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 12.1
platform.
Package Information
GNOME Shell Dependencies
Required
evolution-data-server-3.50.4,
Gcr-4.2.0,
Gjs-1.78.4,
gnome-desktop-44.0, ibus-1.5.29,
Mutter-45.4, Polkit-124,
sassc-3.6.2, and startup-notification-0.12
Recommended
desktop-file-utils-0.27, gnome-autoar-0.4.4, gnome-bluetooth-42.8, gst-plugins-base-1.22.10, NetworkManager-1.44.2, and power-profiles-daemon-0.20 (for
laptops)
Optional
GTK-Doc-1.33.2 and bash-completion
Required Runtime Dependencies
adwaita-icon-theme-45.0, DConf-0.40.0, GDM-45.0.1,
gnome-backgrounds-45.0, gnome-control-center-45.3,
gnome-menus-3.36.0, libgweather-4.4.0,
Systemd-255, and telepathy-mission-control-5.16.6
Installation of GNOME Shell
Install GNOME Shell by running the
following commands:
mkdir build &&
cd build &&
meson setup --prefix=/usr \
--buildtype=release \
-Dtests=false \
.. &&
ninja
To test the results, you need to remove the -Dtests=false switch, and to have
Mutter-45.4 compiled and installed with tests
also. To run the tests, issue: ninja
test. You must be running an X session to run the
tests. Some will fail if GDM-45.0.1 is not installed. One test named
CSS styling support is known to fail
with some multi-monitor configurations.
Now, as the root user:
ninja install
Command Explanations
--buildtype=release:
Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as
the default may produce unoptimized binaries.
-Dtests=false: Remove this
switch if you want to build the tests. But then meson will fail if Mutter-45.4 tests
are not installed.
-Dextensions_tool=false: This switch
allows building this package without gnome-autoar-0.4.4 installed.
Contents
Installed Programs:
gnome-extensions, gnome-extensions-app,
gnome-shell, gnome-shell-extension-prefs,
gnome-shell-extension-tool, and gnome-shell-perf-tool
Installed Libraries:
None
Installed Directories:
/usr/lib/gnome-shell,
/usr/share/gnome-shell, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/{shell,st}
(optional), and /usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal/
Short Descriptions
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gnome-shell
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provides the core user interface functions for the
GNOME Desktop
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