{
  lib,
  pkgs,
  config,
  ...
}: {
  options.host.desktop.enable = lib.mkEnableOption "should desktop configuration be enabled";

  config = lib.mkMerge [
    {
      host.desktop.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
    }
    (lib.mkIf config.host.desktop.enable {
      services = {
        # Enable CUPS to print documents.
        printing.enable = true;

        xserver = {
          # Enable the X11 windowing system.
          enable = true;

          # Enable the GNOME Desktop Environment.
          displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
          desktopManager = {
            gnome.enable = true;
          };

          # Get rid of xTerm
          desktopManager.xterm.enable = false;
          excludePackages = with pkgs; [
            xterm
            atomix # puzzle game
            cheese # webcam tool
            epiphany # web browser
            geary # email reader
            gedit # text editor
            gnome-characters
            gnome-music
            gnome-photos
            gnome-tour
            gnome-logs
            gnome-maps
            hitori # sudoku game
            iagno # go game
            tali # poker game
            yelp # help viewer
          ];
        };

        pipewire = {
          enable = true;
          alsa.enable = true;
          alsa.support32Bit = true;
          pulse.enable = true;

          # If you want to use JACK applications, uncomment this
          #jack.enable = true;

          # use the example session manager (no others are packaged yet so this is enabled by default,
          # no need to redefine it in your config for now)
          #media-session.enable = true;
        };
        automatic-timezoned = {
          enable = true;
        };

        # Enable sound with pipewire.
        pulseaudio.enable = false;
      };

      # enable RealtimeKit for pulse audio
      security.rtkit.enable = true;
      # disable welcome tour
      environment.gnome.excludePackages = [pkgs.gnome-tour];
    })
  ];
}