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+<preface xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+ xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+ xml:id="preface">
+ <title>Preface</title>
+ <para>
+ This manual describes how to install, use and extend NixOS, a Linux
+ distribution based on the purely functional package management system
+ <link xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nix">Nix</link>, that is composed
+ using modules and packages defined in the
+ <link xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nixpkgs">Nixpkgs</link> project.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Additional information regarding the Nix package manager and the Nixpkgs
+ project can be found in respectively the
+ <link xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nix/manual">Nix manual</link> and the
+ <link xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual">Nixpkgs manual</link>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you encounter problems, please report them on the
+ <literal
+ xlink:href="https://discourse.nixos.org">Discourse</literal> or
+ on the <link
+ xlink:href="irc://irc.freenode.net/#nixos">
+ <literal>#nixos</literal> channel on Freenode</link>. Bugs should be
+ reported in
+ <link
+ xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues">NixOS’
+ GitHub issue tracker</link>.
+ </para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ Commands prefixed with <literal>#</literal> have to be run as root, either
+ requiring to login as root user or temporarily switching to it using
+ <literal>sudo</literal> for example.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+</preface>