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diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xterm.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xterm.nix
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+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+
+  cfg = config.services.xserver.desktopManager.xterm;
+  xSessionEnabled = config.services.xserver.enable;
+
+in
+
+{
+  options = {
+
+    services.xserver.desktopManager.xterm.enable = mkOption {
+      type = types.bool;
+      default = versionOlder config.system.stateVersion "19.09" && xSessionEnabled;
+      defaultText = literalExpression ''versionOlder config.system.stateVersion "19.09" && config.services.xserver.enable;'';
+      description = "Enable a xterm terminal as a desktop manager.";
+    };
+
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+
+    services.xserver.desktopManager.session = singleton
+      { name = "xterm";
+        start = ''
+          ${pkgs.xterm}/bin/xterm -ls &
+          waitPID=$!
+        '';
+      };
+
+    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.xterm ];
+
+  };
+
+}