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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.Org_Server Xorg] is the implementation of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System X Window System]. It acts as the bridge between your system's hardware and the graphical user environment enabling a variety of [[:Category:Desktop environment|desktop environments]] and [[:Category:Window managers|window managers]].
= Enabling =
On NixOS, users can enable and configure Xorg through the {{nixos:option|services.xserver}} module in their system configuration.
See {{NixOS Manual|name=NixOS Manual: Chapter - X Window System|anchor=#sec-x11}} for information on using X11 with NixOS.
= Tips and tricks =
== HiDPI ==
== HiDPI ==


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<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
  # bigger tty fonts
# bigger tty fonts
  console.font =
console.font =
    "${pkgs.terminus_font}/share/consolefonts/ter-u28n.psf.gz";
  "${pkgs.terminus_font}/share/consolefonts/ter-u28n.psf.gz";
  services.xserver.dpi = 180;
services.xserver.dpi = 180;
  environment.variables = {
environment.variables = {
    GDK_SCALE = "2";
  ## Used by GTK 3
    GDK_DPI_SCALE = "0.5";
  # `GDK_SCALE` is limited to integer values
    _JAVA_OPTIONS = "-Dsun.java2d.uiScale=2";
  GDK_SCALE = "2";
   };
  # Inverse of GDK_SCALE
  GDK_DPI_SCALE = "0.5";
 
  # Used by Qt 5
  QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR = "1";
 
  _JAVA_OPTIONS = "-Dsun.java2d.uiScale=2";
};
# Expose variables to graphical systemd user services
services.xserver.displayManager.importedVariables = [
  "GDK_SCALE"
  "GDK_DPI_SCALE"
   "QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR"
];
</syntaxhighlight>
 
To enable HiDPI scaling for Qt 6 applications, add the following to <code>.Xresources</code>:
 
<syntaxhighlight>
Xft.dpi: 180
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


== Disabling touchpad and mouse accelerations ==
== Disabling touchpad and mouse accelerations ==
To disable touchpad and mouse accelerations just add the following lines to your <code>configuration.nix</code>
To disable touchpad and mouse accelerations just add the following lines to your <code>configuration.nix</code>


<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
  services.xserver = {
services.xserver = {
    enable = true;
  enable = true;


    ...
  ...


    libinput = {
  libinput = {
      enable = true;
    enable = true;


      # disabling mouse acceleration
    # disabling mouse acceleration
      mouse = {
    mouse = {
        accelProfile = "flat";
      accelProfile = "flat";
      };
    };


      # disabling touchpad acceleration
    # disabling touchpad acceleration
      touchpad = {
    touchpad = {
        accelProfile = "flat";
      accelProfile = "flat";
      };
     };
     };
  };


    ...
  ...


  };
};
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


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== Exclude packages ==
== Exclude packages ==
Some packages like xterm are included when enabling Xorg. To exclude packages, edit the <code>configuration.nix</code> as the example, but be sure to have another terminal enabled in your build before doing this.
Some packages like xterm are included when enabling Xorg. To exclude packages, edit the <code>configuration.nix</code> as the example, but be sure to have another terminal enabled in your build before doing this.


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</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


== See also ==
= See also =


* [[Wayland]]
* [[Nvidia]]
* [[Nvidia]]
* [[AMD GPU]]
* [[AMD GPU]]
* [[Intel Graphics]]
* [[Intel Graphics]]
* [[:Category:Desktop environment]]
* [[:Category:Window managers]]


[[Category:Video]]
[[Category:Video]]