{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }: with lib; let cfg = config.services.xserver.displayManager.startx; in { ###### interface options = { services.xserver.displayManager.startx = { enable = mkOption { type = types.bool; default = false; description = '' Whether to enable the dummy "startx" pseudo-display manager, which allows users to start X manually via the "startx" command from a vt shell. The X server runs under the user's id, not as root. The user must provide a ~/.xinitrc file containing session startup commands, see startx(1). This is not automatically generated from the desktopManager and windowManager settings. ''; }; }; }; ###### implementation config = mkIf cfg.enable { services.xserver = { exportConfiguration = true; displayManager.job.execCmd = ""; displayManager.lightdm.enable = lib.mkForce false; }; systemd.services.display-manager.enable = false; environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ xorg.xinit ]; }; }