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ryan4yin | 二花 08d2ff7578 feat(nixpak): sandbox umu-launcher with ~/Gaming as its home (#519)
* feat(nixpak): sandbox umu-launcher with ~/Games as its home

umu-run, winetricks and bbe leave the host PATH, so umu launchers
generated before this stop working until rewritten with
`umu-install.nu <name> - <launcher> <gameid>`.

Assisted-by: Claude Agent SDK (claude-opus-5-5)

* refactor(nixpak): mount ~/Gaming as the game sandbox home

idols-ai now preserves ~/Gaming instead of ~/Games, so existing games
vanish from the host after deploy until the preserved ~/Games is moved
to ~/Gaming/Games.

Assisted-by: Claude Agent SDK (claude-opus-5-5)

* docs(nixpak): record umu runtime validation

Assisted-by: Claude Agent SDK (claude-opus-5-5)
Assisted-by: DeepSeek Harness (deepseek-flash)
2026-11-05 22:39:48 -06:00
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Desktop Environment Configurations

This directory contains desktop environment and window manager configurations managed by Home Manager.

Available Configurations

Window Managers

  • niri: Niri compositor configuration with custom settings, keybindings, spawn-at-startup rules, and window rules
  • i3: Headless X11 session for the computer-use VMs (idols-ruby, idols-kana); see i3/README.md

Base Desktop Environment

  • base: Common desktop configurations shared across all environments, including:
    • Noctalia: native (v5) all-in-one Wayland desktop shell; see base/README.md for the components it replaces
    • Creative tools and media applications
    • Development tools
    • Fcitx5 input method framework
    • Games and gaming utilities
    • GTK theme configurations
    • Note-taking applications
    • Wayland session tools and environment variables
    • XDG desktop configurations

Why install Desktop Environments in Home Manager instead of NixOS Module?

  1. Configuration Location: Desktop environment configuration files are located in ~/.config, which can be easily managed by Home Manager.

  2. User-specific Services: User-specific systemd services (fcitx5, hypridle, etc.) can be easily managed by Home Manager. If desktop environments were configured via NixOS Module, these user-level services might fail to start automatically. With Home Manager modules, we can control systemd service dependency order more effectively.

  3. System Benefits: By minimizing package installation through NixOS Module:

    • Makes the NixOS system more secure and stable
    • Increases portability to non-NixOS systems, as Home Manager can be installed on any Linux system
    • Allows for easier switching between different window managers without system-level changes