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=== GNOME desktop ===

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

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

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

{

~~# 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;

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

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

}|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}}Mixing GNOME with other desktops (such as alternative login managers other than GDM) is not supported, make sure to disable other desktop modules before rebuilding if you encounter issues with conflicting desktops.

~~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)~~.

=== GNOME extensions ===

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 === GNOME desktop ===
-To use the GNOME desktop environment on NixOS, the following configuration options must be set:
+To use the GNOME desktop environment on NixOS, the following configuration module options must be set:
 {{file|3={ config, pkgs, ... }:
 {
-  # 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;
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    environment.gnome.excludePackages = with pkgs; [ gnome-tour gnome-user-docs ];
-}|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}}
+}|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}}Mixing GNOME with other desktops (such as alternative login managers other than GDM) is not supported, make sure to disable other desktop modules before rebuilding if you encounter issues with conflicting desktops.
-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).
 === GNOME extensions ===