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Yep. To change desktop environments, just change:
to
Wow. Im gonna try it out in a vm even if i have no use for it. That is crazy.
It's really nice. When you setup a new system, you don't have to spend hours changing settings, configs, and installing packages. With NixOS, just copy the config file from your old system and then run
nixos-rebuild.I really wish the default template switches to flakes soon. Using flakes is a must for the best experience, and converting the default config is at best a hassle and for newbies a huge mountain to cross.
This is cool because it gets rid of all the packages when you switch. There is nothing left of Gnome when you switch to KDE.