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diff --git a/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/config/fonts/fonts.nix b/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/config/fonts/fonts.nix
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+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+{
+
+  options = {
+
+    fonts = {
+
+      # TODO: find another name for it.
+      fonts = mkOption {
+        type = types.listOf types.path;
+        default = [];
+        example = literalExample "[ pkgs.dejavu_fonts ]";
+        description = "List of primary font paths.";
+      };
+
+      enableDefaultFonts = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = ''
+          Enable a basic set of fonts providing several font styles
+          and families and reasonable coverage of Unicode.
+        '';
+      };
+
+    };
+
+  };
+
+  config = {
+
+    fonts.fonts = mkIf config.fonts.enableDefaultFonts
+      [
+        pkgs.xorg.fontbhlucidatypewriter100dpi
+        pkgs.xorg.fontbhlucidatypewriter75dpi
+        pkgs.dejavu_fonts
+        pkgs.freefont_ttf
+        pkgs.gyre-fonts # TrueType substitutes for standard PostScript fonts
+        pkgs.liberation_ttf
+        pkgs.xorg.fontbh100dpi
+        pkgs.xorg.fontmiscmisc
+        pkgs.xorg.fontcursormisc
+        pkgs.unifont
+      ];
+
+  };
+
+}