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

Chapter 30. GNOME Core Packages

gnome-system-monitor-3.4.1

Introduction to GNOME System Monitor

The GNOME System Monitor package contains GNOME's replacement for gtop.

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

Package Information

GNOME System Monitor Dependencies

Required

gnome-doc-utils-0.20.10, gnome-icon-theme-3.4.0, Gtkmm-3.4.0, LibGTop-2.28.4, librsvg-2.36.1 and libwnck-3.4.2

Recommended

Rarian-0.8.1

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

Installation of GNOME System Monitor

Install GNOME System Monitor 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-system-monitor
Installed Directories: /usr/share/gnome/help/gnome-system-monitor, /usr/share/omf/gnome-system-monitor and /usr/share/pixmaps/gnome-system-monitor

Short Descriptions

gnome-system-monitor

is used to display the process tree and hardware meters.

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