GDM
GNOME Display Manager (GDM) is a default display manager of GNOME desktop environment, but can be used independently as well.
Installation
GDM can be enabled as the display manager with this line.
❄︎ /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
services.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
Configuration
❄︎ /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
services.displayManager.gdm = {
enable = true;
};
# Enable autologin
services.displayManager.autoLogin = {
enable = true;
user = "username";
};
# Graphical session to pre-select
services.displayManager.defaultSession = "gnome";
Tips and tricks
Troubleshooting
See also
There is currently no comprehensive documentation for gdm, hence, here is a list of few decent places to get info or ask questions specific to GDM/Gnome.