About NixOS
| Six-month ranking | #20 |
|---|---|
| Page hits per day | 465 |
| Based on | Independent |
OS overview
This profile gathers the recorded project facts for NixOS, including its family, release approach, desktop options, supported systems, and package tools.
Desktop choices
Awesome, COSMIC, Enlightenment, Fluxbox, GNOME, i3, IceWM, KDE Plasma, labwc, LXQt, Mango, Ratpoison, Wayfire, Xfce
Release and system notes
The recorded release model is Fixed.
| Package format | nixpkg |
|---|---|
| Package manager | nix |
| Init system | systemd |
| Default browser | Firefox |
| Latest listed release | 26.05yarara · 2026-05-30 |
Who it may suit
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Official project
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At a glance
Operating systemLinux
Based onIndependent
OriginNetherlands
StatusActive
Desktop environmentGNOME, KDE Plasma
Release modelFixed
Latest listed release26.05yarara · 2026-05-30
Popularity snapshot#20 · 465 hits per day
Reader ratingNot catalogued
Package managernix
Package formatnixpkg
First releasedNot catalogued
