Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.1

Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

gnome-shell-45.4

Introduction to GNOME Shell

The GNOME Shell is the core user interface of the GNOME Desktop environment.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.1 platform.

Package Information

GNOME Shell Dependencies

Required

evolution-data-server-3.50.4, Gcr-4.2.0, Gjs-1.78.4, gnome-desktop-44.0, ibus-1.5.29, Mutter-45.4, Polkit-124, sassc-3.6.2, and startup-notification-0.12

Recommended

desktop-file-utils-0.27, gnome-autoar-0.4.4, gnome-bluetooth-42.8, gst-plugins-base-1.22.10, NetworkManager-1.44.2, and power-profiles-daemon-0.20 (for laptops)

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.33.2 and bash-completion

Required Runtime Dependencies

adwaita-icon-theme-45.0, DConf-0.40.0, elogind-252.9, GDM-45.0.1, gnome-backgrounds-45.0, gnome-control-center-45.3, gnome-menus-3.36.0, libgweather-4.4.0, and telepathy-mission-control-5.16.6

Recommended Runtime Dependency

blocaled-0.5

Installation of GNOME Shell

Install GNOME Shell by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr       \
            --buildtype=release \
            -Dsystemd=false     \
            -Dtests=false       \
            ..                  &&
ninja

To test the results, you need to remove the -Dtests=false switch, and to have Mutter-45.4 compiled and installed with tests also. To run the tests, issue: ninja test. You must be running an X session to run the tests. Some will fail if GDM-45.0.1 is not installed. Several more tests may fail in the Sysv environment. One test named CSS styling support is known to fail with some multi-monitor configurations.

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.

-Dsystemd=false: Prevents installing systemd files, which are not needed in this version of BLFS.

-Dtests=false: Remove this switch if you want to build the tests. But then meson will fail if Mutter-45.4 tests are not installed.

-Dextensions_tool=false: This switch allows building this package without gnome-autoar-0.4.4 installed.

Contents

Installed Programs: gnome-extensions, gnome-extensions-app, gnome-shell, gnome-shell-extension-prefs, gnome-shell-extension-tool, and gnome-shell-perf-tool
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/lib/gnome-shell, /usr/share/gnome-shell, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/{shell,st} (optional), and /usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal/

Short Descriptions

gnome-shell

provides the core user interface functions for the GNOME Desktop