diff --git a/guix/channels.scm b/guix/channels.scm
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+(list (channel (name (quote guix)) (url "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git") (branch "master") (introduction (make-channel-introduction "9edb3f66fd807b096b48283debdcddccfea34bad" (openpgp-fingerprint "BBB0 2DDF 2CEA F6A8 0D1D  E643 A2A0 6DF2 A33A 54FA")))))
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diff --git a/guix/config.scm b/guix/config.scm
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+;; This is an operating system configuration template
+;; for a "desktop" setup with GNOME and Xfce where the
+;; root partition is encrypted with LUKS, and a swap file.
+
+(use-modules (gnu) (gnu packages) 
+	(gnu system nss)
+        (gnu services) 
+	(guix utils))
+
+(use-modules
+	(gnu packages) 
+	(nongnu packages linux) 
+	(nongnu system linux-initrd))
+
+(use-service-modules desktop sddm xorg)
+(use-package-modules certs gnome)
+
+(operating-system
+  (host-name "rex")
+  (timezone "Europe/Dublin")
+  (locale "en_GB.utf8")
+  (kernel linux)
+  (initrd microcode-initrd)
+  (firmware (list linux-firmware))
+
+  ;; Choose US English keyboard layout.  The "altgr-intl"
+  ;; variant provides dead keys for accented characters.
+  (keyboard-layout (keyboard-layout "us" "altgr-intl"))
+
+  ;; Use the UEFI variant of GRUB with the EFI System
+  ;; Partition mounted on /boot/efi.
+  (bootloader (bootloader-configuration
+                (bootloader grub-efi-bootloader)
+                (targets '("/boot/efi"))
+                (keyboard-layout keyboard-layout)))
+
+  ;; Specify a mapped device for the encrypted root partition.
+  ;; The UUID is that returned by 'cryptsetup luksUUID'.
+  (file-systems (append
+                 (list (file-system
+                         (device (file-system-label "my-root"))
+                         (mount-point "/")
+                         (type "ext4"))
+                       (file-system
+                         (device (uuid "F853-0BDE" 'fat))
+                         (mount-point "/boot/efi")
+                         (type "vfat")))
+                 %base-file-systems))
+
+  ;; Specify a swap file for the system, which resides on the
+  ;; root file system.
+  (swap-devices '("/dev/nvme0n1p2"))
+
+  ;; Create user `bob' with `alice' as its initial password.
+  (users (cons (user-account
+                (name "jgrogan")
+                (comment "Primary User")
+                (group "users")
+                (supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev"
+                                        "audio" "video")))
+               %base-user-accounts))
+
+  ;; Add the `students' group
+  (groups (cons* (user-group
+                  (name "users"))
+                 %base-groups))
+
+  ;; This is where we specify system-wide packages.
+  (packages (append (list
+                     ;; for HTTPS access
+                     nss-certs
+                     ;; for user mounts
+                     gvfs)
+                    %base-packages))
+
+  ;; Add GNOME and Xfce---we can choose at the log-in screen
+  ;; by clicking the gear.  Use the "desktop" services, which
+  ;; include the X11 log-in service, networking with
+  ;; NetworkManager, and more.
+  (services (if (target-x86-64?)
+                (append (list (service gnome-desktop-service-type)
+                              (service xfce-desktop-service-type)
+                              (set-xorg-configuration
+                               (xorg-configuration
+                                (keyboard-layout keyboard-layout))))
+                        %desktop-services)
+
+                ;; FIXME: Since GDM depends on Rust (gdm -> gnome-shell -> gjs
+                ;; -> mozjs -> rust) and Rust is currently unavailable on
+                ;; non-x86_64 platforms, we use SDDM and Mate here instead of
+                ;; GNOME and GDM.
+                (append (list (service mate-desktop-service-type)
+                              (service xfce-desktop-service-type)
+                              (set-xorg-configuration
+                               (xorg-configuration
+                                (keyboard-layout keyboard-layout))
+                               sddm-service-type))
+                        %desktop-services)))
+
+  ;; Allow resolution of '.local' host names with mDNS.
+  (name-service-switch %mdns-host-lookup-nss))
diff --git a/guix/guix-home-config.scm b/guix/guix-home-config.scm
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+;; This is a sample Guix Home configuration which can help setup your
+;; home directory in the same declarative manner as Guix System.
+;; For more information, see the Home Configuration section of the manual.
+(define-module (guix-home-config)
+  #:use-module (gnu home)
+  #:use-module (gnu home services)
+  #:use-module (gnu home services shells)
+  #:use-module (gnu services)
+  #:use-module (gnu system shadow))
+
+(define home-config
+  (home-environment
+    (services
+      (list
+        ;; Uncomment the shell you wish to use for your user:
+        ;(service home-bash-service-type)
+        ;(service home-fish-service-type)
+        ;(service home-zsh-service-type)
+
+        (service home-files-service-type
+         `((".guile" ,%default-dotguile)
+           (".Xdefaults" ,%default-xdefaults)))
+
+        (service home-xdg-configuration-files-service-type
+         `(("gdb/gdbinit" ,%default-gdbinit)
+           ("nano/nanorc" ,%default-nanorc)))))))
+
+home-config
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