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PokumeKachi: Removed xdg.portal.gtkUsePortal option due to it no longer having any effect. (The feature was removed due to being unsupported and discouraged by GTK devs)

2025-06-15T00:39:18Z

Removed xdg.portal.gtkUsePortal option due to it no longer having any effect. (The feature was removed due to being unsupported and discouraged by GTK devs)

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:39, 15 June 2025
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	If you want to use screen-sharing, you'll have to enable <code>xdg-desktop-portal</code>, too:		If you want to use screen-sharing, you'll have to enable <code>xdg-desktop-portal</code>, too:

	<~~syntaxHighlight~~ lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	xdg = {		xdg = {
	portal = {		portal = {
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	xdg-desktop-portal-gtk		xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
	];		];
	~~gtkUsePortal = true;~~
	};		};
	};		};
	</~~syntaxHighlight~~>		</syntaxhighlight>

	==== Window decorations ====		==== Window decorations ====

DoggoBit at 20:07, 5 June 2025

2025-06-05T20:07:32Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:07, 5 June 2025
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			{{tip/unfree}}

	[https://slack.com/ Slack] is a communication platform with a desktop application based on Electron.		[https://slack.com/ Slack] is a communication platform with a desktop application based on Electron.

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	=== NixOS ===		=== NixOS ===
	~~{{Unfree}}~~
	<syntaxHighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxHighlight lang="nix">
	environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ slack ];		environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ slack ];

FliegendeWurst: /* NixOS */ add unfree template to install section

2025-03-09T16:13:56Z

NixOS: add unfree template to install section

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:13, 9 March 2025
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	=== NixOS ===		=== NixOS ===
			{{Unfree}}
	<syntaxHighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxHighlight lang="nix">
	environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ slack ];		environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ slack ];

Klinger: Category:Applications

2024-04-19T12:53:51Z

Category:Applications

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:53, 19 April 2024
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	WaylandWindowDecorations		WaylandWindowDecorations
	</syntaxHighlight>		</syntaxHighlight>


			[[Category:Applications]]

Mic92: drop nix-env suggestion (nix-env is discouraged)

2024-04-09T05:37:35Z

drop nix-env suggestion (nix-env is discouraged)

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:37, 9 April 2024
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	<syntaxHighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxHighlight lang="nix">
	environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ slack ];		environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ slack ];
	~~</syntaxHighlight>~~

	~~=== Non-NixOS ===~~

	~~<syntaxHighlight lang="console">~~
	~~$ nix-env -iA nixos.slack~~
	</syntaxHighlight>		</syntaxHighlight>

Mic92: Drop outdated comments

2024-04-09T05:35:55Z

Drop outdated comments

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 === Wayland ===
-If you're using recent nixpkgs (from 2022-01-27), you can enable native Wayland support by launching Slack as:
+You can enable native Wayland support by launching Slack as:
 <syntaxHighlight lang="console">
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 </syntaxHighlight>
-If that doesn't work for you, you might be using an older nixpkgs where the <code>NIXOS_OZONE_WL</code> option didn't exist yet - in that case, you can launch Slack via:
+If you want to use screen-sharing, you'll have to enable <code>xdg-desktop-portal</code>, too:
 <syntaxHighlight lang="nix">

imported>Rbjorklin at 02:24, 17 November 2023

2023-11-17T02:24:38Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:24, 17 November 2023
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	};		};
	};		};
			</syntaxHighlight>

			==== Window decorations ====

			If the above configuration leaves you without window decorations you may want to enable this feature as well:
			<syntaxHighlight lang="console">
			WaylandWindowDecorations
	</syntaxHighlight>		</syntaxHighlight>

imported>Patryk27 at 19:43, 6 February 2022

2022-02-06T19:43:56Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:43, 6 February 2022
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	=== NixOS ===		=== NixOS ===

	<~~syntaxhighlight~~ lang="nix">		<syntaxHighlight lang="nix">
	environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ slack ];		environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ slack ];
	</~~syntaxhighlight~~>		</syntaxHighlight>

	=== Non-NixOS ===		=== Non-NixOS ===
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	=== Wayland ===		=== Wayland ===

	~~Since Electron~~'~~s support for Wayland is of somewhat beta~~-~~quality~~, by ~~default~~ Slack ~~will run through Xwayland~~, ~~making it hard to do screen~~-~~sharing or use it comfortably on 4k+ screens - fortunately~~, ~~it's possible to run it natively by specifying a few parameters~~:		If you're using recent nixpkgs (from 2022-01-27), you can enable native Wayland support by launching Slack as:

			<syntaxHighlight lang="console">
			$ NIXOS_OZONE_WL=1 slack
			</syntaxHighlight>

			... or by simply specifying this option globally:

			<syntaxHighlight lang="nix">
			environment.sessionVariables.NIXOS_OZONE_WL = "1";
			</syntaxHighlight>

			If that doesn't work for you, you might be using an older nixpkgs where the <code>NIXOS_OZONE_WL</code> option didn't exist yet - in that case, you can launch Slack via:

	<syntaxHighlight lang="console">		<syntaxHighlight lang="console">
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	</syntaxHighlight>		</syntaxHighlight>

	... or, which is a bit more convenient, ~~by patching the~~ derivation:		... or, which is a bit more convenient, patch its derivation:

	<~~syntaxhighlight~~ lang="nix">		<syntaxHighlight lang="nix">
	{ lib, pkgs, ... }:		{ lib, pkgs, ... }:
	let		let
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	</syntaxHighlight>		</syntaxHighlight>

	In ~~either~~ of the cases, if you want to use screen-sharing, you'll have to enable xdg-desktop-portal, too:		In all of the cases, if you want to use screen-sharing, you'll have to enable <code>xdg-desktop-portal</code>, too:

	<~~syntaxhighlight~~ lang="nix">		<syntaxHighlight lang="nix">
	xdg = {		xdg = {
	portal = {		portal = {
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	};		};
	};		};
	</~~syntaxhighlight~~>		</syntaxHighlight>

imported>Patryk27 at 20:28, 16 November 2021

2021-11-16T20:28:06Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:28, 16 November 2021
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	=== Wayland ===		=== Wayland ===

	Since Electron's support for Wayland is of somewhat beta-quality, by default Slack will run through Xwayland, making it hard to ~~share~~-~~screen and~~ use it comfortably on 4k+ screens - fortunately, it's possible to run it natively by specifying a few parameters:		Since Electron's support for Wayland is of somewhat beta-quality, by default Slack will run through Xwayland, making it hard to do screen-sharing or use it comfortably on 4k+ screens - fortunately, it's possible to run it natively by specifying a few parameters:

	<syntaxHighlight lang="console">		<syntaxHighlight lang="console">

imported>Patryk27 at 20:26, 16 November 2021

2021-11-16T20:26:36Z

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-'''How to Install the Slack chat client'''
+[https://slack.com/ Slack] is a communication platform with a desktop application based on Electron.
-To install the chat client, do:
+== Installation ==
-<syntaxHighlight lang=console>
+=== NixOS ===
 $ nix-env -iA nixos.slack
 </syntaxHighlight>
-To launch or run the chat client, do
+== Tips ==
-<syntaxHighlight lang=console>
+Since Electron's support for Wayland is of somewhat beta-quality, by default Slack will run through Xwayland, making it hard to share-screen and use it comfortably on 4k+ screens - fortunately, it's possible to run it natively by specifying a few parameters:
 $ slack
 </syntaxHighlight>
-And remember, because this is Nixos, you don't have to be root to install things. The above steps will install the Slack chat client as a non-root user.
+... or, which is a bit more convenient, by patching the derivation: