Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a Linux desktop that provides advanced innovative features and a traditional user experience.

Installation

Add to your configuration:

❄︎ /etc/nixos/configuration.nix

services.xserver.desktopManager.cinnamon.enable = true;

Although it is enabled through the xserver options, the experimental Wayland session is available through enabling this option.

Linux Mint Cinnamon edition comes with LightDM as the display manager, you can enable LightDM in your configuration like so:

❄︎ /etc/nixos/configuration.nix

services.xserver.displayManager.lightdm.enable = true;

❄︎ /etc/nixos/configuration.nix

environment.cinnamon.excludePackages = [
  pkgs.blueman
];