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

Chapter 30. GNOME Core Packages

gnome-settings-daemon-3.6.4

Introduction to GNOME Settings Daemon

The GNOME Settings Daemon is responsible for setting various parameters of a GNOME Session and the applications that run under it.

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

Package Information

GNOME Settings Daemon Dependencies

Required

Colord-1.0.0, gnome-desktop-3.6.2, libcanberra-0.30, libnotify-0.7.5, libgnomekbd-3.6.0, libwacom-0.6.1, PulseAudio-3.0, UPower-0.9.20 and Xorg Wacom Driver-0.20.0

Recommended

Cups-1.6.2, IBus-1.5.2 and NSS-3.14.3

[Note]

Note

Recommended dependencies are not strictly required for this package to build and function, but you may not get expected results at runtime if you don't install them.

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

Installation of GNOME Settings Daemon

Install GNOME Settings Daemon by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --libexecdir=/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon \
            --disable-packagekit \
            --disable-static &&
make

This package does not have a working testsuite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--disable-packagekit: This switch disables use of PackageKit which isn't suitable for BLFS.

--disable-static: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

--disable-cups: Use this switch if you have not installed recommended dependency Cups.

--disable-ibus: Use this switch if you have not installed recommended dependency IBus.

--disable-smartcard-support: Use this switch if you have not installed recommended dependency NSS and wish to disable SmartCard support.

Contents

Installed Program: gnome-settings-daemon
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /etc/gnome-settings-daemon, /usr/include/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0, /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon, /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0, /usr/share/gnome-settings-daemon and /usr/share/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0

Short Descriptions

gnome-settings-daemon

is responsible for setting the various preference parameters of a GNOME session and the applications that run under it.

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