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   services.xserver.desktopManager.plasma5.enable = true;
   services.xserver.desktopManager.plasma5.enable = true;
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</nowiki>}}''<big>'''Note:'''</big> As of 2024, KDE Plasma 5 is end of life will not be available after NixOS 25.05.''


== Configuration ==
== Configuration ==
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{{ic|sddm}} launches X11 as a root user by default. For better security, X11 can be run as a non-root user, but using Wayland is better tested and thus preferred:
{{ic|sddm}} launches X11 as a root user by default. For better security, X11 can be run as a non-root user, but using Wayland is better tested and thus preferred:


<syntaxHighlight lang=nix>
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
services.xserver.displayManager.sddm.settings.General.DisplayServer = "x11-user";
# Using X11 as a non-root user
</syntaxHighlight>
services.displayManager.sddm.settings.General.DisplayServer = "x11-user";
 
# Using Wayland (preferred)
services.displayManager.sddm.settings.General.DisplayServer = "wayland";
</syntaxhighlight>


=== Excluding applications from the default install ===
=== Excluding applications from the default install ===
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==== Plasma 6 ====
==== Plasma 6 ====


Optional packages: [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/nixos-unstable/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/plasma6.nix#L136-L149 plasma6.nix]
Optional packages: [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/nixos-24.11/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/plasma6.nix#L159-L174 plasma6.nix]


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];
];
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=== GNOME desktop integration ===
Using the following example configuration, QT applications will have a look similar to the [[GNOME]] desktop, using a dark theme.
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
qt = {
  enable = true;
  platformTheme = "gnome";
  style = "adwaita-dark";
};
</syntaxhighlight>
For other themes, you may need the packages <code>libsForQt5.qt5ct</code> and <code>libsForQt5.qtstyleplugin-kvantum</code> and a symlink from <code>~/.config/Kvantum/</code> to your theme package. Here is an example using Arc-Dark and [[Home Manager]]. In the Home Manager configuration:
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
qt = {
  enable = true;
  platformTheme = "qtct";
  style = "kvantum";
};
xdg.configFile = {
  "Kvantum/ArcDark".source = "${pkgs.arc-kde-theme}/share/Kvantum/ArcDark";
  "Kvantum/kvantum.kvconfig".text = "[General]\ntheme=ArcDark";
};
</syntaxhighlight>
For more details, see [https://discourse.nixos.org/t/guide-to-installing-qt-theme/35523/2 this] forum post.


=== Default Wayland/X11 session ===
=== Default Wayland/X11 session ===
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Plasma 6 runs on Wayland by default. To launch an X11 session by default:
Plasma 6 runs on Wayland by default. To launch an X11 session by default:


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<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
services.xserver.displayManager.defaultSession = "plasmax11";
services.displayManager.defaultSession = "plasmax11";
</syntaxHighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


==== SDDM on Wayland ====
==== SDDM on Wayland ====


<syntaxHighlight lang=nix>
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
services.xserver.displayManager.sddm.wayland.enable = true;
services.displayManager.sddm.wayland.enable = true;
</syntaxHighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


==== Plasma 5 ====
==== Plasma 5 ====
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Plasma 5 runs on X11 by default and it is recommended to use Wayland with Plasma 6 instead. To launch a Wayland session by default anyway:
Plasma 5 runs on X11 by default and it is recommended to use Wayland with Plasma 6 instead. To launch a Wayland session by default anyway:


<syntaxHighlight lang=nix>
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
services.xserver.displayManager.defaultSession = "plasmawayland";
services.displayManager.defaultSession = "plasmawayland";
</syntaxHighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


== Troubleshooting ==
== Troubleshooting ==
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# Replace <code>"safeStorageBackend": "kwallet5"</code> with <code>"safeStorageBackend": "kwallet6"</code> (change 5 to 6)
# Replace <code>"safeStorageBackend": "kwallet5"</code> with <code>"safeStorageBackend": "kwallet6"</code> (change 5 to 6)
# Start Signal
# Start Signal
=== Bluetooth configuration not available ===
Add the following configuration (generally in hardware-configuration.nix):
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hardware.bluetooth.enable = true;
</syntaxHighlight>
This will add the following packages:
<syntaxHighlight lang=nix>
[
bluedevil
bluez-qt
pkgs.openobex
pkgs.obexftp
]
</syntaxHighlight>


== Tips and tricks ==
== Tips and tricks ==
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==== Using the worktree of a local repository ====
==== Using the worktree of a local repository ====
{{Note|Since this relies on reading directly from the filesystem during the build, the impure mode has to be used, e.g.: <code>nixos-rebuild --impure …</code>}}
Now one might not want to commit each and every change during development to iterate more quickly, but to just rebuild after having saved the latest changes.
Now one might not want to commit each and every change during development to iterate more quickly, but to just rebuild after having saved the latest changes.


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{{Note|Since this relies on reading directly from the filesystem during the build, the impure mode has to be used, e.g.: <code>nixos-rebuild --impure …</code>}}
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