Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 8.3

Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Utilities

Nautilus-3.28.1

Introduction to Nautilus

The Nautilus package contains the GNOME file manager.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.3 platform.

Package Information

Nautilus Dependencies

Required

gexiv2-0.10.8, gnome-autoar-0.2.3, gnome-desktop-3.28.2, Tracker-2.0.4, and libnotify-0.7.7

Recommended

desktop-file-utils-0.23, Exempi-2.4.5, gobject-introspection-1.56.1, and libexif-0.6.21

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.28

Recommended (Runtime)

adwaita-icon-theme-3.26.1, and Gvfs-1.36.2 (For hotplugging and device mounting to work)

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

Installation of Nautilus

Install Nautilus by running the following commands: 

sed s/\'libm\'/\'m\'/ -i meson.build &&
mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson --prefix=/usr      \
      --sysconfdir=/etc  \
      -Dselinux=false    \
      -Dpackagekit=false \
      .. &&

ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test. The tests need to be run in a graphical environment.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install &&
glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas

Command Explanations

sed s/\'libm\'/\'m\'/ -i meson.build: Fix the build system so that it finds the Math library.

-Dselinux=false: This switch disables the use of selinux which isn't supported by BLFS.

-Dpackagekit=false: This switch disables the use of PackageKit which isn't suitable for BLFS.

Contents

Installed Programs: nautilus and nautilus-autorun-software
Installed Library: libnautilus-extension.so
Installed Directories: /usr/{include,lib}/nautilus and /usr/share/{gnome-shell/search-providers,gtk-doc/html/libnautilus-extension}

Short Descriptions

nautilus

is the GNOME file manager.

libnautilus-extension.so

supplies the functions needed by the file manager extensions.

Last updated on 2018-08-30 16:17:00 -0700