5 files changed, 11 insertions, 82 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2003.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2003.xml
index ca319dfea411..c8e71acc62b2 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2003.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2003.xml
@@ -170,6 +170,12 @@ services.xserver.displayManager.defaultSession = "xfce+icewm";
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <para>
+     The Way Cooler wayland compositor has been removed, as the project has been officially canceled.
+     There are no more <literal>way-cooler</literal> attribute and <literal>programs.way-cooler</literal> options.
+    </para>
+   </listitem>
+   <listitem>
+    <para>
       The BEAM package set has been deleted. You will only find there the different interpreters.
       You should now use the different build tools coming with the languages with sandbox mode disabled.
     </para>
diff --git a/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix b/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix
index 89dc5008df58..28cddea8b79c 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ in
         description = ''
           Whether to enable OpenGL drivers. This is needed to enable
           OpenGL support in X11 systems, as well as for Wayland compositors
-          like sway, way-cooler and Weston. It is enabled by default
+          like sway and Weston. It is enabled by default
           by the corresponding modules, so you do not usually have to
           set it yourself, only if there is no module for your wayland
-          compositor of choice. See services.xserver.enable,
-          programs.sway.enable, and programs.way-cooler.enable.
+          compositor of choice. See services.xserver.enable and
+          programs.sway.enable.
         '';
         type = types.bool;
         default = false;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
index a6c1d7c5d66c..b323dd387941 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@
   ./programs/venus.nix
   ./programs/vim.nix
   ./programs/wavemon.nix
-  ./programs/way-cooler.nix
   ./programs/waybar.nix
   ./programs/wireshark.nix
   ./programs/x2goserver.nix
diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/way-cooler.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/way-cooler.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index f27bd42bd764..000000000000
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/way-cooler.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
-
-with lib;
-
-let
-  cfg = config.programs.way-cooler;
-  way-cooler = pkgs.way-cooler;
-
-  wcWrapped = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "way-cooler" ''
-    ${cfg.extraSessionCommands}
-    exec ${pkgs.dbus}/bin/dbus-run-session ${way-cooler}/bin/way-cooler
-  '';
-  wcJoined = pkgs.symlinkJoin {
-    name = "way-cooler-wrapped";
-    paths = [ wcWrapped way-cooler ];
-  };
-  configFile = readFile "${way-cooler}/etc/way-cooler/init.lua";
-  spawnBar = ''
-    util.program.spawn_at_startup("lemonbar");
-  '';
-in
-{
-  options.programs.way-cooler = {
-    enable = mkEnableOption "way-cooler";
-
-    extraSessionCommands = mkOption {
-      default     = "";
-      type        = types.lines;
-      example = ''
-        export XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT=us,de
-        export XKB_DEFAULT_VARIANT=,nodeadkeys
-        export XKB_DEFAULT_OPTIONS=grp:caps_toggle,
-      '';
-      description = ''
-        Shell commands executed just before way-cooler is started.
-      '';
-    };
-
-    extraPackages = mkOption {
-      type = with types; listOf package;
-      default = with pkgs; [
-        westonLite xwayland dmenu
-      ];
-      example = literalExample ''
-        with pkgs; [
-          westonLite xwayland dmenu
-        ]
-      '';
-      description = ''
-        Extra packages to be installed system wide.
-      '';
-    };
-
-    enableBar = mkOption {
-      type = types.bool;
-      default = true;
-      description = ''
-        Whether to enable an unofficial bar.
-      '';
-    };
-  };
-
-  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
-    environment.systemPackages = [ wcJoined ] ++ cfg.extraPackages;
-
-    security.pam.services.wc-lock = {};
-    environment.etc."way-cooler/init.lua".text = ''
-      ${configFile}
-      ${optionalString cfg.enableBar spawnBar}
-    '';
-
-    hardware.opengl.enable = mkDefault true;
-    fonts.enableDefaultFonts = mkDefault true;
-    programs.dconf.enable = mkDefault true;
-  };
-
-  meta.maintainers = with maintainers; [ gnidorah ];
-}
diff --git a/nixos/modules/rename.nix b/nixos/modules/rename.nix
index 7109ab5a1099..94b5530192e3 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/rename.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/rename.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ with lib;
     (mkRemovedOptionModule [ "services.osquery" ] "The osquery module has been removed")
     (mkRemovedOptionModule [ "services.fourStore" ] "The fourStore module has been removed")
     (mkRemovedOptionModule [ "services.fourStoreEndpoint" ] "The fourStoreEndpoint module has been removed")
+    (mkRemovedOptionModule [ "programs" "way-cooler" ] ("way-cooler is abandoned by its author: " +
+      "https://way-cooler.org/blog/2020/01/09/way-cooler-post-mortem.html"))
 
     # Do NOT add any option renames here, see top of the file
   ];