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## Usage
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### Getting Nix
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### Install Nix
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In order to use System Manager, you will first need to install Nix.
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You can either use your distro's package manager, or use one of the different options
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to install Nix, like [the official installer][official-installer] or this
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[new installer][detsys-installer].
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You can either use your distro's package manager, or use one of the available options
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to install Nix.
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- [Official Nix Installer][official-installer] - The canonical source for installing nix.
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- [Determinate Nix Installer][detsys-installer] - A wrapper around the official installer that has SELinux support, and enables flake features by default.
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> Note: Be advised that the Determinate Systems installer has the option for the official
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> Nix as well as Determinate's own variant of Nix (Determinate Nix). It will prompt you
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> for which one you want to install. System Manager is not tested against Determinate Nix.
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> It's recommended to use the official Nix if installing via the Determinate Nix Installer.
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[official-installer]: https://nixos.org/download.html
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[detsys-installer]: https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer

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