Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2013-05-24

Chapter 30. GNOME Core Packages

gnome-shell-3.6.3.1

Introduction to GNOME Shell

The GNOME Shell is the core user interface of the GNOME Desktop environment.

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

Package Information

GNOME Shell Dependencies

Required

evolution-data-server-3.6.4, Gcr-3.6.2, Gjs-1.34.0, gnome-menus-3.6.2, gnome-settings-daemon-3.6.4, gst-plugins-base-1.0.7, JSON-GLib-0.16.0, libcroco-0.6.8, libgnome-keyring-3.6.0, Mutter-3.6.3, NetworkManager-0.9.8.0 and telepathy-logger-0.8.0

Recommended

gnome-bluetooth-3.6.1

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.18

Runtime Dependencies

AccountsService-0.6.31, Caribou-0.4.4.2, DConf-0.14.1, gnome-icon-theme-3.6.2, gnome-icon-theme-symbolic-3.6.2 and telepathy-mission-control-5.14.1

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gnome-shell

Installation of GNOME Shell

Install GNOME Shell by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --libexecdir=/usr/lib/gnome-shell &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

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

Contents

Installed Programs: gnome-shell, gnome-shell-extension-prefs and gnome-shell-extension-tool and gnome-shell-pref-tool
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/lib/gnome-shell, /usr/share/gnome-shell and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/shell

Short Descriptions

gnome-shell

provides the core user interface functions for the GNOME 3 Desktop.

Last updated on 2013-03-03 18:22:27 +0000