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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml index 560b31985176..e04d5842d6d9 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml @@ -57,6 +57,23 @@ and <option>services.xserver.desktopManager.xfce4-14</option> simultaneously or to downgrade from Xfce 4.14 after upgrading. </para> </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The GNOME 3 desktop manager module sports an interface to enable/disable core services, applications, and optional GNOME packages + like games. + <itemizedlist> + <para>This can be achieved with the following options which the desktop manager default enables, excluding <literal>games</literal>.</para> + <listitem><para><link linkend="opt-services.gnome3.core-os-services.enable"><literal>services.gnome3.core-os-services.enable</literal></link></para></listitem> + <listitem><para><link linkend="opt-services.gnome3.core-shell.enable"><literal>services.gnome3.core-shell.enable</literal></link></para></listitem> + <listitem><para><link linkend="opt-services.gnome3.core-utilities.enable"><literal>services.gnome3.core-utilities.enable</literal></link></para></listitem> + <listitem><para><link linkend="opt-services.gnome3.games.enable"><literal>services.gnome3.games.enable</literal></link></para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + With these options we hope to give users finer grained control over their systems. Prior to this change you'd either have to manually + disable options or use <option>environment.gnome3.excludePackages</option> which only excluded the optional applications. + <option>environment.gnome3.excludePackages</option> is now unguarded, it can exclude any package installed with <option>environment.systemPackages</option> + in the GNOME 3 module. + </para> + </listitem> </itemizedlist> </section> |