Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.4

Chapter 32. Xfce Desktop

Thunar-1.6.3

Introduction to Thunar

Thunar is the Xfce file manager, a GTK+ 2 GUI to organise the files on your computer.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.4 platform.

Package Information

Thunar Dependencies

Required

Exo-0.10.2 and libxfce4ui-4.10.0

Recommended

libnotify-0.7.6, startup-notification-0.12, udev-Installed LFS Version or udev-extras (from systemd) (for GUdev) and xfce4-panel-4.10.1

Optional

libexif-0.6.21

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/thunar

Installation of Thunar

Install Thunar by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/Thunar-1.6.3 &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--enable-gtk-doc: Use this parameter if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to rebuild and install the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Programs: Thunar, thunar and thunar-settings
Installed Library: libthunarx-2.so
Installed Directories: /etc/xdg/Thunar, /usr/include/thunarx-2, /usr/lib/Thunar, /usr/lib/thunarx-2, /usr/share/doc/Thunar-1.6.3, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/thunarx, /usr/share/pixmaps/Thunar and /usr/share/Thunar

Short Descriptions

Thunar

is the Xfce file manager.

thunar

is a symbolic link to Thunar.

thunar-settings

is a shell script that launches a dialog box to allow you to alter the behaviour of Thunar.

libthunarx-2.so

contains the Thunar extension library which permits adding new features to the Thunar file manager.

Last updated on 2013-08-20 13:51:02 -0700