Installation of GNOME Desktop
Install GNOME Desktop by running
the following commands:
mkdir build &&
cd build &&
meson setup --prefix=/usr \
--buildtype=release \
-D desktop_docs=false \
.. &&
ninja
To test the results, issue: ninja
test.
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.
-D desktop_docs=false: This
allows building the package without itstool-2.0.7 by
disabling the installation of the copies and translations of the
GNU FDL, GPL, and LGPL licenses.
-D build_gtk4=false: Use this option if
you wish to build this package without GTK-4.24.0 installed. Note
that it will likely cause GTK-4 applications depending on this
package fail to build.
-D legacy_library=false: Use this
option if you wish to build this package without GTK-3.24.52
installed. Note that it will likely cause GTK-3 applications
depending on this package fail to build.
-D gtk_doc=true: Use this parameter if
you wish to build the API documentation.
-D installed_tests=true: Use this
parameter you wish to enable the installed tests.
Contents
Installed Programs:
None
Installed Library:
libgnome-bg-4.so, libgnome-desktop-3.so,
libgnome-desktop-4.so, and libgnome-rr-4.so
Installed Directories:
/usr/include/gnome-desktop-3.0,
/usr/include/gnome-desktop-4.0,
/usr/libexec/gnome-desktop-debug,
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gnome-desktop3 (optional), and
/usr/share/help/*/{fdl,gpl,lgpl} (optional)
Short Descriptions
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libgnome-desktop-3.so
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contains functions shared by several GNOME applications
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