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Dick Middleton <dick@fouter.net> writes:

> Hello,
Hi!
>
> 	Just started playing with Guix and am trying to get ssh to start as a service.
>
> My system is configured using the standard desktop example config.scm given
> with the installation.
>
> I'm trying to add the relevant bits from the simple example in reference guide
>   "7.2.1 Using the Configuration System".
>
> i.e I've added:
>
> (use-service-modules networking ssh)
> ...
> (services (cons* (lsh-service) %base-services))
The desktop example use '%desktop-services' (in gnu/services/desktop.scm).
It contain services like dbus, slim, and wicd, etc.

wicd-service is provide the 'networking'.
>
> guix reconfigure complains with this error: ssh-daemon requires 'networking'
> which is undefined.
>
> Do I have to install something (why is it not already installed?) or am I
> doing something wrong?
You can use '%desktop-services' (or add 'wicd-service' or others.
see the 7.2.7.2 Networking Services section of the manual).

Hope it helps!