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doc: Document SELinux support for nix installer in README
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## Usage
### Getting Nix
### Install Nix
In order to use System Manager, you will first need to install Nix.
You can either use your distro's package manager, or use one of the different options
to install Nix, like [the official installer][official-installer] or this
[new installer][detsys-installer].
You can either use your distro's package manager, or use one of the available options
to install Nix.
- [Official Nix Installer][official-installer] - The canonical source for installing nix.
- [Determinate Nix Installer][detsys-installer] - A wrapper around the official installer that has SELinux support, and enables flake features by default.
> Note: Be advised that the Determinate Systems installer has the option for the official
> Nix as well as Determinate's own variant of Nix (Determinate Nix). It will prompt you
> for which one you want to install. System Manager is not tested against Determinate Nix.
> It's recommended to use the official Nix if installing via the Determinate Nix Installer.
[official-installer]: https://nixos.org/download.html
[detsys-installer]: https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer