Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 13.0

Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

gnome-settings-daemon-49.1

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.

[Note]

Note

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 13.0 platform.

Package Information

GNOME Settings Daemon Dependencies

Required

alsa-lib-1.2.15.3, Fontconfig-2.17.1, Gcr-4.4.0.1, GeoClue-2.8.0, geocode-glib-3.26.4, gnome-desktop-44.5, libcanberra-0.30, libgweather-4.4.4, libnotify-0.8.8, libwacom-2.18.0, PulseAudio-17.0, and UPower-1.91.1

Recommended

colord-1.4.8, Cups-2.4.16, NetworkManager-1.56.0, ModemManager-1.24.2, nss-3.120.1, and Wayland-1.24.0

[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.

Optional

gnome-session-49.2, Mutter-49.4, dbusmock-0.38.1, umockdev-0.19.4, and Xvfb (for tests, from Xorg-Server-21.1.21 or Xwayland-24.1.9)

Installation of GNOME Settings Daemon

Install GNOME Settings Daemon by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

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

This package does not come with a working test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

--buildtype=release: Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as the default may produce unoptimized binaries.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libgsd.so
Installed Directories: /etc/xdg/Xwayland-session.d, /usr/include/gnome-settings-daemon-48, /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-48, and /usr/share/gnome-settings-daemon