Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd edition) - Version 7.10

Chapter 34. GNOME Applications

gnome-system-monitor-3.20.1

Introduction to GNOME System Monitor

The GNOME System Monitor package contains GNOME's replacement for gtop.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.10 platform.

Package Information

GNOME System Monitor Dependencies

Required

adwaita-icon-theme-3.20, Appstream-GLib-0.6.1, Gtkmm-3.20.1, itstool-2.0.2, libgtop-2.34.1, and librsvg-2.40.16

Recommended

libwnck-3.20.1

Optional

desktop-file-utils-0.23

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gnome-system-monitor

Installation of GNOME System Monitor

Install GNOME System Monitor by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr    \
            --enable-wnck    \
            --enable-systemd &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--enable-wnck: This switch adds support for the Window Navigator Construction Kit libraries.

--enable-systemd: This switch ensures that gnome-system-monitor uses the systemd process monitoring framework.

Contents

Installed Program: gnome-system-monitor
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/{libexec,share/help/*}/gnome-system-monitor

Short Descriptions

gnome-system-monitor

is used to display the process tree and hardware meters.

Last updated on 2016-08-29 23:02:26 -0700