gnome: custom logo menu + dconf defaults

- Patch Logo Menu v38 to custom entries incl. Containers (DistroShelf)\n- Switch GNOME defaults to programs.dconf profile\n- Add desktop overrides for Thunar->Files and Ghostty->Terminal\n- Enable Thunar integration (gvfs/tumbler/xfconf) and add virt-manager tooling

modules/desktop/gnome-minimal.nix

@@ -16,32 +16,51 @@ let
 in {
   services.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
   services.desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;
-  services.desktopManager.gnome.extraGSettingsOverridePackages = [
-    pkgs.gnome-shell
-    logoMenuSchemas
-  ];
-
-  # Ensure GNOME sees the compiled overrides.
-  environment.profileRelativeEnvVars.XDG_DATA_DIRS = lib.mkAfter [
-    "/share/gsettings-schemas/nixos-gsettings-overrides"
-  ];
 
   services.gnome.core-developer-tools.enable = false;
   services.gnome.games.enable = false;
 
-  # System default GNOME Shell extensions (user can still toggle/override).
+  programs.dconf = {
-  services.desktopManager.gnome.extraGSettingsOverrides = ''
+    enable = true;
-    [org/gnome/shell]
+    profiles.user.databases = [
-    disable-user-extensions=false
+      {
-    enabled-extensions=['all-in-one-clipboard@NiffirgkcaJ.github.com','AlphabeticalAppGrid@stuarthayhurst','app-hider@lynith.dev','blur-my-shell@aunetx','caffeine@patapon.info','logomenu@aryan_k','restartto@tiagoporsch.github.io']
+        settings = {
+          "org/gnome/shell" = {
+            disable-user-extensions = false;
+            favorite-apps = [
+              "thunar.desktop"
+              "com.mitchellh.ghostty.desktop"
+              "com.ranfdev.DistroShelf.desktop"
+              "io.github.kolunmi.Bazaar.desktop"
+            ];
+            enabled-extensions = [
+              "all-in-one-clipboard@NiffirgkcaJ.github.com"
+              "AlphabeticalAppGrid@stuarthayhurst"
+              "app-hider@lynith.dev"
+              "blur-my-shell@aunetx"
+              "caffeine@patapon.info"
+              "logomenu@aryan_k"
+              "restartto@tiagoporsch.github.io"
+            ];
+          };
 
-    [org/gnome/shell/extensions/logo-menu]
+          "org/gnome/desktop/interface" = {
-    menu-button-icon-image=51
+            icon-theme = "Papirus-Dark";
-    menu-button-terminal='ghostty'
+            gtk-theme = "Adwaita-dark";
-    menu-button-system-monitor='flatpak run io.missioncenter.MissionCenter'
+            color-scheme = "prefer-dark";
-    menu-button-extensions-app='com.mattjakeman.ExtensionManager.desktop'
+          };
-    hide-softwarecentre=true
+
-  '';
+          "org/gnome/shell/extensions/logo-menu" = {
+            menu-button-icon-image = lib.gvariant.mkInt32 51;
+            menu-button-terminal = "ghostty";
+            menu-button-system-monitor = "missioncenter";
+            menu-button-extensions-app = "com.mattjakeman.ExtensionManager.desktop";
+            hide-softwarecentre = true;
+          };
+        };
+      }
+    ];
+  };
 
   environment.gnome.excludePackages = with pkgs; [
     # comment out to include

modules/desktop/patches/logo-menu-custom-menu.patch

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-diff -ru orig/extension.js mod/extension.js
+diff -ru logo-menu-patch-orig/extension.js logo-menu-patch-mod/extension.js
---- orig/extension.js	2026-02-03 17:53:49.513281802 +0200
+--- logo-menu-patch-orig/extension.js	2026-02-03 21:59:13.353339473 +0200
-+++ mod/extension.js	2026-02-03 17:53:49.528021029 +0200
++++ logo-menu-patch-mod/extension.js	2026-02-03 21:59:13.362477131 +0200
 @@ -47,13 +47,8 @@
          this.setIconSize();
          this.add_child(this.icon);
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ diff -ru orig/extension.js mod/extension.js
  
          // bind middle click option to toggle overview
          this.connect('button-press-event', this._buttonPressEvent.bind(this));
-@@ -64,51 +59,19 @@
+@@ -64,51 +59,40 @@
      }
  
      _displayMenuItems() {
@@ -50,7 +50,17 @@ diff -ru orig/extension.js mod/extension.js
 -            this._addItem(new PopupMenu.PopupSeparatorMenuItem());
 -            this._addItem(new MenuItem(_('Force Quit App'), () => this._forceQuit()));
 -        }
--
++	this.menu.removeAll();
++
++	// Custom menu layout
++	this._addItem(new MenuItem(_('About My System'), () => this._aboutThisDistro()));
++	this._addItem(new MenuItem(_('System Settings'), () => this._systemPreferences()));
++
++	this._addItem(new PopupMenu.PopupSeparatorMenuItem());
++	this._addItem(new MenuItem(_('Extensions'), () => this._openExtensionsApp()));
++	this._addItem(new MenuItem(_('System Monitor'), () => this._openSystemMonitor()));
++	this._addItem(new MenuItem(_('Terminal'), () => this._openTerminal()));
+ 
 -        if (showPowerOptions) {
 -            this._addItem(new PopupMenu.PopupSeparatorMenuItem());
 -            this._addItem(new MenuItem(_('Sleep'), () => this._sleep()));
@@ -65,26 +75,35 @@ diff -ru orig/extension.js mod/extension.js
 -        } else if (!showPowerOptions && showLockScreen) {
 -            this._addItem(new PopupMenu.PopupSeparatorMenuItem());
 -            this._addItem(new MenuItem(_('Lock Screen'), () => this._lockScreen()));
--        }
-+	this.menu.removeAll();
-+
-+	// Custom menu layout
-+	this._addItem(new MenuItem(_('About My System'), () => this._aboutThisDistro()));
-+	this._addItem(new MenuItem(_('System Settings'), () => this._systemPreferences()));
-+
-+	this._addItem(new PopupMenu.PopupSeparatorMenuItem());
-+	this._addItem(new MenuItem(_('Extensions'), () => this._openExtensionsApp()));
-+	this._addItem(new MenuItem(_('System Monitor'), () => this._openSystemMonitor()));
-+	this._addItem(new MenuItem(_('Terminal'), () => this._openTerminal()));
-+
 +	this._addItem(new PopupMenu.PopupSeparatorMenuItem());
 +	this._addItem(new MenuItem(_('Containers'), () => this._openContainers()));
++    }
++
++    _openContainers() {
++        // Prefer launching via desktop ID so we don't depend on PATH in the GNOME Shell env.
++        const appSys = Shell.AppSystem.get_default();
++        const app = appSys.lookup_app('com.ranfdev.DistroShelf.desktop');
++        if (app) {
++            try {
++                app.launch(
++                    0,
++                    -1,
++                    Shell.AppLaunchGpu.APP_PREF
++                );
++                return;
++            } catch (e) {
++                log(e);
++            }
+         }
++
++        // Fallback: direct command.
++        Util.trySpawnCommandLine('distroshelf');
      }
  
      _buttonPressEvent(actor, event) {
-diff -ru orig/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.logo-menu.gschema.xml mod/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.logo-menu.gschema.xml
+diff -ru logo-menu-patch-orig/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.logo-menu.gschema.xml logo-menu-patch-mod/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.logo-menu.gschema.xml
---- orig/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.logo-menu.gschema.xml	2026-02-03 17:53:49.513219947 +0200
+--- logo-menu-patch-orig/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.logo-menu.gschema.xml	2026-02-03 21:59:13.353462172 +0200
-+++ mod/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.logo-menu.gschema.xml	2026-02-03 17:53:49.531021112 +0200
++++ logo-menu-patch-mod/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.logo-menu.gschema.xml	2026-02-03 21:59:13.362611548 +0200
 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
    <schema path="/org/gnome/shell/extensions/Logo-menu/" id="org.gnome.shell.extensions.logo-menu">
  

modules/system/base.nix

@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@
     ];
   };
 
-  services.openssh.enable = true;
+  services = {
+    openssh.enable = true;
+    gvfs.enable = true;
+    tumbler.enable = true;
+  };
 
   networking = {
     useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
@@ -62,7 +66,17 @@
       enableBashIntegration = lib.mkDefault true;
     };
     nix-index-database.comma.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+    thunar = {
+      enable = true;
+      plugins = [
+        pkgs.xfce.thunar-archive-plugin
+        pkgs.xfce.thunar-media-tags-plugin
+        pkgs.xfce.thunar-vcs-plugin
+        pkgs.xfce.thunar-volman
+      ];
+    };
     virt-manager.enable = true;
+    xfconf.enable = true;
   };
 
   # Optimise the Nix store once a day

modules/system/packages.nix

@@ -1,8 +1,39 @@
 { lib, pkgs, ... }:
 
-{
+let
+  # Override Thunar desktop entry to show as "Files".
+  thunarDesktopOverride = pkgs.makeDesktopItem {
+    name = "thunar";                     # same filename to shadow upstream entry
+    desktopName = "Files";
+    genericName = "File Manager";
+    tryExec = "thunar";
+    exec = "thunar %U";
+    icon = "org.xfce.thunar";
+    categories = [ "Utility" "FileManager" ];
+    mimeTypes = [ "inode/directory" ];
+    keywords = [ "folder" "manager" "explorer" "files" ];
+    startupNotify = true;
+    startupWMClass = "Thunar";
+    terminal = false;
+    comment = "Browse files";
+  };
+
+  # Override Ghostty desktop entry to show as "Terminal".
+  ghosttyDesktopOverride = pkgs.makeDesktopItem {
+    name = "com.mitchellh.ghostty";
+    desktopName = "Terminal";
+    genericName = "Terminal Emulator";
+    exec = "ghostty";
+    icon = "com.mitchellh.ghostty";
+    categories = [ "System" "TerminalEmulator" "Utility" ];
+    terminal = false;
+    comment = "Fast GPU-accelerated terminal";
+  };
+in {
   # Baseline system tools available everywhere; users run Home Manager standalone.
   config.environment.systemPackages = lib.mkAfter [
+    (lib.hiPrio thunarDesktopOverride)
+    (lib.hiPrio ghosttyDesktopOverride)
     pkgs.distrobox
     pkgs.distroshelf
     pkgs.dnsmasq
@@ -35,6 +66,9 @@
     pkgs.libnotify
     pkgs.micro
     pkgs.mission-center
+    pkgs.p7zip
     pkgs.podman-compose
+    pkgs.papirus-icon-theme
+    pkgs.xdg-utils
   ];
 }

templates/home-home.nix

@@ -65,20 +65,20 @@
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
 
     # decibels            # default GNOME audio player
-    gnome-calendar # default GNOME calendar
+    gnome-calendar      # default GNOME calendar
     # gnome-contacts      # default GNOME contacts
 
-    firefox # Mozilla web browser
+    firefox             # Mozilla web browser
     # google-chrome       # web browser from Google
     # chromium            # open source web browser from Google
     # brave               # privacy oriented web browser
     # opera               # fast alternative web browser
     # vivaldi             # powerful and personal web browser
 
-    thunderbird # full-featured Mozilla e-mail client
+    thunderbird         # full-featured Mozilla e-mail client
     # geary               # default GNOME email client
 
-    ptyxis # container aware GNOME terminal
+    # ptyxis              # container aware GNOME terminal
     # alacritty           # GPU accelerated terminal emulator
     # kitty               # GPU accelerated terminal emulator
 
@@ -113,9 +113,8 @@
     # you can change the default terminal and editor here
     TERMINAL = "${pkgs.ghostty}/bin/ghostty";
     DEFAULT_TERMINAL = "${pkgs.ghostty}/bin/ghostty";
-    EDITOR = "${pkgs.micro}/bin/micro";
+    EDITOR = "micro";
     DBX_CONTAINER_HOME_PREFIX = "$HOME/distrobox";
-    GDK_BACKEND = "x11 virt-manager"
   };
 
 }