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From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
Subject: Re: GNOME Desktop
Date: Sun, 05 May 2019 22:13:38 +0200
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pelzflorian (Florian Pelz) <pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de> writes:

> On Sun, May 05, 2019 at 03:38:15PM +0200, Dexter Morgan wrote:
>>    Hi,
>>=20
>>    How can I use GNOME Core Applications
>>    (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME_Core_Applications) that are
>>    missing in Guix System? I am quite frusturated and disappointed with
>>    the GNOME Desktop in Guix. I can't even use a music player or a
>>    calendar. I thought I do not have deal with additional applications if
>>    I use a Desktop Environment, but it seems GNOME Desktop in Guix is
>>    incomplete. :(. Are there any tricks to enable and use these missing
>>    applications please?
>>=20
>>    Thanks.
>
> You can type in the terminal:
>
> guix install gnome-calendar
>
> This should become part of guix=E2=80=99 gnome package.  That it is missi=
ng is
> a bug.

Is it really?  I do like that we can choose to install only the
essential parts of GNOME without having to install packages that we may
not need.

Perhaps this could remain configurable.

--=20
Ricardo