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---
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title: Getting Started Guide
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description: A quick guide to getting started with installing and using Auxolotl.
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published: true
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date: 2024-05-07T22:21:14.335Z
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tags: installation, tutorial
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editor: markdown
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dateCreated: 2024-05-05T15:44:03.224Z
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---
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# Getting Started With Auxolotl
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There are a few ways you can get started with Aux:
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- [I want to install the full distribution.](#installing-the-aux-distribution)
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- [I want to convert my existing NixOS install to Auxolotl](#converting-nixos-to-aux)
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- [I just want to install the Aux package manager and command-line tool.](#installing-the-aux-command-line-tool)
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Other ways to use Aux:
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- [Flake templates](#flake-templates)
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## Installing the Aux command-line tool
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Open a terminal and run this command to install Aux:
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```shell=
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$ TODO
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```
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Verify the installation by running this command:
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```shell=
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$ TODO
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```
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## Converting NixOS to Aux
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If you have an existing NixOS installation and want to convert it to use Aux, all you need to do is change your `nixpkgs` source to use the Auxolotl nixpkgs repository (substituting `<release>` with desired release - such as `unstable` or `23.11`).
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### Channels
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To change your `nixpkgs` channel to pull from Aux, run the following command:
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```shell=
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nix-channel --add https://github.com/auxolotl/nixpkgs/nixos-<release> nixpkgs
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```
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On your next `nix-channel --update` or `nixos-rebuild --upgrade`, Aux will get pulled.
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### Flakes
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Open your `flake.nix` file and change the following line:
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```nix
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nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-<release>";
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```
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to:
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```nix
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nixpkgs.url = "github:auxolotl/nixpkgs/nixos-<release>";
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```
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## Installing the Aux distribution
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==TODO==
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## Other ways to use Aux
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### Flake templates
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[Download from GitHub](https://github.com/auxolotl/templates)
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Aux provides [templates](https://github.com/auxolotl/templates) for you to use to bootstrap a default Nix system with Aux. These include templates for Linux, Darwin (macOS), and home-manager. |