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# Xfce Desktop Environment {#sec-xfce}
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To enable the Xfce Desktop Environment, set
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```nix
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services.xserver.desktopManager.xfce.enable = true;
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services.xserver.displayManager.defaultSession = "xfce";
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```
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Optionally, *picom* can be enabled for nice graphical effects, some
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example settings:
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```nix
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services.picom = {
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enable = true;
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fade = true;
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inactiveOpacity = 0.9;
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shadow = true;
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fadeDelta = 4;
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};
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```
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Some Xfce programs are not installed automatically. To install them
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manually (system wide), put them into your
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[](#opt-environment.systemPackages) from `pkgs.xfce`.
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## Thunar {#sec-xfce-thunar-plugins .unnumbered}
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Thunar (the Xfce file manager) is automatically enabled when Xfce is
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enabled. To enable Thunar without enabling Xfce, use the configuration
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option [](#opt-programs.thunar.enable) instead of simply adding
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`pkgs.xfce.thunar` to [](#opt-environment.systemPackages).
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If you\'d like to add extra plugins to Thunar, add them to
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[](#opt-programs.thunar.plugins). You shouldn\'t just add them to
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[](#opt-environment.systemPackages).
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## Troubleshooting {#sec-xfce-troubleshooting .unnumbered}
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Even after enabling udisks2, volume management might not work. Thunar
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and/or the desktop takes time to show up. Thunar will spit out this kind
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of message on start (look at `journalctl --user -b`).
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```plain
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Thunar:2410): GVFS-RemoteVolumeMonitor-WARNING **: remote volume monitor with dbus name org.gtk.Private.UDisks2VolumeMonitor is not supported
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```
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This is caused by some needed GNOME services not running. This is all
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fixed by enabling \"Launch GNOME services on startup\" in the Advanced
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tab of the Session and Startup settings panel. Alternatively, you can
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run this command to do the same thing.
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```ShellSession
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$ xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -p /compat/LaunchGNOME -s true
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```
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A log-out and re-log will be needed for this to take effect.
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