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@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ this is the basis of the saturnOS operating system ( sorry guix enjoyers )
 to check for syntax errors, run `nix repl replEval.nix` and once inside the repl, run `imported` to
 check for syntax errors
 
+# Setup for not nixos
+Add the nixos 22.11 channel to your system, since we're basing on the latest stable branch for now.
+`nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-22.11 nixos`
+Enable flakes, as we're using a flake for our build process.
+```
+mkdir -p ~/.config/nix
+echo "experimental-features = nix-command flakes" >> ~/.config/nix/nix.conf
+```
+
+
 ## Building and Running
 ### VM
 To build the VM: