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== Gnome ==
== Gnome ==
GNOME (/(ɡ)noʊm/) is a desktop environment that aims to be simple and easy to use. It is designed by The GNOME Project and is composed entirely of free and open-source software. GNOME is a part of the GNU Project.
GNOME (/(ɡ)noʊm/) is a desktop environment that aims to be simple and easy to use. It is designed by The GNOME Project and is composed entirely of free and open-source software. GNOME is a part of the GNU Project.
=== Install Gnome ===
To use Gnome with GDM on Xorg, add this to your configuration.nix:
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services.xserver.enable = true;
services.xserver.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
services.xserver.displayManager.gdm.wayland = false;
services.xserver.desktopManager.gnome3.enable = true;
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=== Applications fails to start because dconf/gconf is missing ===
=== Applications fails to start because dconf/gconf is missing ===
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GLib.GException: Failed to contact configuration server; the most common cause is a missing or misconfigured D-Bus session bus daemon. See http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/ for information
GLib.GException: Failed to contact configuration server; the most common cause is a missing or misconfigured D-Bus session bus daemon. See http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/ for information
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when running Gtk applications you need to add gconf to the list of dbus packages in your configuration.nix.
when running Gtk applications you need to add gconf to the list of dbus packages in your configuration.nix.