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Add and simplify nix usage bullet points on the front page.
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The following list illustrates some of what can be achieved with the Nix ecosystem:
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- {ref}`Reproducible development environments <ad-hoc-envs>`.
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- Easy installation of software over URLs.
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- {ref}`Standalone program execution <ad-hoc-envs>`.
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- Easy installation of software over URLs and from source code.
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- Easy transfer of software environments between computers.
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- {ref}`Declarative specification of Linux machines <deploy-nixos-using-terraform>`.
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- {ref}`Reproducible integration testing using virtual machines <integration-testing-vms>`.
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- {ref}`Deployment of services to machines running NixOS <nixos-vms>`.
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- {ref}`Utilization of libraries and tools to build software with Nixpkgs <packaging-tutorial>`.
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- Avoidance of version conflicts with already installed software.
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- Installing software from source code.
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- {ref}`Transparent build caching using binary caches <github-actions>`.
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- Strong support for software auditability.
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- {ref}`First-class cross compilation support <cross-compilation>`.
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- Remote builds.
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- Remote deployments.
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- Atomic upgrades and rollbacks.
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## Who is Nix for?
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Nix is a tool for people who both need computers to do exactly as intended, repeatably, far into the future, and who are familiar with command line interfaces and plain text editors.

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