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+{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+
+{
+
+boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
+ 
+# Enable networking
+networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
+ 
+# Set your time zone.
+time.timeZone = "Europe/London";
+ 
+# Select internationalisation properties.
+i18n.defaultLocale = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+i18n.extraLocaleSettings = {
+	LC_ADDRESS = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+	LC_IDENTIFICATION = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+	LC_MEASUREMENT = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+	LC_MONETARY = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+	LC_NAME = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+	LC_NUMERIC = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+	LC_PAPER = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+	LC_TELEPHONE = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+	LC_TIME = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+};
+ 
+# GNOME
+# Enable the X11 windowing system.
+services.xserver.enable = true;
+services.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
+services.desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;
+ 
+# Configure keymap in X11
+services.xserver.xkb = {
+	layout = "gb";
+	variant = "";
+};
+ 
+# Configure console keymap
+console.keyMap = "uk";
+ 
+# Enable sound with pipewire.
+services.pulseaudio.enable = false;
+security.rtkit.enable = true;
+services.pipewire = {
+	enable = true;
+	alsa.enable = true;
+	alsa.support32Bit = true;
+	pulse.enable = true;
+};
+
+# Define a user account. Don't forget to set a password with ‘passwd’.
+users.users.fred = {
+	isNormalUser = true;
+	description = "fred";
+	extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" "wheel" ];
+	packages = with pkgs; [
+		bazaar
+		fastfetch
+		vesktop
+	];
+};
+ 
+# Allow unfree packages
+nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
+ 
+# Services
+services.flatpak.enable = true;
+}