Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 8.4

Chapter 34. GNOME Applications

gnome-system-monitor-3.30.0

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-8.4 platform.

Package Information

GNOME System Monitor Dependencies

Required

adwaita-icon-theme-3.30.1, Gtkmm-3.24.0, itstool-2.0.5, libgtop-2.38.0, and librsvg-2.44.12

Optional

desktop-file-utils-0.23 and appstream-glib

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: 

mkdir build &&
cd build &&

meson --prefix=/usr -Dsystemd=false .. &&
ninja

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

-Dsystemd=false: This switch ensures that gnome-system-monitor does NOT use the systemd process monitoring framework. Use this option if you are on a SysV system.

Contents

Installed Program: gnome-system-monitor
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/{libexec,share/help/*}/gnome-system-monitor

Short Descriptions

gnome-system-monitor

is used to display the process tree and hardware meters.

Last updated on 2019-02-22 05:31:06 -0800