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Nix

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Nix was established in 2003.[1]

Nix

Summary

Nix is a purely functional package manager[1]. Nix draws 331 Wikipedia views per month (purely_functional_package_manager category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nix's instance of is recorded as purely functional package manager[3].
  • Nix's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[4].
  • Nix's instance of is recorded as implementation of a programming language[5].
  • Nix's instance of is recorded as reference implementation[6].
  • Nix's instance of is recorded as interpreter[7].
  • Nix's developer is recorded as Eelco Dolstra[8].
  • Nix's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1[9].
  • Nix's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[10].
  • Nix's programmed in is recorded as Nix[11].
  • Nix's operating system is recorded as Linux[12].
  • Nix's operating system is recorded as Darwin[13].
  • Nix's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[14].
  • Nix's operating system is recorded as OpenBSD[15].
  • Nix's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1[16].
  • Nix's software version identifier is recorded as 0.2[17].
  • Nix's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3[18].
  • Nix's software version identifier is recorded as 0.4[19].
  • Nix's software version identifier is recorded as 0.5[20].
  • Nix's software version identifier is recorded as 0.6[21].
  • Nix's software version identifier is recorded as 0.6.1[22].
  • Nix's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7[23].
  • Nix's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8[24].
  • Nix's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8.1[25].
  • Nix's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9[26].
  • Nix's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.1[27].

Why It Matters

Nix draws 331 Wikipedia views per month (purely_functional_package_manager category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] Nix has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

C++ Darwin FreeBSD Linux Nix nix-mode NixOS OpenBSD

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Q364. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Q364. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . openports.pl. Retrieved . openports.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Nix. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/nix-q7041957
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_nix-q7041957_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Nix}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/nix-q7041957}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 26d ago · Dexxor · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    License → —
    Copyright license → GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1
    Software version identifier → 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 +101
    Different from → Nix
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2.34.7"
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