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# Optionally enable xserver

services.xserver.enable = true;

}|name=configuration.nix|lang=nix}}{{Warning|SDDM is no longer supported on the unstable branch, users on unstable should use [[~~KDE#Plasma Login Manager|~~Plasma Login Manager]] instead. See configuration ~~later in this~~ page.}}

}|name=configuration.nix|lang=nix}}{{Warning|[[SDDM]] is no longer supported on the unstable branch, users on unstable should use [[Plasma Login Manager]] instead. See configuration options on the Plasma Login Manager page.}}

== Configuration ==

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Some optional packages can be excluded if they are not needed at the cost of functionality.

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

Optional packages: [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/7e495b747b51f95ae15e74377c5ce1fe69c1765f/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/plasma6.nix#L150-L170]

{{File|3={

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elisa

];

~~}|name=configuration.nix|lang=nix}}~~

~~=== Plasma Login Manager ===~~

~~[https://github.com/KDE/plasma-login-manager Plasma Login Manager] is currently only available in unstable. If you are on unstable you can enable it with the following configuration.~~

~~{{File|3={~~

~~services.displayManager.plasma-login-manager = {~~

~~enable = true;~~

};

}|name=configuration.nix|lang=nix}}

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services.displayManager.defaultSession = "plasmax11";

}|name=configuration.nix|lang=nix}}

=== Unlock KDE Wallet with LUKS password ===

When using LUKS disk encryption and autologin in your display manager, it is possible to unlock KDE Wallet with the LUKS password. Set the LUKS password, login password, and KWallet keyring password all to the same string, and for NixOS 25.11 and below use the following configuration:

{

boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true;

systemd.services.display-manager.serviceConfig.KeyringMode = "inherit";

security.pam.services.sddm-autologin.text = pkgs.lib.mkBefore ''

auth optional ${pkgs.systemd}/lib/security/pam_systemd_loadkey.so

auth include sddm

'';

}

</syntaxhighlight>

For Plasma Login Manager in NixOS 26.05 or above, use:

{

boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true;

systemd.services.plasmalogin.serviceConfig.KeyringMode = "inherit";

security.pam.services.plasmalogin-autologin.rules.auth = {

systemd_loadkey = {

order = 0;

control = "optional";

modulePath = "${pkgs.systemd}/lib/security/pam_systemd_loadkey.so";

};

plasmalogin = {

order = 1;

control = "include";

modulePath = "plasmalogin";

};

}

</syntaxhighlight>

== Troubleshooting ==

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=== Brightness and Color brightness control sets gamma instead of brightness on external monitors ===

To allow <code>powerdevil</code> (and by extension the "Brightness and Color" status tray menu) to control brightness on supported monitors directly instead of adjusting gamma, [[Backlight#Via ddcutil|configure your system to enable ddcutil]], and allow your user to use DDC/CI without root.

To allow <code>powerdevil</code> (and by extension the "Brightness and Color" status tray menu) to control brightness on supported monitors directly instead of adjusting gamma, [[Backlight#Via ddcutil|configure your system to enable ddcutil]], and allow your user to use DDC/CI without root. Note that you do not need to add <code>ddcutil</code> to your system packages because PowerDevil uses libddcutil.

=== Plasma wallpaper reverts back to default after a Nix GC ===

When setting a wallpaper, Plasma may save the path as a <code>/nix/store/*/share/wallpapers</code> path instead of <code>/run/current-system/sw/share/wallpapers/</code>. To fix this, open <code>$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc</code> and manually change the paths.

=== No available locale settings in the Plasma system settings ===

The "Region & Language" page in the Plasma system settings is somewhat broken on NixOS. Instead, edit the <code>$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/plasma-localerc</code> file.

== Tips and tricks ==

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=== Plasma-Manager ===

{{note| [https://github.com/~~pjones~~/plasma-manager Plasma-Manager] is ~~an unofficial~~ community project ~~and is not yet mature~~}}

{{note| [https://github.com/nix-community/plasma-manager Plasma-Manager] is a community project}}

By default, the Plasma configuration can be handled like on [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/KDE traditional systems].

With [https://github.com/~~pjones~~/plasma-manager plasma-manager], it is possible to make Plasma configurations via nix by providing [https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager home-manager] modules.

With [https://github.com/nix-community/plasma-manager plasma-manager], it is possible to make Plasma configurations via nix by providing [https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager home-manager] modules.

=== User icon (avatar) ===

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    # Optionally enable xserver
    services.xserver.enable = true;
-}|name=configuration.nix|lang=nix}}{{Warning|SDDM is no longer supported on the unstable branch, users on unstable should use [[KDE#Plasma Login Manager|Plasma Login Manager]] instead. See configuration later in this page.}}
+}|name=configuration.nix|lang=nix}}{{Warning|[[SDDM]] is no longer supported on the unstable branch, users on unstable should use [[Plasma Login Manager]] instead. See configuration options on the Plasma Login Manager page.}}
 == Configuration ==
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 Some optional packages can be excluded if they are not needed at the cost of functionality.
-Optional packages: [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/nixos-24.11/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/plasma6.nix#L159-L174 plasma6.nix]
+Optional packages: [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/7e495b747b51f95ae15e74377c5ce1fe69c1765f/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/plasma6.nix#L150-L170]
 {{File|3={
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      elisa
    ];
-}|name=configuration.nix|lang=nix}}
-=== Plasma Login Manager ===
-[https://github.com/KDE/plasma-login-manager Plasma Login Manager] is currently only available in unstable. If you are on unstable you can enable it with the following configuration.
-{{File|3={
-  services.displayManager.plasma-login-manager = {
-    enable = true;
-  };
 }|name=configuration.nix|lang=nix}}
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    services.displayManager.defaultSession = "plasmax11";
 }|name=configuration.nix|lang=nix}}
+=== Unlock KDE Wallet with LUKS password ===
+When using LUKS disk encryption and autologin in your display manager, it is possible to unlock KDE Wallet with the LUKS password. Set the LUKS password, login password, and KWallet keyring password all to the same string, and for NixOS 25.11 and below use the following configuration:
+<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
+{
+  boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true;
+  systemd.services.display-manager.serviceConfig.KeyringMode = "inherit";
+  security.pam.services.sddm-autologin.text = pkgs.lib.mkBefore ''
+    auth optional ${pkgs.systemd}/lib/security/pam_systemd_loadkey.so
+    auth include sddm
+  '';
+}
+</syntaxhighlight>
+For Plasma Login Manager in NixOS 26.05 or above, use:
+<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
+{
+  boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true;
+  systemd.services.plasmalogin.serviceConfig.KeyringMode = "inherit";
+  security.pam.services.plasmalogin-autologin.rules.auth = {
+    systemd_loadkey = {
+      order = 0;
+      control = "optional";
+      modulePath = "${pkgs.systemd}/lib/security/pam_systemd_loadkey.so";
+    };
+    plasmalogin = {
+      order = 1;
+      control = "include";
+      modulePath = "plasmalogin";
+    };
+  };
+}
+</syntaxhighlight>
 == Troubleshooting ==
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 === Brightness and Color brightness control sets gamma instead of brightness on external monitors ===
-To allow <code>powerdevil</code> (and by extension the "Brightness and Color" status tray menu) to control brightness on supported monitors directly instead of adjusting gamma, [[Backlight#Via ddcutil|configure your system to enable ddcutil]], and allow your user to use DDC/CI without root.
+To allow <code>powerdevil</code> (and by extension the "Brightness and Color" status tray menu) to control brightness on supported monitors directly instead of adjusting gamma, [[Backlight#Via ddcutil|configure your system to enable ddcutil]], and allow your user to use DDC/CI without root. Note that you do not need to add <code>ddcutil</code> to your system packages because PowerDevil uses libddcutil.
+=== Plasma wallpaper reverts back to default after a Nix GC ===
+When setting a wallpaper, Plasma may save the path as a <code>/nix/store/*/share/wallpapers</code> path instead of <code>/run/current-system/sw/share/wallpapers/</code>. To fix this, open <code>$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc</code> and manually change the paths.
+=== No available locale settings in the Plasma system settings ===
+The "Region & Language" page in the Plasma system settings is somewhat broken on NixOS. Instead, edit the <code>$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/plasma-localerc</code> file.
 == Tips and tricks ==
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 === Plasma-Manager ===
-{{note|  [https://github.com/pjones/plasma-manager Plasma-Manager] is an unofficial community project and is not yet mature}}
+{{note|  [https://github.com/nix-community/plasma-manager Plasma-Manager] is a community project}}
 By default, the Plasma configuration can be handled like on [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/KDE traditional systems].
-With [https://github.com/pjones/plasma-manager plasma-manager], it is possible to make Plasma configurations via nix by providing [https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager home-manager] modules.
+With [https://github.com/nix-community/plasma-manager plasma-manager], it is possible to make Plasma configurations via nix by providing [https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager home-manager] modules.
 === User icon (avatar) ===