# Nix-inst 0.3.3 released: better imperitive package management

**URL:** https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-inst-0-3-3-released-better-imperitive-package-management/44831
**Category:** Announcements
**Created:** [May 3, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-inst-0-3-3-released-better-imperitive-package-management/44831 "2024-05-03T23:23:42Z")
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### Author: ![binarycat](https://discourse.nixos.org/user_avatar/discourse.nixos.org/binarycat/32/16831_2.png) [@binarycat](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/binarycat)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-inst-0-3-3-released-better-imperitive-package-management/44831/1 "2024-05-03T23:23:42Z")

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[nix-inst](https://git.envs.net/binarycat/nix-inst) ([codeberg mirror](https://codeberg.org/binarycat/nix-inst)) is an alternative to `nix-env` and `nix profile` written in rust. it prioritizes UX, stability, and performance.

it supports flakes, but does not require them. it removes several known failure modes of `nix-env`, while also fixing several issues with `nix profile`, and adding several features not present in either.

the project is still early in development, so i wouldn’t use it for anything critical, but it is stable enough i use it to manage my own user-level packages.