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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2015-05-09 23:16:11 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2015-05-09 23:53:36 +0200
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doc: Add desktop configuration example.
* gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl: Change 'packages' and
  'host-name'.  Remove D-Bus, Avahi, and SLiM services, and add lsh
  instead.
* gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl: New file.
* Makefile.am (EXAMPLES): Add it.
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+;; This is an operating system configuration template
+;; for a "desktop" setup with X11.
+
+(use-modules (gnu) (gnu system nss))
+(use-service-modules desktop)
+(use-package-modules xfce ratpoison wicd avahi xorg)
+
+(operating-system
+  (host-name "antelope")
+  (timezone "Europe/Paris")
+  (locale "en_US.UTF-8")
+
+  ;; Assuming /dev/sdX is the target hard disk, and "root" is
+  ;; the label of the target root file system.
+  (bootloader (grub-configuration (device "/dev/sdX")))
+  (file-systems (cons (file-system
+                        (device "root")
+                        (title 'label)
+                        (mount-point "/")
+                        (type "ext4"))
+                      %base-file-systems))
+
+  (users (list (user-account
+                (name "bob")
+                (comment "Alice's brother")
+                (group "users")
+                (supplementary-groups '("wheel"
+                                        "audio" "video"))
+                (home-directory "/home/bob"))))
+
+  ;; Add Xfce and Ratpoison; that allows us to choose
+  ;; sessions using either of these at the log-in screen.
+  (packages (cons* xfce ratpoison    ;desktop environments
+                   xterm wicd avahi  ;useful tools
+                   %base-packages))
+
+  ;; Use the "desktop" services, which include the X11
+  ;; log-in service, networking with Wicd, and more.
+  (services %desktop-services)
+
+  ;; Allow resolution of '.local' host names with mDNS.
+  (name-service-switch %mdns-host-lookup-nss))