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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2016-03-22 23:48:21 +0100
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2016-03-23 00:23:12 +0100
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doc: Add "lightweight desktop" OS config example.
* gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl (packages): Remove XFCE and RATPOISON. (services): Add 'gnome-desktop-service' and 'xfce-desktop-service'. * gnu/system/examples/lightweight-desktop.tmpl: New file. * Makefile.am (EXAMPLES): Add it. * doc.am (OS_CONFIG_EXAMPLES_TEXI): Add doc/os-config-lightweight-desktop.texi. * gnu/system/install.scm (/etc/configuration-files)[directory]: Add lightweight-desktop.tmpl.
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+;; This is an operating system configuration template
+;; for a "desktop" setup without full-blown desktop
+;; environments.
+
+(use-modules (gnu) (gnu system nss))
+(use-service-modules desktop)
+(use-package-modules wm ratpoison certs)
+
+(operating-system
+ (host-name "antelope")
+ (timezone "Europe/Paris")
+ (locale "en_US.UTF-8")
+
+ ;; Assuming /dev/sdX is the target hard disk, and "my-root"
+ ;; is the label of the target root file system.
+ (bootloader (grub-configuration (device "/dev/sdX")))
+
+ (file-systems (cons (file-system
+ (device "my-root")
+ (title 'label)
+ (mount-point "/")
+ (type "ext4"))
+ %base-file-systems))
+
+ (users (cons (user-account
+ (name "alice")
+ (comment "Bob's brother")
+ (group "users")
+ (supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev"
+ "audio" "video"))
+ (home-directory "/home/alice"))
+ %base-user-accounts))
+
+ ;; Add a bunch of window managers; we can choose one at
+ ;; the log-in screen with F1.
+ (packages (cons* ratpoison i3-wm xmonad ;window managers
+ nss-certs ;for HTTPS access
+ %base-packages))
+
+ ;; Use the "desktop" services, which include the X11
+ ;; log-in service, networking with Wicd, and more.
+ (services %desktop-services)
+
+ ;; Allow resolution of '.local' host names with mDNS.
+ (name-service-switch %mdns-host-lookup-nss))