;; This is an operating system configuration template ;; for a "desktop" setup with GNOME and Xfce and ;; where "host-name" is my own laptop. (use-modules (gnu) (gnu system nss)) (use-service-modules desktop) (use-package-modules certs gnome) (operating-system (host-name "lxx-xxx-xx-xx-xxx-xxx-xx6") (timezone "Europe/Paris") (locale "en_US.utf8") ;; Assuming /dev/sda is the target hard disk, and "my-root" is ;; the label of the target root file system. (bootloader (grub-configuration (target "/dev/sda"))) (file-systems (cons (file-system (device "my-root") (title 'label) (mount-point "/") (type "ext4")) %base-file-systems)) (swap-devices '("/dev/sda2")) (users (cons (user-account (name "hubert") (comment "Cathy's brother") (group "users") (supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev" "audio" "video")) (home-directory "/home/hubert")) %base-user-accounts)) ;; This is where we specify system-wide packages. (packages (cons* nss-certs ;for HTTPS access gvfs ;for user mounts %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 Wicd, ;; and more. (services (cons* (gnome-desktop-service) (xfce-desktop-service) %desktop-services)) ;; Allow resolution of '.local' host names with mDNS. (name-service-switch %mdns-host-lookup-nss))