the machine boots, but it doesn't start a desktop environment, SLIM doesn't come up
If I login as root, startx isn't available What's wrong with this definition ? ;; This is an operating system configuration template ;; for a "desktop" setup with GNOME and Xfce where the ;; root partition is encrypted with LUKS. (use-modules (gnu) (gnu system nss)) (use-modules (gnu packages tryton)) (use-modules (gnu packages databases)) ;(use-modules (gnu packages xorg)) (use-modules (gnu services xorg)) (use-service-modules desktop) (use-package-modules certs gnome) ;(use-service-modules databases) ;(use-service-modules trytond) (define %my-services (modify-services (cons* (gnome-desktop-service) (cons* (service agetty-service-type (agetty-configuration (tty "ttyS0"))) %desktop-services)) (slim-service-type config => (slim-configuration (inherit config) (startx (xorg-start-command #:configuration-file (xorg-configuration-file ;; Setup X to use a swiss german keyboard layout. #:extra-config '("Section \"InputClass\" Identifier \"keyboard-all\" Option \"XkbLayout\" \"ch\" ; <~ replace \"ch\" with \"it\" MatchIsKeyboard \"on\" EndSection")))))))) (operating-system (host-name "antelope") (timezone "Europe/Paris") (locale "it_IT.utf8") ;;This is to be able to login into a guest system (kernel-arguments '("console=ttyS0")) ;; Assuming /dev/sdX is the target hard disk, and "my-root" ;; is the label of the target root file system. (bootloader (grub-configuration (target "/dev/sda"))) (file-systems (cons (file-system (device "my-root") (title 'label) (mount-point "/") (type "ext4") ) %base-file-systems)) (users (cons (user-account (name "catonano") (password (crypt " " "ab")) (comment "Alice's brother") (group "users") (supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev" "audio" "video")) (home-directory "/home/catonano")) %base-user-accounts)) ;; This is where we specify system-wide packages. (packages (cons* nss-certs ;for HTTPS access gvfs ;for user mounts ;;python-trytond ;;tryton ;;postgresql %base-packages)) ;; Add GNOME and/or Xfce---we can choose at the log-in ;; screen with F1. Use the "desktop" services, which ;; include the X11 log-in service, networking with Wicd, ;; and more. (services %my-services) ;; Allow resolution of '.local' host names with mDNS. (name-service-switch %mdns-host-lookup-nss))