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DHCP: /* Graphical session */ replace nameless {{file}} template with

2026-07-19T19:56:53Z

Graphical session: replace nameless {{file}} template with <syntaxhighlight lang=nix>

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:56, 19 July 2026
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	=== Graphical session ===		=== Graphical session ===
	Following snippet will spawn a QEMU session with a graphical screen running GNOME, configured to auto login the user <code>nixos</code>~~.{{file\|3~~=~~<nowiki~~>		Following snippet will spawn a QEMU session with a graphical screen running GNOME, configured to auto login the user <code>nixos</code>:
			<syntaxhighlight lang=nix>
	{ ... }: {		{ ... }: {
	virtualisation.memorySize = 8096;		virtualisation.memorySize = 8096;
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	};		};
	};		};
	</~~nowiki~~>~~\|name=\|lang=nix}}~~If you want auto screen resize support and clipboard-sharing between host and guest to work, append the following lines to your guest config~~.{{file\|3~~=~~<nowiki~~>		</syntaxhighlight>
			If you want auto screen resize support and clipboard-sharing between host and guest to work, append the following lines to your guest config:
			<syntaxhighlight lang=nix>
	{ ... }: {		{ ... }: {
	[...]		[...]
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	};		};
	</~~nowiki~~>~~\|name=\|lang=nix}}~~		</syntaxhighlight>

	=== Mounting host directories ===		=== Mounting host directories ===

DHCP: style fixes

2026-07-19T19:54:29Z

style fixes

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:54, 19 July 2026
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	=== Reference local nixpkgs folder ===		=== Reference local nixpkgs folder ===
	Using the <code>-I nixpkgs</code> parameter, you could choose to use a local ''nixpkgs'' repository, for example to test unfinished packages or modules:<syntaxhighlight lang="~~bash~~">		Using the <code>-I nixpkgs</code> parameter, you could choose to use a local ''nixpkgs'' repository, for example to test unfinished packages or modules:<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
	nixos-shell -I nixpkgs=/home/myuser/projects/nixpkgs myvm.nix		$ nixos-shell -I nixpkgs=/home/myuser/projects/nixpkgs myvm.nix
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

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	};		};
	};		};
	</nowiki>~~\|name=\|lang=~~}}		</nowiki>}}

	Mounting is done through the network filesystem protocol 9p. Currently [https://github.com/Mic92/nixos-shell/issues/71 it's not possible] to mount the target directory with a specific UID/GID, so you'll have to change the permissions on the host directory according to your needs.		Mounting is done through the network filesystem protocol 9p. Currently [https://github.com/Mic92/nixos-shell/issues/71 it's not possible] to mount the target directory with a specific UID/GID, so you'll have to change the permissions on the host directory according to your needs.

Onny: /* Graphical session */ Enable auto screen resize

2026-06-18T05:43:00Z

Graphical session: Enable auto screen resize

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:43, 18 June 2026
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	};		};
	};		};
	</nowiki>\|name=\|lang=nix}}If you want clipboard-sharing ~~to work~~ between host and guest, ~~you need to install virt-viewer on your host.{{file\|3=<nowiki>~~		</nowiki>\|name=\|lang=nix}}If you want auto screen resize support and clipboard-sharing between host and guest to work, append the following lines to your guest config.{{file\|3=<nowiki>
	~~environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.virt-viewer ];~~
	~~</nowiki>\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}Append~~ the following lines to your guest config.{{file\|3=<nowiki>
	{ ... }: {		{ ... }: {
	[...]		[...]

			nixpkgs.overlays = [
			(final: prev: {
			qemu = prev.qemu.overrideAttrs (old: {
			configureFlags = old.configureFlags ++ ["--enable-gtk-clipboard"];
			});
			qemu_kvm = prev.qemu_kvm.overrideAttrs (old: {
			configureFlags = old.configureFlags ++ ["--enable-gtk-clipboard"];
			});
			})
			];

	virtualisation.qemu.options = [		virtualisation.qemu.options = [
	"-~~display" "spice~~-~~app~~"		"-device virtio-vga-gl"
	"-~~device" "virtio-serial-pci~~"		"-display gtk,gl=on"
	"-chardev~~" "spicevmc~~,id=vdagent,name=vdagent"		"-chardev qemu-vdagent,id=vdagent,name=vdagent,clipboard=on"
	"-device" "virtserialport,chardev=vdagent,name=com.redhat.spice.0"		"-device virtio-serial"
			"-device virtserialport,chardev=vdagent,name=com.redhat.spice.0"
	];		];

Onny: /* Graphical session */

2026-06-17T07:36:44Z

Graphical session

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:36, 17 June 2026
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	};		};
	</nowiki>\|name=\|lang=nix}}If you want clipboard-sharing to work between host and guest, you need to install virt-viewer on your host.{{file\|3=<nowiki>		</nowiki>\|name=\|lang=nix}}If you want clipboard-sharing to work between host and guest, you need to install virt-viewer on your host.{{file\|3=<nowiki>
	~~{ ... }: {~~		environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.virt-viewer ];
	environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.virt-viewer ];
	};
	</nowiki>\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}Append the following lines to your guest config.{{file\|3=<nowiki>		</nowiki>\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}Append the following lines to your guest config.{{file\|3=<nowiki>
	{ ... }: {		{ ... }: {
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	};		};
	</nowiki>\|name=\|lang=nix}}		</nowiki>\|name=\|lang=nix}}

	=== Mounting host directories ===		=== Mounting host directories ===

Onny: /* Graphical session */ Simplify config

2026-06-17T07:36:17Z

Graphical session: Simplify config

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:36, 17 June 2026
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	};		};
	};		};
	</nowiki>\|name=\|lang=nix}}If you want clipboard-sharing to work between host and guest, ~~append~~ the following lines.{{file\|3=<nowiki>		</nowiki>\|name=\|lang=nix}}If you want clipboard-sharing to work between host and guest, you need to install virt-viewer on your host.{{file\|3=<nowiki>
			{ ... }: {
			environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.virt-viewer ];
			};
			</nowiki>\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}Append the following lines to your guest config.{{file\|3=<nowiki>
	{ ... }: {		{ ... }: {
	[...]		[...]

	virtualisation.qemu.options = [		virtualisation.qemu.options = [
	"-~~spice~~" "~~port=5930,disable~~-~~ticketing=on~~"		"-display" "spice-app"
	"-device" "virtio-serial-pci"		"-device" "virtio-serial-pci"
	"-chardev" "spicevmc,id=vdagent,name=vdagent"		"-chardev" "spicevmc,id=vdagent,name=vdagent"
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	};		};
	</nowiki>\|name=\|lang=nix}}~~On the host connect to the spice-enabled VM using this command<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">~~		</nowiki>\|name=\|lang=nix}}
	~~nix shell nixpkgs#virt-viewer --command remote-viewer spice://localhost:5930~~
	~~</syntaxhighlight>~~

	=== Mounting host directories ===		=== Mounting host directories ===

Onny: /* Graphical session */

2026-06-17T07:22:51Z

Graphical session

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:22, 17 June 2026
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	};		};
	</nowiki>\|name=\|lang=nix}}		</nowiki>\|name=\|lang=nix}}On the host connect to the spice-enabled VM using this command<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
			nix shell nixpkgs#virt-viewer --command remote-viewer spice://localhost:5930
			</syntaxhighlight>

	=== Mounting host directories ===		=== Mounting host directories ===

Onny: /* Graphical session */ Add clipboard sharing support

2026-06-17T07:20:35Z

Graphical session: Add clipboard sharing support

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 === Graphical session ===
-Following snippet will spawn a QEMU session with a graphical screen running GNOME, configured to auto login the user <code>nixos</code>.{{file|myvm.nix|nix|<nowiki>
+Following snippet will spawn a QEMU session with a graphical screen running GNOME, configured to auto login the user <code>nixos</code>.{{file|3=<nowiki>
 { ... }: {
    virtualisation.memorySize = 8096;
@@ Line 58: / Line 58: @@
    };
 };
-</nowiki>|name=|lang=}}
+</nowiki>|name=|lang=nix}}If you want clipboard-sharing to work between host and guest, append the following lines.{{file|3=<nowiki>
 === Mounting host directories ===

Onny: /* Graphical session */

2026-04-25T08:29:08Z

Graphical session

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 nixos-shell -I nixpkgs=/home/myuser/projects/nixpkgs myvm.nix
 </syntaxhighlight>
 === Mounting host directories ===
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 {{file|myvm.nix|nix|<nowiki>
-{ pkgs, ... }: {
+{ ... }: {
    nixos-shell.mounts.extraMounts = {
      "/var/lib/nextcloud/store-apps/calendar" = {
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    };
 };
-</nowiki>}}
+</nowiki>|name=|lang=}}
 Mounting is done through the network filesystem protocol 9p. Currently [https://github.com/Mic92/nixos-shell/issues/71 it's not possible] to mount the target directory with a specific UID/GID, so you'll have to change the permissions on the host directory according to your needs.

Onny: Add section how to use local nixpkgs folder

2026-02-19T09:52:20Z

Add section how to use local nixpkgs folder

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:52, 19 February 2026
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	After the VM is successfully booted, DokuWiki will be available on http://localhost:8080		After the VM is successfully booted, DokuWiki will be available on http://localhost:8080

			=== Reference local nixpkgs folder ===
			Using the <code>-I nixpkgs</code> parameter, you could choose to use a local ''nixpkgs'' repository, for example to test unfinished packages or modules:<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
			nixos-shell -I nixpkgs=/home/myuser/projects/nixpkgs myvm.nix
			</syntaxhighlight>

	=== Mounting host directories ===		=== Mounting host directories ===

Onny: /* Simple port forward */

2024-09-22T22:03:25Z

Simple port forward

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:03, 22 September 2024
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	settings.title = "My Wiki";		settings.title = "My Wiki";
	};		};
	};		}
	</nowiki>}}		</nowiki>}}