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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guix.texi | 96 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/services/desktop.scm | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/services/xorg.scm | 39 |
3 files changed, 91 insertions, 46 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 4a32cdff5d..c3b97cea1f 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -11001,6 +11001,65 @@ Xorg---is provided by the @code{(gnu services xorg)} module. Note that there is no @code{xorg-service} procedure. Instead, the X server is started by the @dfn{login manager}, currently SLiM. +@defvr {Scheme Variable} slim-service-type +This is the type for the SLiM graphical login manager for X11. + +@cindex session types (X11) +@cindex X11 session types +SLiM looks for @dfn{session types} described by the @file{.desktop} files in +@file{/run/current-system/profile/share/xsessions} and allows users to +choose a session from the log-in screen using @kbd{F1}. Packages such +as @code{xfce}, @code{sawfish}, and @code{ratpoison} provide +@file{.desktop} files; adding them to the system-wide set of packages +automatically makes them available at the log-in screen. + +In addition, @file{~/.xsession} files are honored. When available, +@file{~/.xsession} must be an executable that starts a window manager +and/or other X clients. +@end defvr + +@deftp {Data Type} slim-configuration +Data type representing the configuration of @code{slim-service-type}. + +@table @asis +@item @code{allow-empty-passwords?} (default: @code{#t}) +Whether to allow logins with empty passwords. + +@item @code{auto-login?} (default: @code{#f}) +@itemx @code{default-user} (default: @code{""}) +When @code{auto-login?} is false, SLiM presents a log-in screen. + +When @code{auto-login?} is true, SLiM logs in directly as +@code{default-user}. + +@item @code{theme} (default: @code{%default-slim-theme}) +@itemx @code{theme-name} (default: @code{%default-slim-theme-name}) +The graphical theme to use and its name. + +@item @code{auto-login-session} (default: @code{windowmaker}) +The default session to use when none is specified. + +@item @code{startx} (default: @code{(xorg-start-command)}) +The command used to start the X11 graphical server. + +@item @code{xauth} (default: @code{xauth}) +The XAuth package to use. + +@item @code{shepherd} (default: @code{shepherd}) +The Shepherd package used when invoking @command{halt} and +@command{reboot}. + +@item @code{slim} (default: @code{slim}) +The SLiM package to use. +@end table +@end deftp + +@defvr {Scheme Variable} %default-theme +@defvrx {Scheme Variable} %default-theme-name +The default SLiM theme and its name. +@end defvr + + @deftp {Data Type} sddm-configuration This is the data type representing the sddm service configuration. @@ -11094,6 +11153,7 @@ Relogin after logout. @end deftp @cindex login manager +@cindex X11 login @deffn {Scheme Procedure} sddm-service config Return a service that spawns the SDDM graphical login manager for config of type @code{<sddm-configuration>}. @@ -11105,42 +11165,6 @@ type @code{<sddm-configuration>}. @end example @end deffn -@deffn {Scheme Procedure} slim-service [#:allow-empty-passwords? #f] @ - [#:auto-login? #f] [#:default-user ""] [#:startx] @ - [#:theme @var{%default-slim-theme}] @ - [#:theme-name @var{%default-slim-theme-name}] -Return a service that spawns the SLiM graphical login manager, which in -turn starts the X display server with @var{startx}, a command as returned by -@code{xorg-start-command}. - -@cindex X session - -SLiM automatically looks for session types described by the @file{.desktop} -files in @file{/run/current-system/profile/share/xsessions} and allows users -to choose a session from the log-in screen using @kbd{F1}. Packages such as -@var{xfce}, @var{sawfish}, and @var{ratpoison} provide @file{.desktop} files; -adding them to the system-wide set of packages automatically makes them -available at the log-in screen. - -In addition, @file{~/.xsession} files are honored. When available, -@file{~/.xsession} must be an executable that starts a window manager -and/or other X clients. - -When @var{allow-empty-passwords?} is true, allow logins with an empty -password. When @var{auto-login?} is true, log in automatically as -@var{default-user}. - -If @var{theme} is @code{#f}, use the default log-in theme; otherwise -@var{theme} must be a gexp denoting the name of a directory containing the -theme to use. In that case, @var{theme-name} specifies the name of the -theme. -@end deffn - -@defvr {Scheme Variable} %default-theme -@defvrx {Scheme Variable} %default-theme-name -The G-Expression denoting the default SLiM theme and its name. -@end defvr - @deffn {Scheme Procedure} xorg-start-command [#:guile] @ [#:modules %default-xorg-modules] @ [#:fonts %default-xorg-fonts] @ diff --git a/gnu/services/desktop.scm b/gnu/services/desktop.scm index ec33e1d5ec..78530b3454 100644 --- a/gnu/services/desktop.scm +++ b/gnu/services/desktop.scm @@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ with the administrator's password." (define %desktop-services ;; List of services typically useful for a "desktop" use case. - (cons* (slim-service) + (cons* (service slim-service-type) ;; Screen lockers are a pretty useful thing and these are small. (screen-locker-service slock) diff --git a/gnu/services/xorg.scm b/gnu/services/xorg.scm index e7b9d9adc5..c1955e0b65 100644 --- a/gnu/services/xorg.scm +++ b/gnu/services/xorg.scm @@ -52,7 +52,20 @@ %default-slim-theme %default-slim-theme-name + slim-configuration + slim-configuration? + slim-configuration-slim + slim-configuration-allow-empty-passwords? + slim-configuration-auto-login? + slim-configuration-default-user + slim-configuration-theme + slim-configuration-theme-name + slim-configuration-xauth + slim-configuration-shepherd + slim-configuration-auto-login-session + slim-configuration-startx + slim-service-type slim-service @@ -355,17 +368,24 @@ which should be passed to this script as the first argument. If not, the slim-configuration? (slim slim-configuration-slim (default slim)) - (allow-empty-passwords? slim-configuration-allow-empty-passwords?) - (auto-login? slim-configuration-auto-login?) - (default-user slim-configuration-default-user) - (theme slim-configuration-theme) - (theme-name slim-configuration-theme-name) + (allow-empty-passwords? slim-configuration-allow-empty-passwords? + (default #t)) + (auto-login? slim-configuration-auto-login? + (default #f)) + (default-user slim-configuration-default-user + (default "")) + (theme slim-configuration-theme + (default %default-slim-theme)) + (theme-name slim-configuration-theme-name + (default %default-slim-theme-name)) (xauth slim-configuration-xauth (default xauth)) (shepherd slim-configuration-shepherd (default shepherd)) - (auto-login-session slim-configuration-auto-login-session) - (startx slim-configuration-startx)) + (auto-login-session slim-configuration-auto-login-session + (default (file-append windowmaker "/bin/wmaker"))) + (startx slim-configuration-startx + (default (xorg-start-command)))) (define (slim-pam-service config) "Return a PAM service for @command{slim}." @@ -440,9 +460,10 @@ reboot_cmd " shepherd "/sbin/reboot\n" ;; Unconditionally add xterm to the system profile, to ;; avoid bad surprises. (service-extension profile-service-type - (const (list xterm))))))) + (const (list xterm))))) + (default-value (slim-configuration)))) -(define* (slim-service #:key (slim slim) +(define* (slim-service #:key (slim slim) ;deprecated (allow-empty-passwords? #t) auto-login? (default-user "") (theme %default-slim-theme) |