diff --git a/gnu/packages/glib.scm b/gnu/packages/glib.scm
index bba9461d44..1c0de6eaed 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/glib.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/glib.scm
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ shared NFS home directories.")
   (package
    (name "glib")
    (version "2.62.6")
+   (replacement glib-with-gio-patch)
    (source (origin
             (method url-fetch)
             (uri (string-append "mirror://gnome/sources/"
@@ -387,6 +388,14 @@ dynamic loading, and an object system.")
    (home-page "https://developer.gnome.org/glib/")
    (license license:lgpl2.1+)))
 
+(define glib-with-gio-patch
+  (package
+    (inherit glib)
+    (source (origin
+              (inherit (package-source glib))
+              (patches (append (search-patches "glib-appinfo-watch.patch")
+                               (origin-patches (package-source glib))))))))
+
 (define-public glib-with-documentation
   ;; glib's doc must be built in a separate package since it requires gtk-doc,
   ;; which in turn depends on glib.
diff --git a/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl b/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl
index 716b9feb8d..4797111c67 100644
--- a/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl
+++ b/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 (use-modules (gnu) (gnu system nss))
 (use-service-modules desktop xorg)
-(use-package-modules certs gnome)
+(use-package-modules certs gnome linux)
 
 (operating-system
   (host-name "antelope")
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
                      ;; for HTTPS access
                      nss-certs
                      ;; for user mounts
-                     gvfs)
+                     gvfs
+                     strace)
                     %base-packages))
 
   ;; Add GNOME and Xfce---we can choose at the log-in screen
@@ -65,7 +66,6 @@
   ;; include the X11 log-in service, networking with
   ;; NetworkManager, and more.
   (services (append (list (service gnome-desktop-service-type)
-                          (service xfce-desktop-service-type)
                           (set-xorg-configuration
                            (xorg-configuration
                             (keyboard-layout keyboard-layout))))