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To use the GNOME desktop environment on NixOS, the following configuration options must be set:

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

{{file|3={ config, pkgs, ... }:

{

# Pre 25.11

services.xserver.enable = true;

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services.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;

services.desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;

}

</~~nowiki>~~}}

# For a minimal / barebones Gnome DE

services.gnome.core-apps.enable = false;

services.gnome.core-developer-tools.enable = false;

services.gnome.games.enable = false;

environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ gnome-console ];

environment.gnome.excludePackages = with pkgs; [ gnome-tour gnome-user-docs ];

}|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}}

Despite the options in NixOS versions before 25.11 being under the <code>xserver</code> module, GNOME uses [[Wayland]] by default. NixOS 25.11 and later removes support for the [[Xorg]] session entirely (though Xwayland is still included and supported for compatibility).

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== Tips and tricks ==

~~=== Barebones / Minimal Gnome Desktop ===~~

~~This can now be used as a base to build upon with additional apps as required for a Minimal DE.{{File|3={~~

~~# Pre 25.11~~

~~services.xserver.enable = true;~~

~~services.xserver.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;~~

~~services.xserver.desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;~~

~~# As of 25.11~~

~~services.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;~~

~~services.desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;~~

~~services.gnome = {~~

~~core-apps.enable = false;~~

~~core-developer-tools.enable = false;~~

~~games.enable = false;~~

};

~~environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [~~

~~gnome-console~~

];

~~environment.gnome.excludePackages = with pkgs; [~~

~~gnome-tour~~

~~gnome-user-docs~~

];

~~}|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}}~~

=== GNOME power user apps ===

Both GNOME Tweaks (accessible as <code>gnome-tweaks</code>) and [https://gitlab.gnome.org/TheEvilSkeleton/Refine Refine] (accessible as <code>refine</code>) allow you to change certain GNOME settings that are hidden by default (such as interface font, window decoration buttons like maximize/minimize, icon themes and GTK themes, etc).

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 To use the GNOME desktop environment on NixOS, the following configuration options must be set:
-{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
+{{file|3={ config, pkgs, ... }:
 {
    # Pre 25.11
    services.xserver.enable = true;
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    services.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
    services.desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;
-}
-</nowiki>}}
+  # For a minimal / barebones Gnome DE
+  services.gnome.core-apps.enable = false;
+  services.gnome.core-developer-tools.enable = false;
+  services.gnome.games.enable = false;
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ gnome-console ];
+  environment.gnome.excludePackages = with pkgs; [ gnome-tour gnome-user-docs ];
+}|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}}
 Despite the options in NixOS versions before 25.11 being under the <code>xserver</code> module, GNOME uses [[Wayland]] by default. NixOS 25.11 and later removes support for the [[Xorg]] session entirely (though Xwayland is still included and supported for compatibility).
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 == Tips and tricks ==
-=== Barebones / Minimal Gnome Desktop ===
-This can now be used as a base to build upon with additional apps as required for a Minimal DE.{{File|3={
-  # Pre 25.11
-  services.xserver.enable = true;
-  services.xserver.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
-  services.xserver.desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;
-  # As of 25.11
-  services.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
-  services.desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;
-  services.gnome = {
-   core-apps.enable = false;
-   core-developer-tools.enable = false;
-   games.enable = false;
-  };
-  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-   gnome-console
-  ];
-  environment.gnome.excludePackages = with pkgs; [
-   gnome-tour
-   gnome-user-docs
-  ];
-}|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}}
 === GNOME power user apps ===
 Both GNOME Tweaks (accessible as <code>gnome-tweaks</code>) and [https://gitlab.gnome.org/TheEvilSkeleton/Refine Refine]  (accessible as <code>refine</code>) allow you to change certain GNOME settings that are hidden by default (such as interface font, window decoration buttons like maximize/minimize, icon themes and GTK themes, etc).