Download location (HTTP): http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-desktop/2.2/gnome-desktop-2.2.1.tar.bz2 Download location (FTP): ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-desktop/2.2/gnome-desktop-2.2.1.tar.bz2 Version used: 2.2.1 Package size: 1 MB Estimated Disk space required: 6.9 MB Estimated build time: 0.69 SBU |
The gnome-desktop package contains GNOME's .desktop files, the gnome-about program, man pages and GNOME's core graphics files and icons.
gnome-desktop depends on: libgnomeui-2.2.0.1 |
Install gnome-desktop by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=$GNOME_PREFIX --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome && make && make install |
--sysconfdir=/etc/gnome : This switch puts configuration files in /etc/gnome instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/etc.
The gnome-desktop package contains libgnome-desktopi-2 libraries and gnome-about.
libgnome-desktop libraries contain API's being tested for inclusion in libgnome or libgnomeui.
gnome-about produces the about screen.