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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/preface.md b/nixos/doc/manual/preface.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..d5e6364780a --- /dev/null +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/preface.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# Preface {#preface} + +This manual describes how to install, use and extend NixOS, a Linux distribution based on the purely functional package management system [Nix](https://nixos.org/nix), that is composed using modules and packages defined in the [Nixpkgs](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs) project. + +Additional information regarding the Nix package manager and the Nixpkgs project can be found in respectively the [Nix manual](https://nixos.org/nix/manual) and the [Nixpkgs manual](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual). + +If you encounter problems, please report them on the [`Discourse`](https://discourse.nixos.org), the [Matrix room](https://matrix.to/#nix:nixos.org), or on the [`#nixos` channel on Libera.Chat](irc://irc.libera.chat/#nixos). Alternatively, consider [contributing to this manual](#chap-contributing). Bugs should be reported in [NixOS’ GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues). + +::: {.note} +Commands prefixed with `#` have to be run as root, either requiring to login as root user or temporarily switching to it using `sudo` for example. +::: |