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@@ -140,6 +140,15 @@ Set install parent directory (default value is /usr/local):
 $ make PREFIX=/my/path install
 ```
 
+### NixOS ###
+
+The [standard package set](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/) of [NixOS](https://nixos.org/)
+provides this package out of the box since 18.03:
+
+```
+nix-env -iA nixos.uutils-coreutils
+```
+
 Uninstallation Instructions
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