Desktop Environment

Xfce

Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems.

Installation

Add the following lines to the configuration.nix file:

services.xserver.enable = true;
services.xserver.desktopManager.xfce.enable = true;

Verified Backends

• Display server:
  • Xorg display server
• Graphics drivers:
  • Standard UEFI VGA framebuffer

Verified Functionality

• Changing desktop wallpapers and background settings
• Adjusting font size, style, and system theme
• Creating application shortcuts and desktop launchers
• Managing panels and window behavior
• Using the settings manager and file browser

Verified GUI Applications

Utilities:

• galculator: Calculator
• mousepad: The default Xfce text editor
• mupdf: A lightweight PDF and XPS viewer

Games:

• fairymax: Chess
• five-or-more: GNOME alignment game
• lbreakout2: Breakout/Arkanoid clone
• gnome-chess: GNOME chess
• gnome-mines: Minesweeper
• gnome-sudoku: GNOME sudoku
• tali: GNOME dice game
• xboard: Chess
• xgalaga: Galaga-style arcade game