nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/manual.xml

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  <info>
    <title>NixOS Manual</title>
    <subtitle>Version <xi:include href="./generated/version" parse="text" /></subtitle>
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  <preface>
    <title>Preface</title>

    <para>This manual describes how to install, use and extend NixOS,
    a Linux distribution based on the purely functional package
    management system Nix.</para>

    <para>If you encounter problems, please report them on the
    <literal
    xlink:href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nix-devel">nix-devel</literal>
    mailing list or on the <link
    xlink:href="irc://irc.freenode.net/#nixos">
    <literal>#nixos</literal> channel on Freenode</link>.  Bugs should
    be reported in <link
    xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues">NixOS’ GitHub
    issue tracker</link>.</para>

    <note><para>Commands prefixed with <literal>#</literal> have to be run as
    root, either requiring to login as root user or temporarily switching
    to it using <literal>sudo</literal> for example.</para></note>
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  <xi:include href="configuration/configuration.xml" />
  <xi:include href="administration/running.xml" />
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  <xi:include href="development/development.xml" />

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    <title>Configuration Options</title>
    <xi:include href="./generated/options-db.xml"
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  <xi:include href="release-notes/release-notes.xml" />

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