feat(system): add Flatpak support

system/flake.nix

@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@
     }:
     let
       ###*** IMPORTANT: Please set your system's hostname here ***###
-      #hostName = builtins.abort "Please set the 'hostName' variable in flake.nix";
-      hostName = "myHost";
+      hostName = builtins.abort "Please set the 'hostName' variable in flake.nix";
 
       /*
         What kind of system are you running NixOS on?

system/host/configuration.nix

@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ in
     # Change the default text editor. Options are "emacs", "nano", or "vim".
     editor = "nano";
 
+    ui.flatpak = {
+      # Enable Flatpak support.
+      enable = false;
+
+      # Define Flatpak packages to install.
+      packages = [ ];
+    };
+
     # Additional system packages to install.
     packages = [ ];
 

system/modules/ui/desktops/kde.nix

@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ in
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
     aux.system.ui.desktops.enable = true;
 
+    programs.dconf.enable = true;
+
+    # Fix blank messages in KMail. See https://nixos.wiki/wiki/KDE#KMail_Renders_Blank_Messages
+    environment.sessionVariables = {
+      NIX_PROFILES = "${pkgs.lib.concatStringsSep " " (
+        pkgs.lib.reverseList config.environment.profiles
+      )}";
+    };
+
     services = {
       displayManager.sddm.enable = true;
       desktopManager.plasma6.enable = true;

system/modules/ui/flatpak.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# Enable support for Flatpak applications
+{
+  nix-flatpak,
+  pkgs,
+  config,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}:
+
+let
+  cfg = config.aux.system.ui.flatpak;
+in
+with lib;
+{
+  options = {
+    aux.system.ui.flatpak = {
+      enable = mkEnableOption (mdDoc "Enables Flatpak support.");
+      packages = lib.mkOption {
+        description = "Flatpak packages to install.";
+        type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.str;
+        default = [ ];
+        example = lib.literalExpression "[ \"com.valvesoftware.Steam\" ]";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    # Enable Flatpak
+    services.flatpak = {
+      enable = true;
+
+      # Manage all Flatpak packages and remotes
+      uninstallUnmanaged = true;
+
+      # Enable automatic updates alongside nixos-rebuild
+      update.onActivation = true;
+
+      # Add remote(s)
+      remotes = [
+        {
+          name = "flathub";
+          location = "https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo";
+        }
+      ];
+
+      # Install base Flatpaks. For details, see https://github.com/gmodena/nix-flatpak
+      packages = cfg.packages;
+    };
+
+    # Workaround for getting Flatpak apps to use system fonts, icons, and cursors
+    # For details (and source), see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/119433#issuecomment-1767513263
+    # NOTE: If fonts in Flatpaks appear incorrect (like squares), run this command to regenerate the font cache:
+    #  flatpak list --columns=application | xargs -I %s -- flatpak run --command=fc-cache %s -f -v
+    system.fsPackages = [ pkgs.bindfs ];
+    fileSystems =
+      let
+        mkRoSymBind = path: {
+          device = path;
+          fsType = "fuse.bindfs";
+          options = [
+            "ro"
+            "resolve-symlinks"
+            "x-gvfs-hide"
+          ];
+        };
+        aggregatedIcons = pkgs.buildEnv {
+          name = "system-icons";
+          paths = with pkgs; [
+            (lib.mkIf config.aux.system.ui.gnome.enable gnome.gnome-themes-extra)
+            (lib.mkIf config.aux.system.ui.kde.enable kdePackages.breeze-icons)
+          ];
+          pathsToLink = [ "/share/icons" ];
+        };
+        aggregatedFonts = pkgs.buildEnv {
+          name = "system-fonts";
+          paths = config.fonts.packages;
+          pathsToLink = [ "/share/fonts" ];
+        };
+      in
+      {
+        "/usr/share/icons" = mkRoSymBind "${aggregatedIcons}/share/icons";
+        "/usr/local/share/fonts" = mkRoSymBind "${aggregatedFonts}/share/fonts";
+      };
+  };
+}