# Depreciate the use of nix-env to install packages?

**URL:** https://discourse.nixos.org/t/depreciate-the-use-of-nix-env-to-install-packages/20139
**Category:** Documentation
**Created:** [July 5, 2022, 9:29am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/depreciate-the-use-of-nix-env-to-install-packages/20139 "2022-07-05T09:29:27Z")
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### Author: ![olaf](https://discourse.nixos.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/73ab20/32.png) [@olaf](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/olaf)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/depreciate-the-use-of-nix-env-to-install-packages/20139/34 "2022-07-16T15:01:52Z")

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What keeps Home Manager a separate project from nix/nixos? Why is it not more integrated?

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