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Jasi: /* Experimental features */ remove period from comment.

2026-01-10T20:43:28Z

Experimental features: remove period from comment.

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	"variable-refresh-rate" # Enables Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) on compatible displays		"variable-refresh-rate" # Enables Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) on compatible displays
	"xwayland-native-scaling" # Scales Xwayland applications to look crisp on HiDPI screens		"xwayland-native-scaling" # Scales Xwayland applications to look crisp on HiDPI screens
	"autoclose-xwayland" # automatically terminates Xwayland if all relevant X11 clients are gone.		"autoclose-xwayland" # automatically terminates Xwayland if all relevant X11 clients are gone
	];		];
	};		};

Jasi: /* Experimental settings */ update for GNOME 49.

2026-01-10T20:42:45Z

Experimental settings: update for GNOME 49.

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	For more details, see [https://discourse.nixos.org/t/guide-to-installing-qt-theme/35523/2 this] forum post.{{Note\|Qt integration with the adwaita style isn't perfect and your mileage may vary.}}		For more details, see [https://discourse.nixos.org/t/guide-to-installing-qt-theme/35523/2 this] forum post.{{Note\|Qt integration with the adwaita style isn't perfect and your mileage may vary.}}

	=== Experimental ~~settings~~ ===		=== Experimental features ===
	GNOME has a number of experimental ~~settings~~ for features not fully completed and thus hidden from the user. As of GNOME 48, these are the experimental features you may want to use:		GNOME has a number of experimental options for features not fully completed and thus hidden from the user. As of GNOME 49, these are the experimental features you may want to use:
	{{File\|3={		{{File\|3={
	programs.dconf.profiles.user.databases = [		programs.dconf.profiles.user.databases = [
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	"variable-refresh-rate" # Enables Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) on compatible displays		"variable-refresh-rate" # Enables Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) on compatible displays
	"xwayland-native-scaling" # Scales Xwayland applications to look crisp on HiDPI screens		"xwayland-native-scaling" # Scales Xwayland applications to look crisp on HiDPI screens
			"autoclose-xwayland" # automatically terminates Xwayland if all relevant X11 clients are gone.
	];		];
	};		};

Jasi: /* Missing cursor/cursor is a white box */ give more context on advising users to reset all of dconf.

2026-01-10T20:38:07Z

Missing cursor/cursor is a white box: give more context on advising users to reset all of dconf.

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	=== Missing cursor/cursor is a white box ===		=== Missing cursor/cursor is a white box ===
	This occurs when installing GNOME from an existing NixOS installation that used a different desktop environment that modified dconf (most likely switching from KDE to GNOME). To easily fix this: reset all dconf settings.<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">		This occurs when installing GNOME from an existing NixOS installation that used a different desktop environment that modified dconf (most likely switching from KDE to GNOME). To easily fix this alongside any number of silent incompatabilities: reset all dconf settings.<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
	$ dconf reset -f /		$ dconf reset -f /
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Jasi: /* Excluding GNOME Applications */ update totem to showtime as totem has been sunset since GNOME 49.

2026-01-10T20:37:13Z

Excluding GNOME Applications: update totem to showtime as totem has been sunset since GNOME 49.

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	{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|<nowiki>		{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|<nowiki>
	environment.gnome.excludePackages = with pkgs; [		environment.gnome.excludePackages = with pkgs; [
	~~totem~~		showtime
	];		];
	</nowiki>}}		</nowiki>\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}

	== Troubleshooting ==		== Troubleshooting ==

Jasi: /* Enable system tray icons */ use term panel instead of bar.

2026-01-10T20:34:38Z

Enable system tray icons: use term panel instead of bar.

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	=== Enable system tray icons ===		=== Enable system tray icons ===
	GNOME does not currently support system tray icons. However, Ubuntu has created an [https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/ extension] that implements this in the top ~~bar~~. You can install this extension with the following in NixOS:		GNOME does not currently support system tray icons. However, Ubuntu has created an [https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/ extension] that implements this in the top panel. You can install this extension with the following in NixOS:
	{{File\|3={		{{File\|3={
	environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.gnomeExtensions.appindicator ];		environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.gnomeExtensions.appindicator ];

Jasi: /* GNOME desktop */ Remove snippet for pre-25.11 as it has passed EOL.

2026-01-10T20:29:17Z

GNOME desktop: Remove snippet for pre-25.11 as it has passed EOL.

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	=== GNOME desktop ===		=== GNOME desktop ===
	To use the GNOME desktop environment on NixOS, the following configuration options must be set:		To use the GNOME desktop environment on NixOS, the following configuration module options must be set:

	{{file\|3={ config, pkgs, ... }:		{{file\|3={ config, pkgs, ... }:

	{		{

	~~# Pre 25.11~~
	~~services.xserver.enable = true;~~
	~~services.xserver.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;~~
	~~services.xserver.desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;~~

	~~# As of 25.11~~
	services.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;		services.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
	services.desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;		services.desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;
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	environment.gnome.excludePackages = with pkgs; [ gnome-tour gnome-user-docs ];		environment.gnome.excludePackages = with pkgs; [ gnome-tour gnome-user-docs ];

	}\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}		}\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}Mixing GNOME with other desktops (such as alternative login managers other than GDM) is not supported, make sure to disable other desktop modules before rebuilding if you encounter issues with conflicting desktops.

	~~Despite the options in NixOS versions before 25.11 being under the <code>xserver</code> module,~~ GNOME ~~uses [[Wayland]] by default. NixOS 25.11 and later removes support for the [[Xorg]] session entirely~~ (~~though Xwayland~~ is ~~still included and~~ supported ~~for compatibility)~~.

	=== GNOME extensions ===		=== GNOME extensions ===

Jasi: /* Enable system tray icons */ Remove configuration line for udev as gnome-settings-daemon is already added in the desktop module.

2025-11-19T21:50:15Z

Enable system tray icons: Remove configuration line for udev as gnome-settings-daemon is already added in the desktop module.

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	GNOME does not currently support system tray icons. However, Ubuntu has created an [https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/ extension] that implements this in the top bar. You can install this extension with the following in NixOS:		GNOME does not currently support system tray icons. However, Ubuntu has created an [https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/ extension] that implements this in the top bar. You can install this extension with the following in NixOS:
	{{File\|3={		{{File\|3={
	environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.gnomeExtensions.appindicator ];		environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.gnomeExtensions.appindicator ];
	~~services.udev.packages = [ pkgs.gnome-settings-daemon~~ ];		}\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}You can also install the extension outside of Nix and it will function the same.
	}\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}

	=== Profiling (with sysprof) ===		=== Profiling (with sysprof) ===

Styx6198: Precise that "" must be adjusted when adding the lines to NixOS configuration

2025-11-05T21:32:12Z

Precise that "<your username>" must be adjusted when adding the lines to NixOS configuration

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	=== Automatic login ===		=== Automatic login ===

	For automatic login, include this in your NixOS configuration:		For automatic login, include this in your NixOS configuration adjusting the "<your username>" part with your username:

	{{File\|3={		{{File\|3={

Styx6198 at 21:20, 5 November 2025

2025-11-05T21:20:37Z

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	=== Automatic login ===		=== Automatic login ===

	~~As a potential workaround<ref>https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/103746#issuecomment-945091229</ref> for~~ automatic login, include this in your NixOS configuration:		For automatic login, include this in your NixOS configuration:

	{{File\|3={		{{File\|3={
	services~~.xserver~~.displayManager.autoLogin.enable = true;		services.displayManager.autoLogin.enable = true;
	services~~.xserver~~.displayManager.autoLogin.user = "~~account";~~		services.displayManager.autoLogin.user = "<your username>";

	~~systemd.services."getty@tty1".enable = false;~~
	~~systemd.services."autovt@tty1~~"~~.enable = false~~;
	}\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}		}\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}

Jasi: /* Discover dconf settings */ Use code font instead of erroneous backticks.

2025-09-07T16:35:16Z

Discover dconf settings: Use code font instead of erroneous backticks.

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	=== Discover dconf settings ===		=== Discover dconf settings ===
	If you wish to discover the corresponding dconf entry for a given setting in a program, you can run `dconf watch /` inside of a terminal and change the setting graphically. For example, when changing toggling the Quick-Settings option "Dark Style" from "on" to "off" and back to "on," this will be the output:<syntaxhighlight lang="shell-session">		If you wish to discover the corresponding dconf entry for a given setting in a program, you can run <code>dconf watch /</code> inside of a terminal and change the setting graphically. For example, when changing toggling the Quick-Settings option "Dark Style" from "on" to "off" and back to "on," this will be the output:<syntaxhighlight lang="shell-session">
	$ dconf watch /		$ dconf watch /
	/org/gnome/desktop/interface/color-scheme		/org/gnome/desktop/interface/color-scheme