{ pkgs, ... }:
{
  environment.plasma6.excludePackages = with pkgs.kdePackages; [
    aurorae # theme
    elisa # music player
    kate # text editor
    kconfig # config editor
    khelpcenter # help center
    kinfocenter # system info
    konsole # terminal
    krdp # remote desktop
    ktexteditor # thing for kate
    okular # pdf reader
    plasma-keyboard # used by plasma-keyboard KCM
    plasma-sdk # plasma development tools
    plasma-workspace-wallpapers # wallpapers
    qrca # qr code scanner
    qtvirtualkeyboard # virtual keyboard
    union # theme
  ];

  # disable KDE PIM (Personal Information Management) applications
  programs.kde-pim.enable = false;

  services = {
    # removes screen reader and speech dispatcher from the system
    orca.enable = false;
    speechd.enable = false;

    displayManager.sddm = {
      enable = true;
      wayland.enable = true;
    };

    desktopManager.plasma6.enable = true;

    xserver = {
      enable = true;
      xkb = {
        layout = "us";
        variant = "";
      };
    };
  };
}