* gnu/home/services/base.scm: New file.
* gnu/home.scm (): Move home-fontconfig-service-type from
home-environment-default-essential-services to its %home-base-services.
* gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
---
 gnu/home.scm               |  5 ++---
 gnu/home/services/base.scm | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 gnu/local.mk               |  2 ++
 3 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 gnu/home/services/base.scm

diff --git a/gnu/home.scm b/gnu/home.scm
index c95d1e0818..c79db87018 100644
--- a/gnu/home.scm
+++ b/gnu/home.scm
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 
 (define-module (gnu home)
   #:use-module (gnu home services)
+  #:use-module (gnu home services base)
   #:use-module (gnu home services symlink-manager)
   #:use-module (gnu home services shells)
   #:use-module (gnu home services xdg)
-  #:use-module (gnu home services fontutils)
   #:use-module (gnu services)
   #:use-module (guix records)
   #:use-module (guix diagnostics)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ (define-record-type* <home-environment> home-environment
                                 this-home-environment)))
 
   (services           home-environment-user-services
-                      (default '()))
+                      (default %home-base-services))
 
   (location           home-environment-location            ; <location>
                       (default (and=> (current-source-location)
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ (define (home-environment-default-essential-services he)
 
    (service home-symlink-manager-service-type)
 
-   (service home-fontconfig-service-type)
    (service home-xdg-base-directories-service-type)
    (service home-shell-profile-service-type)
 
diff --git a/gnu/home/services/base.scm b/gnu/home/services/base.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fbf92ba213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/home/services/base.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2022 Taiju HIGASHI <higashi@taiju.info>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(define-module (gnu home services base)
+  #:use-module (gnu home services)
+  #:use-module (gnu home services fontutils)
+  #:export (%home-base-services))
+
+;;; Commentary:
+;;
+;; Base home services---i,e., services that 99% of the users will want to use.
+;;
+;;; Code:
+
+
+(define %home-base-services
+  ;; Convenience variable holding the basic services.
+  (list (service home-fontconfig-service-type)))
+
+;;; base.scm ends here
diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 26fdfe7ca9..c0fceafd3f 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 # Copyright © 2022 muradm <mail@muradm.net>
 # Copyright © 2022 Hilton Chain <hako@ultrarare.space>
 # Copyright © 2022 Alex Griffin <a@ajgrf.com>
+# Copyright © 2022 Taiju HIGASHI <higashi@taiju.info>
 #
 # This file is part of GNU Guix.
 #
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
   %D%/compression.scm				\
   %D%/home.scm					\
   %D%/home/services.scm			\
+  %D%/home/services/base.scm			\
   %D%/home/services/desktop.scm			\
   %D%/home/services/symlink-manager.scm		\
   %D%/home/services/fontutils.scm		\
-- 
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