@@ -12545,7 +12545,7 @@ (define-public gnome-boxes
libvirt
libvirt-glib
libxml2
- qemu-minimal ;for qemu-img
+ qemu-minimal ;for qemu-img
sparql-query
spice-gtk
tracker
@@ -12557,7 +12557,12 @@ (define-public gnome-boxes
manage remote and virtual systems. Note that this application requires the
@code{libvirt} and @code{virtlog} daemons to run. Use the command
@command{info '(guix) Virtualization Services'} to learn how to configure
-these services on the Guix System.")
+these services on the Guix System. If you do not use the GNOME desktop
+environment, you will also want to extend the @code{polkit-service-type} with
+the @code{spice-gtk} package, as well as configure the
+@file{libexec/spice-client-glib-usb-acl-helper} executable of @code{spice-gtk}
+as setuid, to make it possible to redirect USB devices as a non-privileged
+user.")
(license (list
;; For data/icons/empty-boxes.png.
license:cc-by2.0