{

  # Enable the GNOME Desktop Environment.
  services.desktopManager.gnome.enable = false;
  
  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
    gnomeExtensions.appindicator
    gnomeExtensions.blur-my-shell
    gnomeExtensions.caffeine
    gnomeExtensions.dash-to-dock
  ];

  environment.gnome.excludePackages = with pkgs; [
    epiphany # web browser
    geary # email
    decibels #audio player
    gnome-calendar
    gnome-music
    gnome-software
    gnome-tour
    totem # video player
    xterm
    yelp # help
  ];

    programs.dconf = {
      enable = true;
      profiles.user.databases = [{
          lockAll = true; # prevents overriding
          settings = {
            "org/gnome/shell" = {
              favorite-apps = [
                "org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop"
                "brave-browser.desktop"
                "proton-mail.desktop"
                "obsidian.desktop"
                "signal.desktop"
                "element-desktop.desktop"
                "steam.desktop"
                "bitwarden.desktop"
                "org.gnome.Settings.desktop"
                "org.gnome.Console.desktop"
              ];
              enabled-extensions = [
                pkgs.gnomeExtensions.appindicator.extensionUuid
                pkgs.gnomeExtensions.blur-my-shell.extensionUuid
                pkgs.gnomeExtensions.caffeine.extensionUuid
                pkgs.gnomeExtensions.dash-to-dock.extensionUuid
              ];
            };
            "org/gnome/desktop/calendar" = {
              show-weekdate = true;
            };
            "org/gnome/desktop/interface" = {
              clock-show-weekday = true;
              color-scheme = "prefer-dark";
              document-font-name = "Noto Sans 11";
              enable-hot-corners = false;
              font-name = "Noto Sans 11";
              gtk-theme = "Adwaita-dark";
              monospace-font-name = "Fira Mono 12";
            };
            "org/gnome/desktop/peripherals/mouse" = {
              accel-profile = "flat";
            };
            "org/gnome/desktop/wm/preferences" = {
              button-layout = ":minimize,maximize,close";
            };
            "org/gnome/nautilus/list-view" = {
              default-zoom-level = "small";
            };
            "org/gnome/nautilus/preferences" = {
              default-folder-viewer = "list-view";
            };
            "org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-dock" = {
              click-action = "minimize-or-previews";
              dock-fixed = true;
              multi-monitor = true;
              show-mounts = false;
              show-show-apps-button = true;
              apply-custom-theme = true;
            };
            "org/gnome/shell/keybindings" = {
              show-screenshot-ui = ["<Shift><Super>s"];
            };
            #org.gnome.desktop.input-sources sources [('xkb', 'us'), ('xkb', 'dz+ar')]
          };
        }];
    };
}