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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+echo "Installing Nix package manager..."
+
+# Check if running as root
+if [ "$EUID" -eq 0 ]; then 
+    echo "Warning: Running as root. Multi-user installation recommended for non-root users."
+fi
+
+# Install xz-utils if not present (required for decompressing Nix tarball)
+if ! command -v xz &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "Installing xz-utils..."
+    if command -v apt-get &> /dev/null; then
+        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y xz-utils
+    elif command -v dnf &> /dev/null; then
+        sudo dnf install -y xz
+    elif command -v yum &> /dev/null; then
+        sudo yum install -y xz
+    elif command -v pacman &> /dev/null; then
+        sudo pacman -S --noconfirm xz
+    else
+        echo "Please install xz-utils manually for your distribution"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Download and run the Nix installer (multi-user mode with daemon)
+curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh -s -- --daemon
+
+# Source Nix profile
+if [ -f /nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/profile.d/nix-daemon.sh ]; then
+    . /nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/profile.d/nix-daemon.sh
+fi
+
+echo "Nix installation complete!"
+echo "Please restart your shell or run: source /nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/profile.d/nix-daemon.sh"