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[[{{PAGENAME}}]] (/(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. | [[{{PAGENAME}}]] (/(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. | ||
== | == Setup == | ||
To use GNOME, add this to your configuration.nix: | To use GNOME, add this to your configuration.nix: | ||
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== Excluding some GNOME applications from the default install == | === Excluding some GNOME applications from the default install === | ||
Not all applications that come pre-installed with the GNOME desktop environment are desirable for everyone to have on their machines. There's a way to edit {{inline Command|configuration.nix}} to exclude these kinds of packages, for example as follows: | Not all applications that come pre-installed with the GNOME desktop environment are desirable for everyone to have on their machines. There's a way to edit {{inline Command|configuration.nix}} to exclude these kinds of packages, for example as follows: | ||
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== Running GNOME programs outside of GNOME == | == Configuration == | ||
=== Managing extensions === | |||
GNOME extensions are managed and configured by the program "Extension" that comes with GNOME. | |||
Extensions to be installed system-wide by adding them to NixOS configuration in {{ic|environment.systemPackages}} or per-user, or from the GNOME extensions website using a Web browser extension. | |||
=== Dark mode === | |||
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. | |||
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home-manager.users.myuser = { | |||
dconf = { | |||
enable = true; | |||
settings."org/gnome/desktop/interface".color-scheme = "prefer-dark"; | |||
}; | |||
}; | |||
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== Tips and tricks == | |||
=== Running GNOME programs outside of GNOME === | |||
While we are packaging GNOME platform-based applications to be largely [https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-language-gnome self-contained], they still depend, for one reason or another, on some global configuration. The {{ic|gnome.nix}} module sets all the necessary options for you but if you are running customized set-up, you might need to replicate that yourself. | While we are packaging GNOME platform-based applications to be largely [https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-language-gnome self-contained], they still depend, for one reason or another, on some global configuration. The {{ic|gnome.nix}} module sets all the necessary options for you but if you are running customized set-up, you might need to replicate that yourself. | ||
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= | === Systray Icons === | ||
== Systray Icons == | |||
To get systray icons, install the related gnome shell extension | To get systray icons, install the related gnome shell extension | ||
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== Running ancient applications == | === Running ancient applications === | ||
Long ago, in the GNOME 2 era, applications used GConf service to store configuration. This has been deprecated for many years but some applications were abandoned before they managed to upgrade to a newer dconf system. If you are running such application and getting an error like: | Long ago, in the GNOME 2 era, applications used GConf service to store configuration. This has been deprecated for many years but some applications were abandoned before they managed to upgrade to a newer dconf system. If you are running such application and getting an error like: | ||