nixos/slim: remove

nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   can select an alternative one by picking one of the following lines:
 <programlisting>
 <xref linkend="opt-services.xserver.displayManager.sddm.enable"/> = true;
-<xref linkend="opt-services.xserver.displayManager.slim.enable"/> = true;
+<xref linkend="opt-services.xserver.displayManager.gdm.enable"/> = true;
 </programlisting>
  </para>
  <para>

nixos/doc/manual/development/option-declarations.xml

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-package-naming">
   <para>
    As an example, we will take the case of display managers. There is a central
    display manager module for generic display manager options and a module file
-   per display manager backend (slim, sddm, gdm ...).
+   per display manager backend (sddm, gdm ...).
   </para>
 
   <para>
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-package-naming">
       />), and to extend
    it in each backend module
    (<xref
-      linkend='ex-option-declaration-eot-backend-slim' />,
+      linkend='ex-option-declaration-eot-backend-gdm' />,
    <xref
       linkend='ex-option-declaration-eot-backend-sddm' />).
   </para>
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@ services.xserver.displayManager.enable = mkOption {
 };</screen>
   </example>
 
-  <example xml:id='ex-option-declaration-eot-backend-slim'>
-   <title>Extending <literal>services.xserver.displayManager.enable</literal> in the <literal>slim</literal> module</title>
+  <example xml:id='ex-option-declaration-eot-backend-gdm'>
+   <title>Extending <literal>services.xserver.displayManager.enable</literal> in the <literal>gdm</literal> module</title>
 <screen>
 services.xserver.displayManager.enable = mkOption {
-  type = with types; nullOr (enum [ "slim" ]);
+  type = with types; nullOr (enum [ "gdm" ]);
 };</screen>
   </example>
 

nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2003.xml

@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@
       <link linkend="opt-networking.interfaces">networking.interfaces.&lt;name&gt;.…</link> options.
     </para>
    </listitem>
+   <listitem>
+    <para>
+     The SLIM Display Manager has been removed, as it has been unmaintained since 2013.
+     Consider migrating to a different display manager such as LightDM (current default in NixOS),
+     SDDM, GDM, or using the startx module which uses Xinitrc.
+     </para>
+   </listitem>
   </itemizedlist>
  </section>
 

nixos/lib/testing-python.nix

@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ in rec {
           inherit require;
           virtualisation.memorySize = 1024;
           services.xserver.enable = true;
-          services.xserver.displayManager.slim.enable = false;
           services.xserver.displayManager.auto.enable = true;
           services.xserver.windowManager.default = "icewm";
           services.xserver.windowManager.icewm.enable = true;

nixos/lib/testing.nix

@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ in rec {
           inherit require;
           virtualisation.memorySize = 1024;
           services.xserver.enable = true;
-          services.xserver.displayManager.slim.enable = false;
           services.xserver.displayManager.auto.enable = true;
           services.xserver.windowManager.default = "icewm";
           services.xserver.windowManager.icewm.enable = true;

nixos/modules/hardware/video/nvidia.nix

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ in
 
         Note that this configuration will only be successful when a display manager
         for which the <option>services.xserver.displayManager.setupCommands</option>
-        option is supported is used; notably, SLiM is not supported.
+        option is supported is used.
       '';
     };
 

nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/plasma5.nix

@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ in
       security.pam.services.kdm.enableKwallet = true;
       security.pam.services.lightdm.enableKwallet = true;
       security.pam.services.sddm.enableKwallet = true;
-      security.pam.services.slim.enableKwallet = true;
 
       xdg.portal.enable = true;
       xdg.portal.extraPortals = [ pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-kde ];

nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/default.nix

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # This module declares the options to define a *display manager*, the
-# program responsible for handling X logins (such as xdm, gdb, or
-# SLiM).  The display manager allows the user to select a *session
-# type*.  When the user logs in, the display manager starts the
+# program responsible for handling X logins (such as LightDM, GDM, or SDDM).
+# The display manager allows the user to select a *session
+# type*. When the user logs in, the display manager starts the
 # *session script* ("xsession" below) to launch the selected session
-# type.  The session type defines two things: the *desktop manager*
+# type. The session type defines two things: the *desktop manager*
 # (e.g., KDE, Gnome or a plain xterm), and optionally the *window
 # manager* (e.g. kwin or twm).
 
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ let
         fi
       '') cfg.displayManager.extraSessionFilePackages}
 
-
       ${concatMapStrings (pkg: ''
         if test -d ${pkg}/share/wayland-sessions; then
           mkdir -p "$out/share/wayland-sessions"
@@ -322,15 +321,14 @@ in
         execCmd = mkOption {
           type = types.str;
           example = literalExample ''
-            "''${pkgs.slim}/bin/slim"
+            "''${pkgs.lightdm}/bin/lightdm"
           '';
           description = "Command to start the display manager.";
         };
 
         environment = mkOption {
           type = types.attrsOf types.unspecified;
           default = {};
-          example = { SLIM_CFGFILE = "/etc/slim.conf"; };
           description = "Additional environment variables needed by the display manager.";
         };
 

nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/slim.nix

@@ -2,155 +2,15 @@
 
 with lib;
 
-let
-
-  dmcfg = config.services.xserver.displayManager;
-
-  cfg = dmcfg.slim;
-
-  slimConfig = pkgs.writeText "slim.cfg"
-    ''
-      xauth_path ${dmcfg.xauthBin}
-      default_xserver ${dmcfg.xserverBin}
-      xserver_arguments ${toString dmcfg.xserverArgs}
-      sessiondir ${dmcfg.session.desktops}/share/xsessions
-      login_cmd exec ${pkgs.runtimeShell} ${dmcfg.session.wrapper} "%session"
-      halt_cmd ${config.systemd.package}/sbin/shutdown -h now
-      reboot_cmd ${config.systemd.package}/sbin/shutdown -r now
-      logfile /dev/stderr
-      ${optionalString (cfg.defaultUser != null) ("default_user " + cfg.defaultUser)}
-      ${optionalString (cfg.defaultUser != null) ("focus_password yes")}
-      ${optionalString cfg.autoLogin "auto_login yes"}
-      ${optionalString (cfg.consoleCmd != null) "console_cmd ${cfg.consoleCmd}"}
-      ${cfg.extraConfig}
-    '';
-
-  # Unpack the SLiM theme, or use the default.
-  slimThemesDir =
-    let
-      unpackedTheme = pkgs.runCommand "slim-theme" { preferLocalBuild = true; }
-        ''
-          mkdir -p $out
-          cd $out
-          unpackFile ${cfg.theme}
-          ln -s * default
-        '';
-    in if cfg.theme == null then "${pkgs.slim}/share/slim/themes" else unpackedTheme;
-
-in
-
 {
-
-  ###### interface
-
-  options = {
-
-    services.xserver.displayManager.slim = {
-
-      enable = mkOption {
-        type = types.bool;
-        default = false;
-        description = ''
-          Whether to enable SLiM as the display manager.
-        '';
-      };
-
-      theme = mkOption {
-        type = types.nullOr types.path;
-        default = pkgs.fetchurl {
-          url = "https://github.com/jagajaga/nixos-slim-theme/archive/2.0.tar.gz";
-          sha256 = "0lldizhigx7bjhxkipii87y432hlf5wdvamnfxrryf9z7zkfypc8";
-        };
-        defaultText = ''pkgs.fetchurl {
-          url = "https://github.com/jagajaga/nixos-slim-theme/archive/2.0.tar.gz";
-          sha256 = "0lldizhigx7bjhxkipii87y432hlf5wdvamnfxrryf9z7zkfypc8";
-        }'';
-        example = literalExample ''
-          pkgs.fetchurl {
-            url = "mirror://sourceforge/slim.berlios/slim-wave.tar.gz";
-            sha256 = "0ndr419i5myzcylvxb89m9grl2xyq6fbnyc3lkd711mzlmnnfxdy";
-          }
-        '';
-        description = ''
-          The theme for the SLiM login manager.  If not specified, SLiM's
-          default theme is used.  See <link
-          xlink:href='http://slim.berlios.de/themes01.php'/> for a
-          collection of themes. TODO: berlios shut down.
-        '';
-      };
-
-      defaultUser = mkOption {
-        type = types.nullOr types.str;
-        default = null;
-        example = "login";
-        description = ''
-          The default user to load. If you put a username here you
-          get it automatically loaded into the username field, and
-          the focus is placed on the password.
-        '';
-      };
-
-      autoLogin = mkOption {
-        type = types.bool;
-        default = false;
-        description = ''
-          Automatically log in as the default user.
-        '';
-      };
-
-      extraConfig = mkOption {
-        type = types.lines;
-        default = "";
-        description = ''
-          Extra configuration options for SLiM login manager. Do not
-          add options that can be configured directly.
-        '';
-      };
-
-      consoleCmd = mkOption {
-        type = types.nullOr types.str;
-        default = ''
-          ${pkgs.xterm}/bin/xterm -C -fg white -bg black +sb -T "Console login" -e ${pkgs.shadow}/bin/login
-        '';
-        defaultText = ''
-          ''${pkgs.xterm}/bin/xterm -C -fg white -bg black +sb -T "Console login" -e ''${pkgs.shadow}/bin/login
-        '';
-        description = ''
-          The command to run when "console" is given as the username.
-        '';
-      };
-    };
-
-  };
-
-
-  ###### implementation
-
-  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
-
-    services.xserver.displayManager.job =
-      { environment =
-          { SLIM_CFGFILE = slimConfig;
-            SLIM_THEMESDIR = slimThemesDir;
-          };
-        execCmd = "exec ${pkgs.slim}/bin/slim";
-      };
-
-    services.xserver.displayManager.sessionCommands =
-      ''
-        # Export the config/themes for slimlock.
-        export SLIM_THEMESDIR=${slimThemesDir}
-      '';
-
-    # Allow null passwords so that the user can login as root on the
-    # installation CD.
-    security.pam.services.slim = { allowNullPassword = true; startSession = true; };
-
-    # Allow slimlock to work.
-    security.pam.services.slimlock = {};
-
-    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.slim ];
-
-  };
-
+  # added 2019-11-11
+  imports = [
+    (mkRemovedOptionModule [ "services" "xserver" "displayManager" "slim" ] ''
+      The SLIM project is abandoned and their last release was in 2013.
+      Because of this it poses a security risk to your system.
+      Other issues include it not fully supporting systemd and logind sessions.
+      Please use a different display manager such as LightDM, SDDM, or GDM.
+      You can also use the startx module which uses Xinitrc.
+    '')
+  ];
 }

nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix

@@ -557,7 +557,6 @@ in
           default = !( dmconf.auto.enable
                     || dmconf.gdm.enable
                     || dmconf.sddm.enable
-                    || dmconf.slim.enable
                     || dmconf.xpra.enable );
       in mkIf (default) true;
 

nixos/release-combined.nix

@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ in rec {
         (all nixos.tests.proxy)
         (all nixos.tests.sddm.default)
         (all nixos.tests.simple)
-        (all nixos.tests.slim)
         (all nixos.tests.switchTest)
         (all nixos.tests.udisks2)
         (all nixos.tests.xfce)

nixos/tests/all-tests.nix

@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ in
   shiori = handleTest ./shiori.nix {};
   signal-desktop = handleTest ./signal-desktop.nix {};
   simple = handleTest ./simple.nix {};
-  slim = handleTest ./slim.nix {};
   slurm = handleTest ./slurm.nix {};
   smokeping = handleTest ./smokeping.nix {};
   snapper = handleTest ./snapper.nix {};