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[https://gnome.org/ {{PAGENAME}}] is available as a [[module]] and can be enabled with <code>services.xserver.desktopManager</code>. | [https://gnome.org/ {{PAGENAME}}] is available as a [[module]] and can be enabled with <code>services.xserver.desktopManager</code>. | ||
== Installation == | == Installation == | ||
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</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
To declaratively enable and configure, use of modules like home-manager | To declaratively enable and configure, use of modules like home-manager you are required to configure dconf settings. | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos"> | <syntaxhighlight lang="nixos"> | ||
dconf = { | |||
enable = true; | |||
settings = { | |||
"org/gnome/shell" = { | |||
disabled-user-extensions = false; # enables user extensions (disabled by default) | |||
enabled-extensions = [ | |||
"blur-my-shell@aunetx" | |||
# **** | |||
]; | |||
}; | |||
# Configure individual extensions | |||
"org/gnome/shell/extensions/blur-my-shell" = { | |||
brightness = 0.75; | |||
noise-amount = 0; | |||
}; | |||
}; | |||
}; | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
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Change default color theme for all GTK4 applications to dark using [[Home Manager]]. Change <code>myuser</code> to the user you want to apply the configuration to. | Change default color theme for all GTK4 applications to dark using [[Home Manager]]. Change <code>myuser</code> to the user you want to apply the configuration to. | ||
< | <syntaxhighlight lang="nix"> | ||
home-manager.users.myuser = { | home-manager.users.myuser = { | ||
dconf = { | |||
enable = true; | |||
settings."org/gnome/desktop/interface".color-scheme = "prefer-dark"; | |||
}; | |||
}; | }; | ||
</ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
== Tips and tricks == | == Tips and tricks == | ||
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For instance, if you see the following error: | For instance, if you see the following error: | ||
< | <syntaxhighlight lang="text"> | ||
dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to dconf: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name ca.desrt.dconf was not provided by any .service files | |||
</ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
you should enable dconf module: | you should enable dconf module: | ||
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Big [https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/merge_requests/1441 merge request] against Mutter improves the performance of the window manager by a lot (and is already used by Ubuntu). Not merged into nixpkgs due to [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/197181 philosophy of nixpkgs], but users are free to add this overlay to get it too. | Big [https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/merge_requests/1441 merge request] against Mutter improves the performance of the window manager by a lot (and is already used by Ubuntu). Not merged into nixpkgs due to [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/197181 philosophy of nixpkgs], but users are free to add this overlay to get it too. | ||
For NixOS 23.11 (gnome 45), add the following: | |||
< | <syntaxhighlight lang="nix"> | ||
nixpkgs.overlays = [ | |||
(final: prev: { | |||
gnome = prev.gnome.overrideScope (gnomeFinal: gnomePrev: { | |||
mutter = gnomePrev.mutter.overrideAttrs ( old: { | |||
src = pkgs.fetchgit { | |||
url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/vanvugt/mutter.git"; | |||
rev = "0b896518b2028d9c4d6ea44806d093fd33793689"; | |||
sha256 = "sha256-mzNy5GPlB2qkI2KEAErJQzO//uo8yO0kPQUwvGDwR4w="; | |||
}; | |||
}); | |||
}); | |||
}) | |||
]; | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
For NixOS 24.05 (gnome 46), add the following: | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix"> | |||
nixpkgs.overlays = [ | nixpkgs.overlays = [ | ||
(final: prev: { | |||
gnome = prev.gnome.overrideScope (gnomeFinal: gnomePrev: { | |||
mutter = gnomePrev.mutter.overrideAttrs ( old: { | |||
src = pkgs.fetchgit { | |||
url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/vanvugt/mutter.git"; | |||
rev = "663f19bc02c1b4e3d1a67b4ad72d644f9b9d6970"; | |||
sha256 = "sha256-I1s4yz5JEWJY65g+dgprchwZuPGP9djgYXrMMxDQGrs="; | |||
}; | |||
}); | |||
}); | |||
}) | |||
]; | ]; | ||
</ | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
You might need to disable aliases to make it work: | You might need to disable aliases to make it work: | ||
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=== Change user's profile picture === | === Change user's profile picture === | ||
Currently there is no way to change the user's profile picture using Gnome Control Center [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/10025 (see this issue)] and currently there is no plan to support it officially in NixOS. | Currently there is no way to change the user's profile picture using Gnome Control Center [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/10025 (see this issue)] and currently there is no plan to support it officially in NixOS. However, you can modify it by copying the profile picture that you want to the path '''/home/$USER/.face''' as a workaround, i.e. | ||
However, you can modify it by copying the profile picture that you want to the path '''/home/$USER/.face''' as a workaround, i.e. | |||
<syntaxHighlight lang=console> | <syntaxHighlight lang=console> | ||