gnome-disk-utility-46.1

#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r13.1-84

### Chapter 34. GNOME Applications

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# gnome-disk-utility-46.1

## Introduction to GNOME Disk Utility

The GNOME Disk Utility package provides applications used for dealing with storage devices.

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### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-disk-utility/46/gnome-disk-utility-46.1.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: bfc4d0cfbf186ba5bd487f3fddbf07d2

- Download size: 1.5 MB

- Estimated disk space required: 29 MB

- Estimated build time: 0.2 SBU

### GNOME Disk Utility Dependencies

#### Required

gnome-settings-daemon-50.1, itstool-2.0.7, libdvdread-7.1.1, libhandy-1.8.3, libpwquality-1.4.5, libsecret-0.21.7, and UDisks-2.11.2

#### Optional

appstream-glib-0.8.4

## Installation of GNOME Disk Utility

Install GNOME Disk Utility by running the following commands:

    mkdir build &&
    cd    build &&

    meson setup --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release -Dlogind=libelogind .. &&
    ninja

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the `root` user:

    ninja install

## Command Explanations

`-Dlogind=libelogind`: Tells the build system that the library used for the login service is `libelogind.so` instead of `libsystemd.so`.

## Contents

Installed Programs: gnome-disk-image-mounter and gnome-disks
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

### Short Descriptions

gnome-disk-image-mounter | is used to set up disk images
gnome-disks | is used to inspect, format, partition and configure disks and block devices

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