Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd edition) - Version 7.6-systemd

Chapter 33. GNOME Desktop Components

gnome-settings-daemon-3.12.2

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-7.6 systemd platform.

Package Information

GNOME Settings Daemon Dependencies

Required

Colord-1.2.3, GeoClue-2.1.9, geocode-glib-3.12.2, gnome-desktop-3.12.2, libcanberra-0.30, libgweather-3.12.2, libnotify-0.7.6, librsvg-2.40.3, libwacom-0.10, PulseAudio-5.0, UPower-0.99.1, and Xorg Wacom Driver-0.25.0

Recommended

Cups-1.7.5, IBus-1.5.8, and NSS-3.17

[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-packagekit \
            --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-packagekit: This switch disables use of PackageKit which isn't suitable for BLFS.

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

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

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

--disable-ibus: Use this switch if you have not installed recommended dependency IBus.

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

Contents

Installed Programs: gnome-settings-daemon
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /etc/gnome-settings-daemon, /usr/include/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0, /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon, /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0, /usr/share/gnome-settings-daemon and /usr/share/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0

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 2014-08-25 19:51:14 -0700