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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guix.texi | 28 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/installer/services.scm | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/services/desktop.scm | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl | 2 |
4 files changed, 26 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 7d80c00530..d99b7fd933 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -14420,7 +14420,7 @@ The @var{%desktop-services} variable can be used as the @code{services} field of an @code{operating-system} declaration (@pxref{operating-system Reference, @code{services}}). -Additionally, the @code{gnome-desktop-service}, +Additionally, the @code{gnome-desktop-service-type}, @code{xfce-desktop-service}, @code{mate-desktop-service-type} and @code{enlightenment-desktop-service-type} procedures can add GNOME, XFCE, MATE and/or Enlightenment to a system. To ``add GNOME'' means that system-level @@ -14428,7 +14428,7 @@ services like the backlight adjustment helpers and the power management utilities are added to the system, extending @code{polkit} and @code{dbus} appropriately, allowing GNOME to operate with elevated privileges on a limited number of special-purpose system interfaces. Additionally, -adding a service made by @code{gnome-desktop-service} adds the GNOME +adding a service made by @code{gnome-desktop-service-type} adds the GNOME metapackage to the system profile. Likewise, adding the XFCE service not only adds the @code{xfce} metapackage to the system profile, but it also gives the Thunar file manager the ability to open a ``root-mode'' @@ -14452,11 +14452,23 @@ also try starting GNOME on Wayland manually from a TTY with the command ``XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland exec dbus-run-session gnome-session``. Currently only GNOME has support for Wayland. -@deffn {Scheme Procedure} gnome-desktop-service -Return a service that adds the @code{gnome} package to the system -profile, and extends polkit with the actions from -@code{gnome-settings-daemon}. -@end deffn +@defvr {Scheme Variable} gnome-desktop-service-type +This is the type of the service that adds the @uref{https://www.gnome.org, +GNOME} desktop environment. Its value is a @code{gnome-desktop-configuration} +object (see below.) + +This service adds the @code{gnome} package to the system profile, and extends +polkit with the actions from @code{gnome-settings-daemon}. +@end defvr + +@deftp {Data Type} gnome-desktop-configuration +Configuration record for the GNOME desktop environment. + +@table @asis +@item @code{gnome} (default @code{gnome}) +The GNOME package to use. +@end table +@end deftp @deffn {Scheme Procedure} xfce-desktop-service Return a service that adds the @code{xfce} package to the system profile, @@ -14508,7 +14520,7 @@ them by default. To add GNOME, XFCE or MATE, just @code{cons} them onto (operating-system ... ;; cons* adds items to the list given as its last argument. - (services (cons* (gnome-desktop-service) + (services (cons* (service gnome-desktop-service-type) (xfce-desktop-service) %desktop-services)) ...) diff --git a/gnu/installer/services.scm b/gnu/installer/services.scm index f263ecc84f..e719da083d 100644 --- a/gnu/installer/services.scm +++ b/gnu/installer/services.scm @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ (list (desktop-environment (name "GNOME") - (snippet '(gnome-desktop-service))) + (snippet '(service gnome-desktop-service-type))) (desktop-environment (name "Xfce") (snippet '(xfce-desktop-service))) diff --git a/gnu/services/desktop.scm b/gnu/services/desktop.scm index b912c208cc..9c9472e1a2 100644 --- a/gnu/services/desktop.scm +++ b/gnu/services/desktop.scm @@ -884,9 +884,12 @@ rules." (service-extension profile-service-type (compose list gnome-package)))) + (default-value (gnome-desktop-configuration)) (description "Run the GNOME desktop environment."))) -(define* (gnome-desktop-service #:key (config (gnome-desktop-configuration))) +(define-deprecated (gnome-desktop-service #:key (config + (gnome-desktop-configuration))) + gnome-desktop-service-type "Return a service that adds the @code{gnome} package to the system profile, and extends polkit with the actions from @code{gnome-settings-daemon}." (service gnome-desktop-service-type config)) diff --git a/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl b/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl index bc5cbd6e6b..fe32bc58b5 100644 --- a/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl +++ b/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ ;; screen with F1. Use the "desktop" services, which ;; include the X11 log-in service, networking with ;; NetworkManager, and more. - (services (append (list (gnome-desktop-service) + (services (append (list (service gnome-desktop-service-type) (xfce-desktop-service)) %desktop-services)) |