Beyond Linux From Scratch - Version 6.1

Chapter 30. GNOME Core Packages

Control Center-2.10.1

Introduction to Control Center

The Control Center package contains the GNOME settings managers.

Package Information

Control Center Dependencies

Required

libxklavier-2.0, gnome-menus-2.10.1, Metacity-2.10.1, Nautilus-2.10.1 and GNOME Icon Theme-2.10.1

Optional

ALSA-1.0.9, gst-plugins-0.8.10 and XScreenSaver-4.21

Installation of Control Center

Install Control Center by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=`pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0` \
    --libexecdir=`pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0`/sbin \
    --localstatedir=/var/lib --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--libexecdir=`pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0`/sbin: This switch puts libexec files in $GNOME_PREFIX/sbin instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/libexec.

--localstatedir=/var/lib: This switch puts scrollkeeper files in /var/lib/scrollkeeper instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/var/scrollkeeper.

--sysconfdir=/etc/gnome: This switch puts configuration files in /etc/gnome instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/etc.

Contents

Installed Programs: gnome-accessibility-keyboard-properties, gnome-at-properties, gnome-background-properties, gnome-control-center, gnome-default-applications-properties, gnome-display-properties, gnome-font-properties, gnome-font-viewer, gnome-keybinding-properties, gnome-keyboard-properties, gnome-mouse-properties, gnome-network-preferences, gnome-settings-daemon, gnome-sound-properties, gnome-theme-applier, gnome-theme-manager, gnome-theme-thumbnailer, gnome-thumbnail-font, gnome-typing-monitor, gnome-ui-properties, and gnome-window-properties
Installed Libraries: libgnome-window-settings.[so,a], GNOME VFS and window manager settings library modules and Nautilus library module extensions
Installed Directories: several config directories under the /etc/gnome/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/ hierarchy, $GNOME_PREFIX/include/gnome-window-settings-2.0, $GNOME_PREFIX/lib/[nautilus,window-manager-settings], $GNOME_PREFIX/share/control-center-2.0, and $GNOME_PREFIX/share/gnome/[cursor-fonts,vfolders]

Last updated on 2005-08-01 13:29:19 -0600