diff --git a/entropy/nixos/configuration.nix b/entropy/nixos/configuration.nix
index 7de4950..9f3c7c2 100644
--- a/entropy/nixos/configuration.nix
+++ b/entropy/nixos/configuration.nix
@@ -221,13 +221,14 @@ in
     openconnect
   ];
 
+  services.dbus.enable = true;
   xdg.portal = {
     enable = true;
     gtkUsePortal = true;
     extraPortals = with pkgs; [
       xdg-desktop-portal-wlr
       xdg-desktop-portal-kde
-      #xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
+      xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
     ];
     wlr = {
       enable = true;
diff --git a/entropy/nixos/modules/kde.nix b/entropy/nixos/modules/kde.nix
index 404d06c..d0a5417 100644
--- a/entropy/nixos/modules/kde.nix
+++ b/entropy/nixos/modules/kde.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,34 @@
 { pkgs, ... }:
 
 {
-  services.xserver.desktopManager.plasma5 = {
-    enable = true;
+  services.xserver = {
+    enable = false;
+    autorun = false;
+
+    desktopManager.plasma5 = {
+      enable = true;
+    };
+
+    # use startx to run plasma
+    displayManager.startx.enable = true;
+
+    # I'd like a log please
+    logFile = "/var/log/Xorg.0.log";
+
+    # graphics
+    useGlamor = true;
   };
+
+  environment.etc."X11/xinit/xinitrc".text = ''
+    export DESKTOP_SESSION=plasma
+    exec ${pkgs.libsForQt5.plasma-workspace}/bin/startplasma-x11
+  '';
+
   #environment.variables = {
     #GDK_SCALE = "2";
     #GDK_DPI_SCALE = "0.5";
     #_JAVA_OPTIONS = "-Dsun.java2d.uiScale=2";
   #};
+
+
 }
diff --git a/entropy/nixos/modules/sway.nix b/entropy/nixos/modules/sway.nix
index 721137a..35a0bc4 100644
--- a/entropy/nixos/modules/sway.nix
+++ b/entropy/nixos/modules/sway.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,49 @@
 { pkgs, ... }:
 
+let
+  # currently, there is some friction between sway and gtk:
+  # https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki/GTK-3-settings-on-Wayland
+  # the suggested way to set gtk settings is with gsettings
+  # for gsettings to work, we need to tell it where the schemas are
+  # using the XDG_DATA_DIR environment variable
+  # run at the end of sway config
+  configure-gtk = pkgs.writeTextFile {
+    name = "configure-gtk";
+    destination = "/bin/configure-gtk";
+    executable = true;
+    text = let
+      schema = pkgs.gsettings-desktop-schemas;
+      datadir = "${schema}/share/gsettings-schemas/${schema.name}";
+    in ''
+      export XDG_DATA_DIRS=${datadir}:$XDG_DATA_DIRS
+      gnome_schema=org.gnome.desktop.interface
+      gsettings set $gnome_schema gtk-theme "Dracula"
+      gsettings set $gnome_schema icon-theme "Paper"
+      '';
+  };
+
+  greetstyleWrapper = pkgs.writeText "gtkgreet.css" ''
+    window {
+        background-image: url("file://${pkgs.nixos-artwork.wallpapers.stripes-logo.gnomeFilePath}");
+        background-size: cover;
+        background-position: center;
+        color: #dddddd;
+    }
+  '';
+
+  # configures the sway wrapper for the GTK greeter
+  gtkgreetSwayWrapper = pkgs.writeText "gtkgreet-sway" ''
+    # `-l` activates layer-shell mode. Notice that `swaymsg exit` will run after gtkgreet.
+    exec configure-gtk
+    exec "${pkgs.greetd.gtkgreet}/bin/gtkgreet -l -s ${greetstyleWrapper}; swaymsg exit"
+    bindsym Mod4+shift+q exec swaynag \
+        -t warning \
+        -m 'What do you want to do?' \
+        -b 'Poweroff' 'systemctl poweroff' \
+        -b 'Reboot' 'systemctl reboot'
+    include /etc/sway/config.d/*
+  '';
+in
 {
   programs.sway = {
     enable = true;
@@ -16,6 +60,11 @@
       kanshi # replacement for autorandr
       sway-contrib.grimshot
       imv # image viewer
+      glib # gsettings
+      configure-gtk
+      #zafiro-icons
+      dracula-theme
+      paper-icon-theme
     ];
     extraSessionCommands = ''
       export SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland
@@ -43,27 +92,49 @@
 
 
   # ------------ Display Manager ----------------------------------------------
-  services.xserver = {
-    # under protest
+  services.greetd = {
     enable = true;
-
-    # graphics
-    #videoDrivers = [ "modesetting" ];
-    useGlamor = true;
-
-    # use sddm for authentication
-    displayManager.sddm.enable = true;
+    settings = {
+      default_session = {
+        command = "${pkgs.sway}/bin/sway --config ${gtkgreetSwayWrapper}";
+      };
+    };
   };
-  #services.xserver.videoDrivers = [
-    #"intel"
-    #"amdgpu"
-    #"radeon"
-    #"nouveau"
-    #"modesetting"
-    #"fbdev"
-  #];
-  #services.xserver.displayManager.gdm = {
+
+  environment.etc."greetd/environments".text = ''
+    ${pkgs.sway}/bin/sway
+    startx
+    ${pkgs.libsForQt5.plasma-workspace}/bin/startplasma-wayland
+    ${pkgs.fish}/bin/fish
+  '';
+
+  #environment.etc."greetd/gtkgreet.css".text = ''
+    #window {
+        #background-image: url("file://${pkgs.nixos-artwork.wallpapers.stripes-logo.gnomeFilePath}");
+        #background-size: cover;
+        #background-position: center;
+    #}
+  #'';
+
+  #services.xserver = {
+    ## under protest
     #enable = true;
-    #wayland = true;
+
+    ## graphics
+    ##videoDrivers = [ "modesetting" ];
+    #useGlamor = true;
+
+    ## use sddm for authentication
+    ##displayManager.sddm.enable = true;
+    #displayManager.lightdm = {
+      #enable = true;
+      #greeters.enso = {
+        #enable = true;
+        #theme = {
+          #name = "Dracula";
+          #package = pkgs.dracula-theme;
+        #};
+      #};
+    #};
   #};
 }
diff --git a/entropy/sway/config b/entropy/sway/config
index 3190d0d..c676545 100644
--- a/entropy/sway/config
+++ b/entropy/sway/config
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ exec systemctl --user import-environment XDG_SESSION_TYPE XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
 exec dbus-update-activation-environment --systemd WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway
 #exec dbus-update-activation-environment WAYLAND_DISPLAY
 
+# Set up GTK properly
+exec configure-gtk
+
 ### Idle configuration
 #
 # Example configuration: