Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 8.0

Chapter 34. GNOME Applications

network-manager-applet-1.4.4

Introduction to NetworkManager Applet

The NetworkManager Applet provides a tool and a panel applet used to configure wired and wireless network connections through GUI. It's designed for use with any desktop environment that uses GTK+ like Xfce and LXDE.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.0 platform.

Package Information

NetworkManager Applet Dependencies

Required

GTK+-3.22.8, ISO Codes-3.74, libsecret-0.18.5, libnotify-0.7.7, and NetworkManager-1.6.2

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.50.0 and ModemManager-1.6.4

Required (Runtime)

polkit-gnome-0.105

Optional

GNOME Bluetooth, and mobile-broadband-provider-info (runtime)

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/network-manager-applet

Installation of NetworkManager Applet

Install NetworkManager Applet by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr       \
            --sysconfdir=/etc   \
            --disable-static    \
            --without-team      &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--disable-static: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

--without-team: This switch disables the team configuration editor since it requires Jansson which is not currently in BLFS.

Contents

Installed Programs: nm-applet and nm-connection-editor
Installed Libraries: libnma.so and libnm-gtk.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/{libnma,libnm-gtk}

Short Descriptions

nm-connection-editor

allows users to view and edit network connection settings.

libnma.so

contains internal functions for the Network Manager GTK+ Interface.

libnm-gtk.so

contains the NetworkManager GTK+ bindings.

Last updated on 2017-02-20 15:27:17 -0800