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-rw-r--r--gnu/services/xorg.scm9
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/services/xorg.scm b/gnu/services/xorg.scm
index 6200fa302a..c5a1a0d423 100644
--- a/gnu/services/xorg.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/xorg.scm
@@ -573,7 +573,14 @@ makes the good ol' XlockMore usable."
#:environment-variables
(list (string-append
"GDM_X_SERVER="
- #$(gdm-configuration-x-server config))))))
+ #$(gdm-configuration-x-server config))
+ ;; XXX: GDM requires access to a handful of
+ ;; programs and components from Gnome (gnome-shell,
+ ;; dbus, and gnome-session among others). The
+ ;; following variables only work provided Gnome is
+ ;; installed.
+ "XDG_DATA_DIRS=/run/current-system/profile/share"
+ "PATH=/run/current-system/profile/bin"))))
(stop #~(make-kill-destructor))
(respawn? #t))))