Describe the bug
Gnome doesn't start due to a systemd ordering cycle
Steps to reproduce
On current staging-next ( b24205e ) #457894
And a GNOME based NixOS system
Expected behaviour
Startup GDM / Graphical-Session
Screenshots
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Relevant log output
187:Nov 06 17:22:02 fabian-desktop systemd[1778]: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Smartcard.target: Job gnome-initial-setup-first-login.service/start deleted to break ordering cycle starting with org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Smartcard.target/verify-active
188:Nov 06 17:22:02 fabian-desktop systemd[1778]: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Smartcard.target: Found ordering cycle: gnome-session-initialized.target/start after gnome-session-manager.target/start after gnome-session-manager@gnome-login.service/start after gnome-session-pre.target/start after graphical-session-pre.target/start after gnome-initial-setup-first-login.service/start after gnome-session.target/verify-active after org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Smartcard.target/verify-active - after gnome-session-initialized.target
189:Nov 06 17:22:02 fabian-desktop systemd[1778]: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Smartcard.target: Job org.gnome.Shell@wayland.service/start deleted to break ordering cycle starting with org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Smartcard.target/verify-active
190:Nov 06 17:22:02 fabian-desktop systemd[1778]: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Smartcard.target: Found ordering cycle: gnome-session-initialized.target/start after org.gnome.Shell@wayland.service/start after gnome-session-manager.target/start after gnome-session-manager@gnome-login.service/start after gnome-session-pre.target/start after graphical-session-pre.target/start after gnome-initial-setup-first-login.service/start after gnome-session.target/verify-active after org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Smartcard.target/verify-active - after gnome-session-initialized.target
191:Nov 06 17:22:02 fabian-desktop systemd[1778]: gnome-session.target: Job org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.target/verify-active deleted to break ordering cycle starting with gnome-session.target/verify-active
192:Nov 06 17:22:02 fabian-desktop systemd[1778]: gnome-session.target: Found ordering cycle: org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.target/verify-active after org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.service/start after gnome-session-initialized.target/start after org.gnome.Shell@wayland.service/start after gnome-session-manager.target/start after gnome-session-manager@gnome-login.service/start after gnome-session-pre.target/start after graphical-session-pre.target/start after gnome-initial-setup-first-login.service/start after gnome-session.target/verify-active - after org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.target
Additional context
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System metadata
Caveat: not the generation I attempted to boot into
- system: `"x86_64-linux"`
- host os: `Linux 6.17.7, NixOS, 25.11 (Xantusia), 25.11.20251104.f646317`
- multi-user?: `yes`
- sandbox: `yes`
- version: `nix-env (Nix) 2.31.2`
- channels(root): `""`
- nixpkgs: `/nix/store/xzaymmhb7wqmyxa0b2a4ribkbgx5gimk-source`
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Describe the bug
Gnome doesn't start due to a systemd ordering cycle
Steps to reproduce
On current staging-next ( b24205e ) #457894
And a GNOME based NixOS system
Expected behaviour
Startup GDM / Graphical-Session
Screenshots
No response
Relevant log output
Additional context
No response
System metadata
Caveat: not the generation I attempted to boot into
Notify maintainers
@NixOS/gnome
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Resolves #ISSUE.)I assert that this issue is relevant for Nixpkgs
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