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{ config, lib, pkgs, ...}: | |
with lib; | |
let | |
cfg = config.services.crd; | |
in { | |
options = { | |
services.crd = { | |
enable = mkEnableOption '' | |
chrome remote desktop, a service which allows for remote control of your desktop from anywhere. | |
''; | |
user = mkOption { | |
type = types.submodule; | |
description = '' | |
A user which the service will run as. | |
''; | |
example = "users.users.alice"; | |
}; | |
screenSize = mkOption { | |
type = types.string; | |
description = '' | |
Size of the screen (for all clients) | |
''; | |
default = "1366x768"; | |
example = "1920x1080"; | |
}; | |
session = mkOption { | |
type = types.string; | |
description = '' | |
The X session that chrome remote desktop will control | |
''; | |
example = "gnome-session"; | |
}; | |
}; | |
}; | |
config = mkIf cfg.enable { | |
systemd.services.chrome-remote-desktop = { | |
description = "Chrome remote desktop service"; | |
path = with pkgs; [ sudo chrome-remote-desktop ]; | |
script = '' | |
sudo -u ${cfg.user.name} ${pkgs.chrome-remote-desktop}/opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop --start --size=${cfg.screenSize} | |
''; | |
}; | |
security.wrappers.crd-user-session.source = "${pkgs.chrome-remote-desktop}/opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/user-session"; | |
system.activationScripts.crd-setup = { | |
text = '' | |
if [[ -z $(cat ${cfg.user.home}/.chrome-remote-desktop-session) ]]; then | |
# Create the file | |
echo "export $(dbus-launch)" > ${cfg.user.home}/.chrome-remote-desktop-session | |
echo "exec ${cfg.session}" >> ${cfg.user.home}/.chrome-remote-desktop-session | |
fi | |
''; | |
}; | |
}; | |
} |
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{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchgit, dpkg, python2, glibc, glib, pam, nss, nspr, expat, gnome3, xorg, fontconfig, dbus_daemon, alsaLib }: | |
stdenv.mkDerivation rec { | |
name = "chrome-remote-desktop"; | |
src = fetchurl { | |
sha256 = "d18baa7033d80cf458ffec808dacce11d737bf31e81f25884221867c8c6a3001"; | |
url = "https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/chrome-remote-desktop_current_amd64.deb"; | |
}; | |
unpackPhase = '' | |
${dpkg}/bin/dpkg -x $src $out | |
''; | |
installPhase = '' | |
''; | |
patchPhase = '' | |
sed \ | |
-e '/^.*sudo_command =/ s/"gksudo .*"/"pkexec"/' \ | |
-e '/^.*command =/ s/s -- sh -c/s sh -c/' \ | |
-i $out/opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop | |
substituteInPlace $out/opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop --replace /usr/bin/python2 ${python2.withPackages (ps: with ps;[ psutil ])}/bin/python2 | |
''; | |
preFixup = let | |
libPath = lib.makeLibraryPath [glib pam nss nspr expat gnome3.gtk gnome3.gconf xorg.libXext xorg.libX11 xorg.libXcomposite xorg.libXrender xorg.libXrandr xorg.libXcursor xorg.libXdamage xorg.libXfixes xorg.libXi xorg.libXtst fontconfig xorg.libXScrnSaver dbus_daemon.lib alsaLib]; | |
in '' | |
for i in $out/opt/google/$name/{chrome-remote-desktop-host,start-host,native-messaging-host,remote-assistance-host,user-session}; do | |
patchelf --set-rpath "${libPath}" $i | |
patchelf --set-interpreter ${glibc}/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 $i | |
done | |
''; | |
} | |
You'll have to add those files to nixpkgs, then fix them (in this form, it doesn't quite work), then build your system with patched nixpkgs. If you're feeling particularly altruistic, you might even share your results with the world and submit a PR to nixpkgs!
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@balsoft How can I test it? Running
nix-shell
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