#nixos</literal> channel on Freenode</link>, or
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consider
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<link
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xlink:href="#chap-contributing">
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contributing to this manual</link>. Bugs should be
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reported in
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<link
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xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues">NixOS’
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GitHub issue tracker</link>.
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</para>
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<note>
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<para>
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Commands prefixed with <literal>#</literal> have to be run as root, either
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requiring to login as root user or temporarily switching to it using
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<literal>sudo</literal> for example.
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</para>
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</note>
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</preface>
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