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For more details, see [https://discourse.nixos.org/t/guide-to-installing-qt-theme/35523/2 this] forum post.{{Note|Qt integration with the adwaita style isn't perfect and your mileage may vary.}}

=== Experimental ~~settings~~ ===

=== Experimental features ===

GNOME has a number of experimental ~~settings~~ for features not fully completed and thus hidden from the user. As of GNOME 48, these are the experimental features you may want to ~~use~~:

GNOME has a number of experimental options for features not fully completed and thus hidden from the user. As of GNOME 50, these are the experimental features you may want to try out:

{{File|3={

programs.dconf.profiles.user.databases = [

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"org/gnome/mutter" = {

experimental-features = [

"~~scale~~-~~monitor-framebuffer~~" # ~~Enables fractional scaling (125% 150% 175%)~~

"autoclose-xwayland" # automatically terminates Xwayland if all relevant X11 clients are gone

"~~variable~~-~~refresh-rate~~" # ~~Enables Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) on compatible displays~~

# "kms-modifiers" # allocate scanout buffers using "explicit modifiers" if your graphics driver supports it. Uncomment if you want to test NVIDIA optimizations

"~~xwayland-native-scaling~~" ~~# Scales Xwayland applications~~ to ~~look crisp on HiDPI screens~~

];

};

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{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>

environment.gnome.excludePackages = with pkgs; [

~~totem~~

showtime

];

</nowiki>}}

</nowiki>|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}}

== Troubleshooting ==

=== Missing cursor/cursor is a white box ===

This occurs when installing GNOME from an existing NixOS installation that used a different desktop environment that modified dconf (most likely switching from KDE to GNOME). To easily fix this: reset all dconf settings.<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">

This occurs when installing GNOME from an existing NixOS installation that used a different desktop environment that modified dconf (most likely switching from KDE to GNOME). To easily fix this alongside any number of silent incompatabilities: reset all dconf settings.<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">

$ dconf reset -f /

</syntaxhighlight>

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 For more details, see [https://discourse.nixos.org/t/guide-to-installing-qt-theme/35523/2 this] forum post.{{Note|Qt integration with the adwaita style isn't perfect and your mileage may vary.}}
-=== Experimental settings ===
+=== Experimental features ===
-GNOME has a number of experimental settings for features not fully completed and thus hidden from the user. As of GNOME 48, these are the experimental features you may want to use:
+GNOME has a number of experimental options for features not fully completed and thus hidden from the user. As of GNOME 50, these are the experimental features you may want to try out:
 {{File|3={
    programs.dconf.profiles.user.databases = [
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          "org/gnome/mutter" = {
            experimental-features = [
-             "scale-monitor-framebuffer" # Enables fractional scaling (125% 150% 175%)
+             "autoclose-xwayland" # automatically terminates Xwayland if all relevant X11 clients are gone
-             "variable-refresh-rate" # Enables Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) on compatible displays
+             # "kms-modifiers" # allocate scanout buffers using "explicit modifiers" if your graphics driver supports it. Uncomment if you want to test NVIDIA optimizations
-            "xwayland-native-scaling" # Scales Xwayland applications to look crisp on HiDPI screens
            ];
          };
@@ Line 233: / Line 232: @@
 {{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
    environment.gnome.excludePackages = with pkgs; [
-     totem
+     showtime
    ];
-</nowiki>}}
+</nowiki>|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}}
 == Troubleshooting ==
 === Missing cursor/cursor is a white box ===
-This occurs when installing GNOME from an existing NixOS installation that used a different desktop environment that modified dconf (most likely switching from KDE to GNOME). To easily fix this: reset all dconf settings.<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
+This occurs when installing GNOME from an existing NixOS installation that used a different desktop environment that modified dconf (most likely switching from KDE to GNOME). To easily fix this alongside any number of silent incompatabilities: reset all dconf settings.<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 $ dconf reset -f /
 </syntaxhighlight>