Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2012-05-20

Chapter 31. GNOME Additional Packages

gnome-applets-3.4.1

Introduction to GNOME Applets

The GNOME Applets package contains small applications which generally run in the background and display their output to the GNOME Panel.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.0 platform.

Package Information

GNOME Applets Dependencies

Required

GConf-3.2.5, gnome-icon-theme-3.4.0 and gnome-panel-3.4.2

Recommended

libgnomekbd-3.4.0.2, LibGTop-2.28.4, libnotify-0.7.5, NetworkManager-0.9.4.0 and Rarian-0.8.1

Optional

DocBook-utils-0.6.14, gst-plugins-base-0.10.36, Gucharmap-3.4.1, libapm and PyGObject-2.28.6

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

Installation of GNOME Applets

Install GNOME Applets by running the following commands: 

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

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--libexecdir=/usr/lib/gnome-applets: This parameter causes the libexec files to be installed in the preferred location of in /usr/lib/gnome-applets instead of /usr/libexec.

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

Contents

Installed Programs: accessx-status-applet, battstat-applet-2, charpick_applet2, cpufreq-applet, cpufreq-selector, drivemount_applet2, geyes_applet2, gweather-applet-2, invest-applet, invest-chart, mixer_applet2, multiload-applet-2, null_applet, stickynotes_applet and trashapplet
Installed Directories: /usr/lib/bonobo/servers, /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/invest, /usr/share/gnome/help/{accessx-status,battstat,char-palette,cpufreq-applet}, /usr/share/gnome/help/{drivemoun,geyes,gweather,invest-applet}, /usr/share/gnome/help/{mixer_applet2,multiload,stickynotes_applet,trashapplet}, /usr/share/gnome-applets, /usr/share/omf/{accessx-status,battstat,char-palette}, /usr/share/omf/{cpufreq-applet,drivemount,geyes,gweather,invest-applet}, /usr/share/omf/{mixer_applet2,multiload,stickynotes_applet} and /usr/share/pixmaps/{accessx-status-applet,cpufreq-applet,stickynotes}

Last updated on 2012-05-16 16:39:28 +0000