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authorMaxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>2021-05-05 12:07:39 -0400
committerMaxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>2021-05-06 16:51:49 -0400
commit3ab48ed6cd4b1f87a4c339b172dd8a107478654c (patch)
tree10a68c34526f562fb5ab1bb1f39a41e297aa4627 /gnu
parentb39c4e18f28d39929a034a2350b316038044638e (diff)
gnu: system: Add SPICE capability to the VM image.
* gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl (services) [spice-vdagent-service-type]: Add service. [slim-service-type] <xorg-configuration>: Add the xf86-video-qxl module.
Diffstat (limited to 'gnu')
-rw-r--r--gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl11
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl b/gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl
index bcb2ba614c..1a2dfca452 100644
--- a/gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl
+++ b/gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
;;
(use-modules (gnu) (guix) (srfi srfi-1))
-(use-service-modules desktop networking ssh xorg)
+(use-service-modules desktop networking spice ssh xorg)
(use-package-modules bootloaders certs fonts nvi
package-management wget xorg)
@@ -75,11 +75,20 @@ root ALL=(ALL) ALL
(default-user "guest")
(xorg-configuration
(xorg-configuration
+ ;; The QXL virtual GPU driver is added to provide
+ ;; a better SPICE experience.
+ (modules (cons xf86-video-qxl
+ %default-xorg-modules))
(keyboard-layout keyboard-layout)))))
;; Uncomment the line below to add an SSH server.
;;(service openssh-service-type)
+ ;; Add support for the SPICE protocol, which enables dynamic
+ ;; resizing of the guest screen resolution, clipboard
+ ;; integration with the host, etc.
+ (service spice-vdagent-service-type)
+
;; Use the DHCP client service rather than NetworkManager.
(service dhcp-client-service-type))