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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index d99b7fd933..1bbed7a72d 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -14395,7 +14395,7 @@ The @code{(gnu services desktop)} module provides services that are usually useful in the context of a ``desktop'' setup---that is, on a machine running a graphical display server, possibly with graphical user interfaces, etc. It also defines services that provide specific desktop -environments like GNOME, XFCE or MATE. +environments like GNOME, Xfce or MATE. To simplify things, the module defines a variable containing the set of services that users typically expect on a machine with a graphical @@ -14422,14 +14422,14 @@ 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 +@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 +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 @@ -14470,12 +14470,25 @@ The GNOME package to use. @end table @end deftp -@deffn {Scheme Procedure} xfce-desktop-service -Return a service that adds the @code{xfce} package to the system profile, -and extends polkit with the ability for @code{thunar} to manipulate the -file system as root from within a user session, after the user has -authenticated with the administrator's password. -@end deffn +@defvr {Scheme Variable} xfce-desktop-service-type +This is the type of a service to run the @uref{Xfce, https://xfce.org/} +desktop environment. Its value is an @code{xfce-desktop-configuration} object +(see below.) + +This service that adds the @code{xfce} package to the system profile, and +extends polkit with the ability for @code{thunar} to manipulate the file +system as root from within a user session, after the user has authenticated +with the administrator's password. +@end defvr + +@deftp {Data Type} xfce-desktop-configuration +Configuration record for the Xfce desktop environment. + +@table @asis +@item @code{xfce} (default @code{xfce}) +The Xfce package to use. +@end table +@end deftp @deffn {Scheme Variable} mate-desktop-service-type This is the type of the service that runs the @uref{https://mate-desktop.org/, @@ -14508,9 +14521,9 @@ The enlightenment package to use. @end table @end deftp -Because the GNOME, XFCE and MATE desktop services pull in so many packages, +Because the GNOME, Xfce and MATE desktop services pull in so many packages, the default @code{%desktop-services} variable doesn't include any of -them by default. To add GNOME, XFCE or MATE, just @code{cons} them onto +them by default. To add GNOME, Xfce or MATE, just @code{cons} them onto @code{%desktop-services} in the @code{services} field of your @code{operating-system}: @@ -14521,7 +14534,7 @@ them by default. To add GNOME, XFCE or MATE, just @code{cons} them onto ... ;; cons* adds items to the list given as its last argument. (services (cons* (service gnome-desktop-service-type) - (xfce-desktop-service) + (service xfce-desktop-service) %desktop-services)) ...) @end example |