Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 10.1

Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

Nautilus-3.38.2

Introduction to Nautilus

The Nautilus package contains the GNOME file manager.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-10.1 platform.

Package Information

Nautilus Dependencies

Required

bubblewrap-0.4.1, gexiv2-0.12.2, gnome-autoar-0.3.0, gnome-desktop-3.38.4, libnotify-0.7.9, libseccomp-2.5.1, and tracker-miners-3.0.4

Recommended

desktop-file-utils-0.26, Exempi-2.5.2, gobject-introspection-1.66.1, gst-plugins-base-1.18.3, and libexif-0.6.22

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.33.2

Recommended (Runtime)

adwaita-icon-theme-3.38.0 and Gvfs-1.46.2 (For hotplugging and device mounting to work)

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/nautilus

Installation of Nautilus

Install Nautilus by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson --prefix=/usr      \
      -Dselinux=false    \
      -Dpackagekit=false \
      .. &&

ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test. The tests need to be run in a graphical environment.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install
[Note]

Note

If you installed the package to your system using a “DESTDIR” method, /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/gschemas.compiled was not updated/created. Create (or update) the file using the following command as the root user: 

glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas

Command Explanations

-Dselinux=false: This switch disables the use of selinux which isn't supported by BLFS.

-Dpackagekit=false: This switch disables the use of PackageKit which isn't suitable for BLFS.

Contents

Installed Programs: nautilus and nautilus-autorun-software
Installed Library: libnautilus-extension.so
Installed Directories: /usr/{include,lib,share}/nautilus, /usr/share/gnome-shell/search-providers, and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libnautilus-extension (optional)

Short Descriptions

nautilus

is the GNOME file manager

libnautilus-extension.so

supplies the functions needed by the file manager extensions

Last updated on 2021-02-25 10:01:25 -0800