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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 130985d30f..c46df88a4a 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -17606,27 +17606,27 @@ field of an @code{operating-system} declaration (@pxref{operating-system Reference, @code{services}}). 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 -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-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'' -file management window, if the user authenticates using the -administrator's password via the standard polkit graphical interface. -To ``add MATE'' means that @code{polkit} and @code{dbus} are extended -appropriately, allowing MATE to operate with elevated privileges on a -limited number of special-purpose system interfaces. Additionally, -adding a service of type @code{mate-desktop-service-type} adds the MATE -metapackage to the system profile. ``Adding Enlightenment'' means that -@code{dbus} is extended appropriately, and several of Enlightenment's binaries -are set as setuid, allowing Enlightenment's screen locker and other -functionality to work as expected. +@code{xfce-desktop-service}, @code{mate-desktop-service-type}, +@code{lxqt-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 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-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'' file +management window, if the user authenticates using the administrator's +password via the standard polkit graphical interface. To ``add MATE'' means +that @code{polkit} and @code{dbus} are extended appropriately, allowing MATE +to operate with elevated privileges on a limited number of special-purpose +system interfaces. Additionally, adding a service of type +@code{mate-desktop-service-type} adds the MATE metapackage to the system +profile. ``Adding Enlightenment'' means that @code{dbus} is extended +appropriately, and several of Enlightenment's binaries are set as setuid, +allowing Enlightenment's screen locker and other functionality to work as +expected. The desktop environments in Guix use the Xorg display server by default. If you'd like to use the newer display server protocol @@ -17694,6 +17694,24 @@ The MATE package to use. @end table @end deftp +@deffn {Scheme Variable} lxqt-desktop-service-type +This is the type of the service that runs the @uref{https://lxqt.github.io, +LXQt desktop environment}. Its value is a @code{lxqt-desktop-configuration} +object (see below). + +This service adds the @code{lxqt} package to the system +profile. +@end deffn + +@deftp {Data Type} lxqt-desktop-configuration +Configuration record for the LXQt desktop environment. + +@table @asis +@item @code{lxqt} (default: @code{lxqt}) +The LXQT package to use. +@end table +@end deftp + @deffn {Scheme Variable} enlightenment-desktop-service-type Return a service that adds the @code{enlightenment} package to the system profile, and extends dbus with actions from @code{efl}. |