{#User_Why_to_install_NGIpkgs}
This is what you can do with NGIpkgs:
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Run locally programs provided by NGIpkgs, on any platform supporting an implementation of Nix This does not require using the NixOS Linux distribution at all.
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Develop you own software using libraries or tools provided by NGIpkgs.
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Deploy
systemd(resp.launchd) services provided by NGIpkgs, to hosts running NixOS (resp. nix-darwin).
For instructions, see How to install NGIpkgs.