Tracking: COSMIC Desktop Environment

[nyabinary]

Project description
COSMIC: Next-generation DE made by System76 (and in Rust)

Below is a list of what we need packaged to make COSMIC a fully functional DE in NixOS

• cosmic-epoch (doesn't need packaging)
• cosmic-applets cosmic-{comp,panel,applets}: init #251365
• cosmic-applibrary cosmic-applibrary: init at unstable-2024-01-03 #266357
• cosmic-bg cosmic-bg: init at unstable-2023-10-10 #266687
• cosmic-comp cosmic-{comp,panel,applets}: init #251365
• cosmic-icons cosmic-icons: init at unstable-2023-08-30 #264225
• cosmic-launcher cosmic-launcher: init at unstable-2023-12-13 #266716
• cosmic-notifications cosmic-notifications: init at unstable-2024-01-05 #266325
• cosmic-osd cosmic-osd: init at unstable-2023-11-15 #266323
• cosmic-panel cosmic-{comp,panel,applets}: init #251365
• cosmic-session cosmic-session: init at 0-unstable-2024-01-17 #266339
• cosmic-settings cosmic-settings: init at unstable-2023-10-26 #264206
• cosmic-settings-daemon cosmic-settings-daemon: init at unstable-2023-12-29 #266360
• cosmic-workspaces-epoch cosmic-workspaces-epoch: init at unstable-2023-11-21 #266720
• xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic: init at unstable-2023-12-07 #266697
• cosmic-greeter cosmic-greeter: init at unstable-2023-11-08 #266138
• cosmic-text (doesn't need packaging)
• libcosmic (doesn't need packaging)
• cosmic-protocols (optional) cosmic-protocols: init at 0-unstable-2024-01-11 #281025
• cosmic-time (doesn't need packaging)
• cosmic-edit cosmic-edit: init at unstable-2023-11-02 #265103
• cosmic-screenshot cosmic-screenshot: init at unstable-2023-11-08 #266367
• cosmic-design-demo cosmic-design-demo: init at unstable-2024-01-08 #266376
• nixos-options/module (HELP NEEDED) nixos/cosmic-greeter: init; nixos/cosmic: init #292601
• cosmic-term cosmic-term: init at unstable-2023-12-26 #276959
• cosmic-randr cosmic-randr: init at unstable-2023-12-22 #278742
• cosmic-files cosmic-files: init at unstable-2024-01-12 #278745
• cosmic-store
• cosmic-player

• homepage URL: https://github.com/pop-os/
• source URL: https://github.com/pop-os/
• license: gpl3
• platforms: linux

[ahoneybun]

You should add cosmic-greeter as well:

https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-greeter

[nyabinary]

You should add cosmic-greeter as well:

https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-greeter

Already added that :)

[ahoneybun]

Ah I was looking at the list like it was A-Z and I missed it, sorry!

[nyabinary]

https://blog.system76.com/post/locked-and-loaded-with-new-cosmic-de-updates/
New COSMIC blog, I wonder how feasible a COSMIC NixOS channel is in Matrix considering GNOME has one.

[viperML]

Looking forward to a matrix channel to cooperate the effort. I would be intersted in contributing to the packages or module(s).

[GaetanLepage]

Looking forward to a matrix channel to cooperate the effort. I would be intersted in contributing to the packages or module(s).

Same here !

[billksun]

Hmm how else can we move this effort forward?

I would get on the main Nix/NixOS Matrix channel and see if you can get in touch with a mod there to create an official channel for COSMIC DE.

[nyabinary]

We're an official Nix Matrix room now!
https://matrix.to/#/#cosmic:nixos.org

[foo-dogsquared]

Anyone interested in adapting #250891? I'm also going to create a home-manager version of it which should be the same module except with a different plugin path.

[ahoneybun]

Anyone interested in adapting #250891? I'm also going to create a home-manager version of it which should be the same module except with a different plugin path.

That should be from the COSMIC which is based on GNOME, this is all about the COSMIC DE written in Rust.

[foo-dogsquared]

The linked module only implements installing Pop launcher plugins and scripts in a certain path. As far as I can tell, cosmic-launcher is a frontend for pop-launcher.

[kirawi]

I think #199563 is the same thing as this issue

[Mawfyy]

There's some discord server or something?

[ahoneybun]

There's some discord server or something?

There is this:

#259641 (comment)

[Mawfyy]

There's some discord server or something?

There is this:

#259641 (comment)

Thanks!!

[RuRo]

It seems that currently all the items in the list are already marked as completed. I was wondering if we are now waiting for upstream to release a stable (or public beta?) version, or if there are still some things missing in nixpkgs?

[dunxen]

It seems that currently all the items in the list are already marked as completed. I was wondering if we are now waiting for upstream to release a stable (or public beta?) version, or if there are still some things missing in nixpkgs?

I believe the NixOS module is not ready. Also, best case scenario is an official Alpha by March: https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-the-road-to-alpha

[RAVENz46]

I think cosmic-store, cosmic-player and cosmic-greeter module like services.xserver.displayManager.cosmic-greeter also missing.
Anyway, wait patiently for the alpha!

[nyabinary]

If anyone wants to contribute to the cosmic-greeter module, I'm open to reviewing it and giving it a green light :3

[ahoneybun]

I think cosmic-store, cosmic-player and cosmic-greeter module like services.xserver.displayManager.cosmic-greeter also missing. Anyway, wait patiently for the alpha!

cosmic-store and cosmic-player are pretty young still but adding them would be good I think @nyabinary

[Aleksanaa]

Why cosmic isn't packaged in a scope/set like other desktop environments?

[a-kenji]

What advantage would that give us as opposed to the current by-name package definitions @Aleksanaa ?

[Aleksanaa]

What advantage would that give us as opposed to the current by-name package definitions @Aleksanaa ?

I don't know, and I'm not recommending you do that. But are there any standards in this regard?

[a-kenji]

AFAIK the standard is that every new package definition that can be in by-name should be.

It is in the adding a new package documentation section.

[ShalokShalom]

Am I expeced to simply add all the Cosmic packages to my configuration, and it will simply offer itself in the login manager?

Is there a step by step guide, how to try it?

[ahoneybun]

Am I expeced to simply add all the Cosmic packages to my configuration, and it will simply offer itself in the login manager?

Is there a step by step guide, how to try it?

There is not a step by step yet, I think it will be similar to how GNOME and such is but I'm not sure yet.

[yochananmarqos]

@ShalokShalom It includes a session that will indeed add it to your Display Manager.

However, if you have to ask, then you should probably wait. This is neither the place nor the time to ask others to hold your hand. 😉

This is a development thread, please refrain from off-topic questions and discussion.

[ShalokShalom]

Yeah, I agree. And testing is probably a part of the development, and when some people are capable to test, but need step by step instructions to get the environment, it might be beneficial to provide that.

And considering the emoji response, I might be in good company with that opinion. 👍🏻

[Aleksanaa]

This is a development thread, please refrain from off-topic questions and discussion.

Testing methods are also a crucial part of the development thread. Without proper testing, we all don't know if we've done things right. Please be kind to others even if you are not going to offer any help.

[RAVENz46]

A few days ago, cosmic-store became available.
Notice that it is not yet ready for use.
It seems like it needs some patches to make it works on NixOS?

[lilyinstarlight]

A few days ago, cosmic-store became available. Notice that it is not yet ready for use. It seems like it needs some patches to make it works on NixOS?

Flatpaks work already iirc, and we're probably not going to enable packagekit support given how not-well it works and that it tends to break stuff

[danielespirito]

Hi, can we build this now even if it unstable? If that is the case are there instructions on how to this? Thanks

[lilyinstarlight]

Hi, can we build this now even if it unstable? If that is the case are there instructions on how to this? Thanks

Currently you can test from https://github.com/lilyinstarlight/nixos-cosmic, which updates daily, provides a binary cache, and will be merged back to nixpkgs once we start getting tagged releases (e.g. cosmic alpha release)

[Titaniumtown]

@lilyinstarlight you're amazing! Thank you for the hard work.

[kacperwyczawski]

There is a new blog post from System76 regarding COSMIC:

https://blog.system76.com/post/hammering-out-cosmic-features