Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 11.2

Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

gnome-control-center-42.3

Introduction to GNOME Control Center

The GNOME Control Center package contains the GNOME settings manager.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-11.2 platform.

Package Information

GNOME Control Center Dependencies

Required

AccountsService-22.08.8, colord-gtk-0.3.0, gnome-online-accounts-3.44.0, gnome-settings-daemon-42.2, gsound-1.0.3, libgtop-2.40.0, libpwquality-1.4.4, MIT Kerberos V5-1.20, shared-mime-info-2.2, and UDisks-2.9.4

Recommended

Cups-2.4.2 and Samba-4.16.4 (for the Printers Panel), gnome-bluetooth-42.3, ibus-1.5.27, libhandy-1.6.3, and ModemManager-1.18.10 and libnma-1.8.40 (for the Network Panel)

Optional

Xvfb (from Xorg-Server-21.1.4 or Xwayland-22.1.3) and dbusmock-0.28.4 (both for tests)

Optional Runtime Dependencies

cups-pk-helper-0.2.7 (Printers panel), gnome-color-manager-3.36.0 (Color panel), gnome-shell-42.4 (Applications panel), and sound-theme-freedesktop-0.8 (Additional Sound Effects in Sound panel)

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Note

Recommended dependencies are not strictly required for this package to build and function, but you may not get expected results at runtime if you don't install them.

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gnome-control-center

Installation of GNOME Control Center

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Note

If upgrading from gnome-control-center-41 or earlier, remove a desktop file that would result in duplicated menu entries. As the root user: 

rm -f /usr/share/applications/gnome-control-center.desktop

Install GNOME Control Center by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release .. &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test. Note that you must have the python-dbusmock module installed in order for the tests to complete successfully.

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.

-Dibus=false: Use this switch if you have not installed the recommended IBus dependency.

Contents

Installed Programs: gnome-control-center
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/share/gnome-control-center, /usr/share/pixmaps/faces, and /usr/share/sounds/gnome

Short Descriptions

gnome-control-center

is a graphical user interface used to configure various aspects of GNOME