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-store: init at 0-unstable-2024-03-13 #294061
• cosmic-player cosmic-player: init at unstable-2024-03-13 #330167
• cosmic-calculator cosmic-calculator: init at 0-unstable-2024-09-07 #340725

• 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

[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 ?

[ahoneybun]

Let's move any troubleshooting of nixos-cosmic into that repo rather then this issue for tracking the packaging of COSMIC on NixOS.

[AidanNotFunny]

Update: I'm really sorry to all the maintainers, this was not the right place for this. I was being stupid, and I had absolutely zero knowledge of flakes at all. I've educated myself on how they work and I'll try it again tomorrow. I'll delete all my previous comments as they were not on topic. Again, sorry for the waste of time and resources.

[ahoneybun]

Update: I'm really sorry to all the maintainers, this was not the right place for this. I was being stupid, and I had absolutely zero knowledge of flakes at all. I've educated myself on how they work and I'll try it again tomorrow. I'll delete all my previous comments as they were not on topic. Again, sorry for the waste of time and resources.

No worries as everyone is learning and I know flakes have a higher then normal learning curve.

[Thatoo]

Will it be possible to install/test Cosmic on stable 24.05 in few days or it will still be usable only on unstable?

[drakon64]

Will it be possible to install/test Cosmic on stable 24.05 in few days or it will still be usable only on unstable?

I tried using the nixos-cosmic flake against the nixos-24.05 channel. I don't remember the exact error but I'm pretty sure it failed to evaluate.

[drakon64]

https://github.com/lilyinstarlight/nixos-cosmic works against NixOS 24.05 now

[ahoneybun]

@nyabinary cosmic-store is in nixpkgs master now I believe.

[shackra]

@nyabinary cosmic-store is in nixpkgs master now I believe.

yes: https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=unstable&show=cosmic-store&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=cosmic-store

[Mic92]

Btw. there is also a NixOS wiki article about the topic: https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/COSMIC
I linked the flake of lilyin, but not sure if it is missing anything else.

[jh-devv]

A new package, cosmic-player has now a pull request #330167!

[ChocolateLoverRaj]

How to set COSMIC greeter as the display manager?

[nonetrix]

Intrested how to do that too if it works well with Hyprland, could see myself using that before Cosmic comes out doesn't have to do much to work

[jh-devv]

nixos-cosmic by @lilyinstarlight has an example implementation here. Hope it helps!

[bjsemrad]

Intrested how to do that too if it works well with Hyprland, could see myself using that before Cosmic comes out doesn't have to do much to work

I have Hyprland, Cosmic and Gnome on a single machine (use Hyprland exclusively basically). I use GDM for greeter at the moment.

[Thatoo]

You can add Quick Web Apps tracked here : #322226

[ahoneybun]

You can add Quick Web Apps tracked here : #322226

That is not an official app part of COSMIC DE though.

[nonetrix]

Yes, make a separate issue for that if you want it packaged. Seems interesting, hope more unofficial libcosmic apps come out eventually