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authorReza Alizadeh Majd <r.majd@pantherx.org>2020-10-19 23:58:49 +0300
committerOleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com>2020-10-20 00:21:45 +0300
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services: Add LXQt desktop service.
* gnu/services/desktop.scm (lxqt-desktop-service-type): New variable. (<lxqt-desktop-configuration>): New record type. (lxqt-desktop-configuration?): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Document this. Co-authored-by: Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com>
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@@ -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}.