docs/superpowers/specs/2026-07-27-mibook-boot-desktop-choice-design.md

@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-# mibook: choose terminal-only vs desktop at boot
-
-## Goal
-
-Let mibook boot to a text console by default, with KDE fully installed and
-launchable on demand. The user decides after boot whether they need the
-graphical desktop, without rebuilding the system.
-
-## Behavior
-
-- mibook boots to a text console (`multi-user.target`). SDDM and Plasma do
-  **not** start automatically.
-- KDE (SDDM + Plasma 6) remains fully installed.
-- Running `desktop` in the terminal starts the SDDM display manager, which
-  presents the graphical login screen; logging in there enters a Plasma 6
-  session.
-- No reverse command. To return to a text console, stop the display manager
-  (`sudo systemctl stop display-manager`) or reboot.
-- Other machines that enable the `kde-desktop` profile are unaffected; their
-  desktop still starts on boot.
-
-## Implementation
-
-### `modules/environments/kde-desktop/default.nix`
-
-Add an opt-out option to the existing profile:
-
-- New option `my.profiles.kde-desktop.startOnBoot`, a boolean defaulting to
-  `true`. The default preserves the current behavior for every consumer.
-- The existing `config` block (SDDM, Plasma 6, user packages) stays enabled
-  whenever the profile is enabled, regardless of `startOnBoot`.
-- When `startOnBoot = false`, additionally apply:
-  - `systemd.services.display-manager.wantedBy = lib.mkForce [ ];` so SDDM is
-    defined but not pulled in by any boot target.
-  - `systemd.defaultUnit = "multi-user.target";` so the boot target is the
-    text console.
-  - A `desktop` command provided via
-    `pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "desktop" "exec sudo systemctl start display-manager.service"`,
-    added to `environment.systemPackages`.
-
-### `machines/mibook/environments.nix`
-
-Set `kde-desktop.startOnBoot = false;` alongside the existing
-`kde-desktop.enable = true;`.
-
-## Testing / verification
-
-- `nix build '.#nixosConfigurations.mibook.config.system.build.toplevel'`
-  builds without error.
-- After `nixos-rebuild switch` on mibook: system boots to a TTY, no SDDM;
-  running `desktop` brings up the SDDM login and a working Plasma session.
-- Confirm jupiter (or any non-mibook consumer) is unchanged: its evaluated
-  `systemd.defaultUnit` / display-manager wantedBy are not altered.
-
-## Trade-offs
-
-- `desktop` relies on `sudo`; the user has sudo access, so no extra
-  configuration is required.
-- Chose "boot to terminal, launch on demand" over a GRUB boot-menu entry
-  because it is more robust across NixOS generations and needs no fragile
-  static kernel entries.

machines/mibook/environments.nix

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ in
 {
   my.profiles = {
     kde-desktop.enable = true;
-    kde-desktop.startOnBoot = false;
     zsh.enable = true;
     apps = {
       desktop_apps = true;

modules/environments/kde-desktop/default.nix

@@ -11,37 +11,17 @@ in
 {
   options.my.profiles.kde-desktop = with lib; {
     enable = mkEnableOption "KDE Desktop Environment";
-    startOnBoot = mkOption {
-      type = types.bool;
-      default = true;
-      description = ''
-        Whether the display manager (SDDM) starts automatically at boot.
-        When false, the system boots to a text console and KDE can be
-        launched on demand with the `desktop` command.
-      '';
-    };
   };
 
-  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable (lib.mkMerge [
-    {
-      services = {
-        displayManager.sddm.enable = true;
-        displayManager.sddm.wayland.enable = true;
-        desktopManager.plasma6.enable = true;
-      };
-      users.users.finn.packages = with pkgs; [
-        # Programms can be added here...
-        numix-icon-theme
-      ];
-    }
-    (lib.mkIf (!cfg.startOnBoot) {
-      # Boot to a text console; SDDM stays installed but is not pulled in
-      # by any boot target. Launch KDE on demand with `desktop`.
-      systemd.services.display-manager.wantedBy = lib.mkForce [ ];
-      systemd.defaultUnit = lib.mkForce "multi-user.target";
-      environment.systemPackages = [
-        (pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "desktop" "exec sudo systemctl start display-manager.service")
-      ];
-    })
-  ]);
-}
+  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    services = {
+      displayManager.sddm.enable = true;
+      displayManager.sddm.wayland.enable = true;
+      desktopManager.plasma6.enable = true;
+    };
+    users.users.finn.packages = with pkgs; [
+      # Programms can be added here...
+      numix-icon-theme
+    ];
+  };
+}