Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd edition) - Version 7.6-systemd

Chapter 33. GNOME Desktop Components

gnome-session-3.12.1

Introduction to GNOME Session

The GNOME Session package contains the GNOME session manager.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.6 systemd platform.

Package Information

GNOME Session Dependencies

Required

dbus-glib-0.102, gnome-desktop-3.12.2, JSON-GLib-1.0.2, and MesaLib-10.2.7

Optional

GConf-3.2.6 and libxslt-1.1.28 with docbook-xml-4.5 and docbook-xsl-1.78.1 (to build the documentation)

Runtime Dependencies

Systemd (for Logind)

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

Installation of GNOME Session

Install GNOME Session by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr --docdir=/usr/share/doc/gnome-session-3.12.1 &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--enable-docbook-docs: This switch is used to enable building of the documentation.

Contents

Installed Programs: gnome-session, gnome-session-inhibit, and gnome-session-quit
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/share/doc/gnome-session and /usr/share/gnome-session

Short Descriptions

gnome-session

is used to start up the GNOME Desktop environment.

gnome-session-inhibit

is used to inhibit certain GNOME Session functionality while executing the given command.

gnome-session-quit

is used to end the GNOME Session.

Last updated on 2014-08-25 18:22:00 -0700