Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd edition) - Version 8.1

Chapter 33.  GNOME Libraries and Desktop

gnome-settings-daemon-3.24.3

Introduction to GNOME Settings Daemon

The GNOME Settings Daemon is responsible for setting various parameters of a GNOME Session and the applications that run under it.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.1 platform.

Package Information

GNOME Settings Daemon Dependencies

Required

Colord-1.2.12, GeoClue-2.4.7, gnome-desktop-3.24.2, Little CMS-2.8, libcanberra-0.30, libgweather-3.24.1, libnotify-0.7.7, librsvg-2.40.18, libwacom-0.26, PulseAudio-10.0, Systemd-234, UPower-0.99.5, and Xorg Wacom Driver-0.35.0

Recommended

ALSA-1.1.4, Cups-2.2.4, NetworkManager-1.8.2, NSS-3.32, and Wayland-1.14.0

[Note]

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: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gnome-settings-daemon

Installation of GNOME Settings Daemon

Install GNOME Settings Daemon by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr     \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --disable-static  &&
make

This package does not have a working testsuite.

Now, as the root user: 

make udevrulesdir=/lib/udev/rules.d install

Command Explanations

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

udevrulesdir=/lib/udev/rules.d: This switch ensures that the udev rule is installed in the correct location.

--disable-cups: Use this switch if you have not installed recommended dependency Cups.

--disable-network-manager: Use this switch if you have not installed recommended dependency NetworkManager.

--disable-smartcard-support: Use this switch if you have not installed recommended dependency NSS and wish to disable SmartCard support.

--disable-wayland: Use this switch if you have not installed recommended dependency Wayland.

Contents

Installed Programs: gnome-settings-daemon (library executable)
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0, /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0, and /usr/share/gnome-settings-daemon

Short Descriptions

gnome-settings-daemon

is responsible for setting the various preference parameters of a GNOME session and the applications that run under it.

Last updated on 2017-08-30 15:02:32 -0700