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title: Nix
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A build tool, [package manager](/concepts/package-management), and [programming language](/concepts/nix-language)
A CLI, [package manager](/concepts/package-management), and [programming language](/concepts/nix-language)
related: ["nix-language", "nixos", "nixpkgs"]
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*Nix* refers to a few different things:
[*Nix*][nix] can be a somewhat confusing term because it refers to multiple things:

1. The pure and functional [programming language][lang]
2. The [Nix CLI](#cli)
3. The overall Nix package management system
3. The overall Nix [package management system][package-management]

All of these are closely interrelated and should be thought of as a single tool.
In this document, we'll go over each of these three aspects of Nix.

<Admonition info open title="Nix and open source" id="nix-oss" client:load>
The Nix project is fully open source and largely developed within the [`NixOS`][nixos-org] organization on [GitHub].
It's licensed under [LGPL 2.1][license], which is generally quite permissive regarding commercial use.

We at Determinate Systems have actively contributed to Nix as an open source project in the past&mdash;alongside countless talented individuals&mdash;and will continue to do so as part of our [mission] to make Nix better.
We have also created [Determinate Nix][det-nix], a downstream distribution of Nix intended for enterprise.
</Admonition>

## The Nix CLI \{#cli}

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The [Determinate Nix Installer][install] enables the [unified CLI](#unified-cli) by default, but leaves the tools from the original CLI accessible.

[det-nix]: https://docs.determinate.systems/determinate-nix
[ds]: https://determinate.systems
[env]: /concepts/dev-env
[flakes]: /concepts/flakes
[github]: https://github.com
[install]: /concepts/nix-installer
[lang]: /concepts/nix-language
[license]: https://github.com/nixOS/nix?tab=LGPL-2.1-1-ov-file
[mission]: https://determinate.systems/posts/we-want-to-make-nix-better
[nix]: https://nixos.org
[nixos-org]: https://github.com/NixOS
[packages]: /concepts/packages
[package-management]: /concepts/package-management
[store]: /concepts/nix-store
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