1. preface
Nixpkgs is a set of packages for the Nix package manager, released under the MIT license.
Further documentation:
- nix.dev: Tutorials and guides for getting things done with Nix
- NixOS Search
- Contributing: to Nixpkgs
Nix expressions describe how to build packages from source and are collected in the nixpkgs repository.
Packages are distributed through channels.