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Set chrome for default browser in NixOS since GH-715 #953

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Set chrome for default browser in NixOS since GH-715
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Disable broken? xdg.mimeApps
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion flake.nix
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{ targets.genericLinux.enable = false; }
./home-manager/lima-host.nix
./home-manager/systemd.nix
./home-manager/gnome.nix
./home-manager/desktop.nix
./home-manager/firefox.nix
];
};
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29 changes: 29 additions & 0 deletions home-manager/desktop.nix
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{ lib, pkgs, ... }:

{
imports = [ ./gnome.nix ];

# https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/blob/release-24.11/modules/home-environment.nix#
# https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/blob/release-24.11/modules/lib/dag.nix
home = {
activation = {
# defaultApplications in xdg=* modules do not support except mime types. So required this for hotkey use
setDefaultBrowser = lib.hm.dag.entryAfter [ "writeBoundary" ] ''
run '${pkgs.xdg-utils}/bin/xdg-settings' set 'default-web-browser' 'google-chrome.desktop'
'';
};
};

xdg = {
# https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/blob/release-24.11/modules/misc/xdg-mime-apps.nix - different of https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/nixos-24.11/nixos/modules/config/xdg/mime.nix
mimeApps = {
enable = false; # Avoiding error: bin/xdg-mime: line 1002: hm_mimeapps.list.new: Read-only file system
defaultApplications = {
"application/pdf" = [
"google-chrome.desktop"
"firefox.desktop"
];
};
};
};
}
1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion home-manager/gnome.nix
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favorite-apps = [
"kitty.desktop"
"dev.zed.Zed.desktop"
"firefox.desktop"
"google-chrome.desktop"
"podman-desktop.desktop"
"io.gitlab.news_flash.NewsFlash.desktop"
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions nixos/desktop/default.nix
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];
}))

# NOTE: Google might extract chrome from themself with `Antitrust` penalties
# https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/20/business/google-sell-chrome-justice-department/
#
# Don't use chromium, it does not provide built-in cloud translations
#
# Don't use unstable channel. It frequently backported to stable channel
# - https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commits/nixos-24.11/pkgs/by-name/go/google-chrome/package.nix
# - Actually unstable is/was broken. See GH-776
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VIDEOS=Videos
'';

# Require add-on for built-in Japanese translations and multiple containers. It is a disadvantage than Chrome
# https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/nixos-24.11/nixos/modules/programs/firefox.nix
programs.firefox = {
enable = true;
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