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refer to nix.dev for installation instructions 

there are currently multiple places with installation instructions that
all have to be updated when a change to any of them is accepted.

this reduces the number of places by one, and directs beginners to the
maintained and curated resource for Nix learning materials.
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@ -7,16 +7,11 @@ Nix is a powerful package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes pa
management reliable and reproducible. Please refer to the [Nix manual](https://nixos.org/nix/manual)
for more details.
## Installation
## Installation and first steps
On Linux and macOS the easiest way to install Nix is to run the following shell command
(as a user other than root):
Visit [nix.dev](https://nix.dev) for installation instructions and beginner tutorials.
```console
$ curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
```
Information on additional installation methods is available on the [Nix download page](https://nixos.org/download.html).
Full reference documentation can be found in the [Nix manual](https://nixos.org/nix/manual).
## Building And Developing