gnu/system/examples/lightweight-desktop.tmpl

   1 ;; This is an operating system configuration template
   2 ;; for a "desktop" setup without full-blown desktop
   3 ;; environments.
   4
   5 (use-modules (gnu) (gnu system nss))
   6 (use-service-modules desktop)
   7 (use-package-modules bootloaders certs ratpoison suckless wm)
   8
   9 (operating-system
  10   (host-name "antelope")
  11   (timezone "Europe/Paris")
  12   (locale "en_US.utf8")
  13
  14   ;; Use the UEFI variant of GRUB with the EFI System
  15   ;; Partition mounted on /boot/efi.
  16   (bootloader (bootloader-configuration
  17                 (bootloader grub-efi-bootloader)
  18                 (target "/boot/efi")))
  19
  20   ;; Assume the target root file system is labelled "my-root",
  21   ;; and the EFI System Partition has UUID 1234-ABCD.
  22   (file-systems (append
  23                  (list (file-system
  24                          (device (file-system-label "my-root"))
  25                          (mount-point "/")
  26                          (type "ext4"))
  27                        (file-system
  28                          (device (uuid "1234-ABCD" 'fat))
  29                          (mount-point "/boot/efi")
  30                          (type "vfat")))
  31                  %base-file-systems))
  32
  33   (users (cons (user-account
  34                 (name "alice")
  35                 (comment "Bob's sister")
  36                 (group "users")
  37                 (supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev"
  38                                         "audio" "video"))
  39                 (home-directory "/home/alice"))
  40                %base-user-accounts))
  41
  42   ;; Add a bunch of window managers; we can choose one at
  43   ;; the log-in screen with F1.
  44   (packages (append (list
  45                      ;; window managers
  46                      ratpoison i3-wm i3status dmenu
  47                      ;; for HTTPS access
  48                      nss-certs)
  49                     %base-packages))
  50
  51   ;; Use the "desktop" services, which include the X11
  52   ;; log-in service, networking with NetworkManager, and more.
  53   (services %desktop-services)
  54
  55   ;; Allow resolution of '.local' host names with mDNS.
  56   (name-service-switch %mdns-host-lookup-nss))