Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2013-05-21

Chapter 31. GNOME Applications

gnome-nettool-3.2.0

Introduction to GNOME Nettool

The GNOME Nettool package is a network information tool which provides GUI interface for some of the most common command line network tools.

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

Package Information

GNOME Nettool Dependencies

Required

gnome-doc-utils-0.20.10, GTK+-3.6.4 and libgtop-2.28.4

Recommended

Rarian-0.8.1

Runtime Dependencies

BIND-9.9.2-P2, Net-tools-CVS_20101030, Traceroute-2.0.19 and Whois-5.0.25

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

Installation of GNOME Nettool

Install GNOME Nettool by running the following commands: 

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

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--disable-scrollkeeper: Use this parameter if you have installed Rarian but wish to disable the updates to the Scrollkeeper database.

Contents

Installed Program: gnome-nettool
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/share/gnome/help/gnome-nettool, /usr/share/gnome-nettool and /usr/share/omf/gnome-nettool

Short Descriptions

gnome-nettool

is a network information tool.

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