Nix (package manager)
| Nix | |
|---|---|
| Original author(s) | Eelco Dolstra |
| Initial release | June 15, 2003 |
| Stable release | 2.26.3
/ 6 March 2025 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C++, Perl, shell script, Nix, Autoconf, Rust, C, XML, make |
| Platform | Linux, Darwin, FreeBSD, OpenBSD |
| Type | purely functional package manager, free and open-source software, implementation of a programming language, reference implementation, interpreter |
| License | GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 |
| Website | nixos |
Nix is a cross-platform package manager for Unix-like systems, and a tool to instantiate and manage those systems, invented in 2003 by Eelco Dolstra.