Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2013-05-17

Chapter 31. GNOME Applications

Epiphany-3.6.1

Introduction to Epiphany

Epiphany is a simple yet powerful GNOME web browser targeted at non-technical users. Its principles are simplicity and standards compliance.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.2 platform.

Package Information

Epiphany Dependencies

Required

Avahi-0.6.31, Gcr-3.6.2, gnome-desktop-3.6.2, ISO Codes-3.40, libgnome-keyring-3.6.0, libnotify-0.7.5 and WebKitGTK+-1.10.2

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.34.2 and NSS-3.14.3

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.18

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/epiphany

Installation of Epiphany

Install Epiphany by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

To test the results, issue make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--with-webkit2: This switch enables use of the next generation WebKit2 API which allows Epiphany to use GTK+ 2 plugins. Please note that WebKit2 is not production ready yet, so if you encounter some bugs with Epiphany, check if the problem is present without this switch.

--enable-gtk-doc: Use this parameter if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to rebuild and install the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Program: epiphany
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/include/epiphany, /usr/share/epiphany and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/epiphany

Short Descriptions

epiphany

is a GNOME web browser based on the WebKit2 rendering engine.

Last updated on 2013-02-11 18:51:17 +0000