* LXDE desktop in config.scm
@ 2018-09-18 16:58 znavko
2018-09-18 21:48 ` Leo Famulari
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: znavko @ 2018-09-18 16:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-guix@gnu.org
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Hello! GuixSD is nice for offers to users to have own software sets in one machine. I work with Guix and need more examples on how to write system config.
Please, help me to write config.scm to use LXDE desktop with Xfce.
Here are presented only xfce-desktop-service, gnome-desktop-service, mate-desktop-service, but no lxde.
So here https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/gnu/packages/lxde.scm only mentioned packages, but no services.
I could only add (use-modules (gnu packages lxde)) but lxde did not appeared in login screen. Pressing F1 gives nothing.
Here I could not understand https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/System-Configuration.html#System-Configuration
Please, how to set up lxde with xfce and make lxde default? Where can I read about this?
#cat /etc/config.scm
;; This is an operating system configuration template
;; for a "desktop" setup with GNOME and Xfce where the
;; root partition is encrypted with LUKS.
(use-modules (gnu)
(gnu system nss)
(gnu packages lxde)
(gnu packages gnuzilla)
)
(use-service-modules desktop)
(use-package-modules certs gnome)
(operating-system
(host-name "antelope")
(timezone "Europe/Moscow")
(locale "en_US.utf8")
;; Use the UEFI variant of GRUB with the EFI System
;; Partition mounted on /boot/efi.
(bootloader (bootloader-configuration
(bootloader grub-bootloader)
(target "/dev/sda")))
;; Specify a mapped device for the encrypted root partition.
;; The UUID is that returned by 'cryptsetup luksUUID'.
;(mapped-devices
; (list (mapped-device
; (source (uuid "12345678-1234-1234-1234-hash888abc"))
; (target "my-root")
; (type luks-device-mapping))))
(file-systems (cons (file-system
(device "/dev/sda1")
(mount-point "/")
(type "ext4")
)
%base-file-systems))
(swap-devices '("/dev/sda2"))
(users (cons (user-account
(name "bob")
(comment "bob is good too")
(group "users")
(supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev"
"audio" "video"))
(home-directory "/home/bob"))
%base-user-accounts))
;; This is where we specify system-wide packages.
(packages (cons* nss-certs ;for HTTPS access
gvfs ;for user mounts
gedit
icecat
%base-packages))
;; Add GNOME and/or Xfce---we can choose at the log-in
;; screen with F1. Use the "desktop" services, which
;; include the X11 log-in service, networking with
;; NetworkManager, and more.
(services (cons* (xfce-desktop-service)
%desktop-services))
;; Allow resolution of '.local' host names with mDNS.
(name-service-switch %mdns-host-lookup-nss))
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* Re: LXDE desktop in config.scm
2018-09-18 16:58 LXDE desktop in config.scm znavko
@ 2018-09-18 21:48 ` Leo Famulari
2018-09-19 8:06 ` Nils Gillmann
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0 siblings, 3 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Leo Famulari @ 2018-09-18 21:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: znavko; +Cc: help-guix@gnu.org
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On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 04:58:52PM +0000, znavko wrote:
> Here are presented only xfce-desktop-service, gnome-desktop-service, mate-desktop-service, but no lxde.
These services, which provide desktop using XFCE, GNOME, and MATE, are
defined in the file 'gnu/services/desktop.scm':
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/gnu/services/desktop.scm
Currently, we don't have a desktop service for LXDE.
Maybe a service is not required? It's possible to use i3 without a
desktop service. One just adds 'i3-wm' to the 'packages' field of their
config.scm and it will be available at the login screen.
> ;; This is where we specify system-wide packages.
> (packages (cons* nss-certs ;for HTTPS access
> gvfs ;for user mounts
> gedit
> icecat
> %base-packages))
You could try adding lxde to that list...
>
> ;; Add GNOME and/or Xfce---we can choose at the log-in
> ;; screen with F1. Use the "desktop" services, which
> ;; include the X11 log-in service, networking with
> ;; NetworkManager, and more.
> (services (cons* (xfce-desktop-service)
> %desktop-services))
... and, unless you want to use XFCE, change that to (services
%desktop-services)
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* Re: LXDE desktop in config.scm
2018-09-18 21:48 ` Leo Famulari
@ 2018-09-19 8:06 ` Nils Gillmann
2018-09-19 8:37 ` Nils Gillmann
2018-09-19 20:54 ` znavko
2 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Nils Gillmann @ 2018-09-19 8:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Leo Famulari; +Cc: help-guix@gnu.org
Leo Famulari transcribed 2.3K bytes:
> On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 04:58:52PM +0000, znavko wrote:
> > Here are presented only xfce-desktop-service, gnome-desktop-service, mate-desktop-service, but no lxde.
>
> These services, which provide desktop using XFCE, GNOME, and MATE, are
> defined in the file 'gnu/services/desktop.scm':
>
> https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/gnu/services/desktop.scm
>
> Currently, we don't have a desktop service for LXDE.
>
> Maybe a service is not required? It's possible to use i3 without a
> desktop service. One just adds 'i3-wm' to the 'packages' field of their
> config.scm and it will be available at the login screen.
>
> > ;; This is where we specify system-wide packages.
> > (packages (cons* nss-certs ;for HTTPS access
> > gvfs ;for user mounts
> > gedit
> > icecat
> > %base-packages))
>
> You could try adding lxde to that list...
As far as I know we don't even have a functional LXDE stack?
I've been working slowly on lxde + lxqt, none of them in a
state where you can log into it.
> >
> > ;; Add GNOME and/or Xfce---we can choose at the log-in
> > ;; screen with F1. Use the "desktop" services, which
> > ;; include the X11 log-in service, networking with
> > ;; NetworkManager, and more.
> > (services (cons* (xfce-desktop-service)
> > %desktop-services))
>
> ... and, unless you want to use XFCE, change that to (services
> %desktop-services)
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* Re: LXDE desktop in config.scm
2018-09-18 21:48 ` Leo Famulari
2018-09-19 8:06 ` Nils Gillmann
@ 2018-09-19 8:37 ` Nils Gillmann
2018-09-19 20:54 ` znavko
2 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Nils Gillmann @ 2018-09-19 8:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Leo Famulari; +Cc: help-guix@gnu.org
Nevermind my last email, I got a bit mixed up between lxqt and lxde.
(Oops, I even added 'lxde' myself)
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* Re: LXDE desktop in config.scm
2018-09-18 21:48 ` Leo Famulari
2018-09-19 8:06 ` Nils Gillmann
2018-09-19 8:37 ` Nils Gillmann
@ 2018-09-19 20:54 ` znavko
2018-09-23 16:26 ` Nils Gillmann
2 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: znavko @ 2018-09-19 20:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Leo Famulari; +Cc: help-guix@gnu.org
Thank you very much, Leo Famulari! Yes, only 2 changes in config make my system offers LXDE on login screen. These:
adding to (use-modules (gnu packages lxde))
and adding to (packages (cons* lxde))
But I have 4 troubles now.
First is that I have all DEs installed now, but I want only Xfce and LXDE.
I have 5 elements on login screen now:
- Xfce, as it was
- KDE,
- LXDE, as I wanted to add
- Gnome
- Openbox
Sorry, why? I do not need KDE, Gnome. I thought this config only adds LXDE. Please, what is wrong in my config? I only added lxde, gedit, icecat to (packages) list and (gnu packages lxde), (gnu packages gnuzilla) to (use-modules) list.
# cat /etc/config.scm
;; This is an operating system configuration template
;; for a "desktop" setup with GNOME and Xfce where the
;; root partition is encrypted with LUKS.
(use-modules (gnu)
(gnu system nss)
(gnu packages lxde)
(gnu packages gnuzilla)
)
(use-service-modules desktop)
(use-package-modules certs gnome)
(operating-system
(host-name "antelope")
(timezone "Europe/Moscow")
(locale "en_US.utf8")
;; Use the UEFI variant of GRUB with the EFI System
;; Partition mounted on /boot/efi.
(bootloader (bootloader-configuration
(bootloader grub-bootloader)
(target "/dev/sda")))
;; Specify a mapped device for the encrypted root partition.
;; The UUID is that returned by 'cryptsetup luksUUID'.
;(mapped-devices
; (list (mapped-device
; (source (uuid "12345678-1234-1234-1234-hash888abc"))
; (target "my-root")
; (type luks-device-mapping))))
(file-systems (cons (file-system
(device "/dev/sda1")
(mount-point "/")
(type "ext4")
)
%base-file-systems))
(swap-devices '("/dev/sda2"))
(users (cons (user-account
(name "bob")
(comment "bob is good too")
(group "users")
(supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev"
"audio" "video"))
(home-directory "/home/bob"))
%base-user-accounts))
;; This is where we specify system-wide packages.
(packages (cons* nss-certs ;for HTTPS access
gvfs ;for user mounts
gedit
icecat
lxde
%base-packages))
;; Add GNOME and/or Xfce---we can choose at the log-in
;; screen with F1. Use the "desktop" services, which
;; include the X11 log-in service, networking with
;; NetworkManager, and more.
(services (cons* (xfce-desktop-service)
%desktop-services))
;; Allow resolution of '.local' host names with mDNS.
(name-service-switch %mdns-host-lookup-nss))
The second problem is that in LXDE I cannot switch keyboard to another language. I added applet 'Keyboard handler', configured it not to use system configurations, added russian (and turkish to try), checked Left-Win and also Alt-Shift for switch, but no keyboard keys, no mouse clicks to flag nothing giving effect. I have only US keyboard. How to figure? May be, I need to add other packages to config.scm like lxde-common, lxpannel, lxinput?
The third problem, when I add applet Volume control it does not appears. I need something else to add to config? In Xfce I had nice pavucontrol applet on a panel.
Th fourth is that on Xfce and LXDE I have no menu icons in video players, also in xfce-terminal: http://0x0.st/sxlH.png http://0x0.st/sxkQ.png What to do?
I ask this cause last `guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm` worked too long on my Lenovo G50-30 and I need exact instructions that were never described specially for me.
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
среда, сентябрь 19, 2018 12:48 ночи, Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> пишет:
> On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 04:58:52PM +0000, znavko wrote:
>
> > Here are presented only xfce-desktop-service, gnome-desktop-service, mate-desktop-service, but no lxde.
>
> These services, which provide desktop using XFCE, GNOME, and MATE, are
> defined in the file 'gnu/services/desktop.scm':
>
> https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/gnu/services/desktop.scm
>
> Currently, we don't have a desktop service for LXDE.
>
> Maybe a service is not required? It's possible to use i3 without a
> desktop service. One just adds 'i3-wm' to the 'packages' field of their
> config.scm and it will be available at the login screen.
>
> > ;; This is where we specify system-wide packages.
> > (packages (cons* nss-certs ;for HTTPS access
> > gvfs ;for user mounts
> > gedit
> > icecat
> > %base-packages))
>
> You could try adding lxde to that list...
>
> > ;; Add GNOME and/or Xfce---we can choose at the log-in
> > ;; screen with F1. Use the "desktop" services, which
> > ;; include the X11 log-in service, networking with
> > ;; NetworkManager, and more.
> > (services (cons* (xfce-desktop-service)
> > %desktop-services))
>
> ... and, unless you want to use XFCE, change that to (services
> %desktop-services)
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* Re: LXDE desktop in config.scm
2018-09-19 20:54 ` znavko
@ 2018-09-23 16:26 ` Nils Gillmann
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Nils Gillmann @ 2018-09-23 16:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: znavko; +Cc: help-guix@gnu.org
znavko transcribed 5.3K bytes:
> Thank you very much, Leo Famulari! Yes, only 2 changes in config make my system offers LXDE on login screen. These:
> adding to (use-modules (gnu packages lxde))
> and adding to (packages (cons* lxde))
> But I have 4 troubles now.
> First is that I have all DEs installed now, but I want only Xfce and LXDE.
> I have 5 elements on login screen now:
> - Xfce, as it was
> - KDE,
> - LXDE, as I wanted to add
> - Gnome
> - Openbox
> Sorry, why? I do not need KDE, Gnome. I thought this config only adds LXDE. Please, what is wrong in my config? I only added lxde, gedit, icecat to (packages) list and (gnu packages lxde), (gnu packages gnuzilla) to (use-modules) list.
I think KDE and GNOME appear (but you won't be able to use them iirc
since you don't have them) because LXDE in theory can be used with
other DMs. I never tested this capability in GuixSD and doubt that it
will work since I only cared about LXDE alone when I packaged
this. Just regard it as a sideeffect which should eventually get
fixed. If it bothers you too much, report a bug about it.
If you want to know why this happens: SLIM (or whatever login manager
you use) detects any .desktop file in a certain location. LXDE
provides these .desktop files.
>
> # cat /etc/config.scm
> ;; This is an operating system configuration template
> ;; for a "desktop" setup with GNOME and Xfce where the
> ;; root partition is encrypted with LUKS.
>
> (use-modules (gnu)
> (gnu system nss)
> (gnu packages lxde)
> (gnu packages gnuzilla)
> )
> (use-service-modules desktop)
> (use-package-modules certs gnome)
>
> (operating-system
> (host-name "antelope")
> (timezone "Europe/Moscow")
> (locale "en_US.utf8")
>
> ;; Use the UEFI variant of GRUB with the EFI System
> ;; Partition mounted on /boot/efi.
> (bootloader (bootloader-configuration
> (bootloader grub-bootloader)
> (target "/dev/sda")))
>
> ;; Specify a mapped device for the encrypted root partition.
> ;; The UUID is that returned by 'cryptsetup luksUUID'.
> ;(mapped-devices
> ; (list (mapped-device
> ; (source (uuid "12345678-1234-1234-1234-hash888abc"))
> ; (target "my-root")
> ; (type luks-device-mapping))))
>
> (file-systems (cons (file-system
> (device "/dev/sda1")
> (mount-point "/")
> (type "ext4")
> )
> %base-file-systems))
>
> (swap-devices '("/dev/sda2"))
>
> (users (cons (user-account
> (name "bob")
> (comment "bob is good too")
> (group "users")
> (supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev"
> "audio" "video"))
> (home-directory "/home/bob"))
> %base-user-accounts))
>
>
> ;; This is where we specify system-wide packages.
> (packages (cons* nss-certs ;for HTTPS access
> gvfs ;for user mounts
> gedit
> icecat
> lxde
> %base-packages))
>
> ;; Add GNOME and/or Xfce---we can choose at the log-in
> ;; screen with F1. Use the "desktop" services, which
> ;; include the X11 log-in service, networking with
> ;; NetworkManager, and more.
> (services (cons* (xfce-desktop-service)
> %desktop-services))
>
> ;; Allow resolution of '.local' host names with mDNS.
> (name-service-switch %mdns-host-lookup-nss))
>
>
> The second problem is that in LXDE I cannot switch keyboard to another language. I added applet 'Keyboard handler', configured it not to use system configurations, added russian (and turkish to try), checked Left-Win and also Alt-Shift for switch, but no keyboard keys, no mouse clicks to flag nothing giving effect. I have only US keyboard. How to figure? May be, I need to add other packages to config.scm like lxde-common, lxpannel, lxinput?
>
> The third problem, when I add applet Volume control it does not appears. I need something else to add to config? In Xfce I had nice pavucontrol applet on a panel.
>
> Th fourth is that on Xfce and LXDE I have no menu icons in video players, also in xfce-terminal: http://0x0.st/sxlH.png http://0x0.st/sxkQ.png What to do?
>
> I ask this cause last `guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm` worked too long on my Lenovo G50-30 and I need exact instructions that were never described specially for me.
>
>
>
>
> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> среда, сентябрь 19, 2018 12:48 ночи, Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> пишет:
>
> > On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 04:58:52PM +0000, znavko wrote:
> >
> > > Here are presented only xfce-desktop-service, gnome-desktop-service, mate-desktop-service, but no lxde.
> >
> > These services, which provide desktop using XFCE, GNOME, and MATE, are
> > defined in the file 'gnu/services/desktop.scm':
> >
> > https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/gnu/services/desktop.scm
> >
> > Currently, we don't have a desktop service for LXDE.
> >
> > Maybe a service is not required? It's possible to use i3 without a
> > desktop service. One just adds 'i3-wm' to the 'packages' field of their
> > config.scm and it will be available at the login screen.
> >
> > > ;; This is where we specify system-wide packages.
> > > (packages (cons* nss-certs ;for HTTPS access
> > > gvfs ;for user mounts
> > > gedit
> > > icecat
> > > %base-packages))
> >
> > You could try adding lxde to that list...
> >
> > > ;; Add GNOME and/or Xfce---we can choose at the log-in
> > > ;; screen with F1. Use the "desktop" services, which
> > > ;; include the X11 log-in service, networking with
> > > ;; NetworkManager, and more.
> > > (services (cons* (xfce-desktop-service)
> > > %desktop-services))
> >
> > ... and, unless you want to use XFCE, change that to (services
> > %desktop-services)
>
>
>
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