# A bit conflicted about NixOS

**URL:** https://discourse.nixos.org/t/a-bit-conflicted-about-nixos/44168
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**Created:** [April 26, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/a-bit-conflicted-about-nixos/44168 "2024-04-26T16:50:49Z")
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### Author: ![Talleyrand-34](https://discourse.nixos.org/user_avatar/discourse.nixos.org/talleyrand-34/32/17128_2.png) [@Talleyrand-34](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/Talleyrand-34)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/a-bit-conflicted-about-nixos/44168/6 "2024-04-28T17:34:53Z")

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> [@blackjack87](#):
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> he entirety of NixOS is defined within [GitHub - NixOS/nixpkgs: Nix Packages collection & NixOS](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/) + any flake inputs you’re using so, using something like `ripgrep` should make it very easy to trace where a package is coming from.
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> There’s also [Off-grid nixpkgs feature · Issue #300669 · NixOS/nixpkgs · GitHub](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/300669) which has some ideas around offline deployments. I too would like this sort of functionality but to be fair on the community - a **completely** air-gapped installation (without an HTTP proxy) is a fairly niche usecase.

Hi im the author of the offgrid github issue, the issue solution is being disscused on [Pre-RFC: Implement dependency retrieval primitive - #4 by RaitoBezarius](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/pre-rfc-implement-dependency-retrieval-primitive/43418/4)

i will add that this is not a niche capacity, right now you only have to options, install with an image that has all you need or setup your own nixpkgs server, both options are not convenient neither useful for something as simple as for example install ripgrep, firewall utilities…

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