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diff --git a/gnu/services/desktop.scm b/gnu/services/desktop.scm
index ecadb16b2f..24fd43a207 100644
--- a/gnu/services/desktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/desktop.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2014-2021 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2014-2022 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
;;; Copyright © 2015 Andy Wingo <wingo@igalia.com>
;;; Copyright © 2015 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
;;; Copyright © 2016 Sou Bunnbu <iyzsong@gmail.com>
@@ -366,7 +366,11 @@ users are allowed."
(list (service-extension dbus-root-service-type
geoclue-dbus-service)
(service-extension account-service-type
- (const %geoclue-accounts))))))
+ (const %geoclue-accounts))))
+ (description "Run the @command{geoclue} location service.
+This service provides a D-Bus interface to allow applications to request
+access to a user's physical location, and optionally to add information to
+online location databases.")))
(define* (geoclue-service #:key (geoclue geoclue)
(whitelist '())
@@ -914,7 +918,11 @@ screens and scanners.")))
;; Profile 'udisksctl' & co. in the system profile.
(service-extension profile-service-type
- udisks-package))))))
+ udisks-package)))
+ (description "Run UDisks, a @dfn{disk management} daemon
+that provides user interfaces with notifications and ways to mount/unmount
+disks. Programs that talk to UDisks include the @command{udisksctl} command,
+part of UDisks, and GNOME Disks."))))
(define* (udisks-service #:key (udisks udisks))
"Return a service for @uref{http://udisks.freedesktop.org/docs/latest/,
@@ -1129,7 +1137,12 @@ seats.)"
;; We need /run/user, /run/systemd, etc.
(service-extension file-system-service-type
(const %elogind-file-systems))))
- (default-value (elogind-configuration))))
+ (default-value (elogind-configuration))
+ (description "Run the @command{elogind} login and seat
+management service. The @command{elogind} service integrates with PAM to
+allow other system components to know the set of logged-in users as well as
+their session types (graphical, console, remote, etc.). It can also clean up
+after users when they log out.")))
(define* (elogind-service #:key (config (elogind-configuration)))
"Return a service that runs the @command{elogind} login and seat management
@@ -1177,7 +1190,11 @@ when they log out."
(const %accountsservice-activation))
(service-extension dbus-root-service-type list)
(service-extension polkit-service-type list)))
- (default-value accountsservice)))
+ (default-value accountsservice)
+ (description "Run AccountsService, a system service available
+over D-Bus that can list available accounts, change their passwords, and so
+on. AccountsService integrates with PolicyKit to enable unprivileged users to
+acquire the capability to modify their system configuration.")))
(define* (accountsservice-service #:key (accountsservice accountsservice))
"Return a service that runs AccountsService, a system service that