Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 2021-04-13

Chapter 34. GNOME Applications

gnome-nettool-3.8.1

Introduction to GNOME Nettool

The GNOME Nettool package is a network information tool which provides GUI interface for some of the most common command line network tools.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-10.1 platform.

Package Information

Additional Downloads

GNOME Nettool Dependencies

Required

GTK+-3.24.28, itstool-2.0.6, and libgtop-2.40.0

Runtime Dependencies

BIND Utilities-9.16.13, Nmap-7.91, Net-tools-CVS_20101030, Traceroute-2.1.0, and Whois-5.4.3

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

Installation of GNOME Nettool

First, adapt GNOME Nettool to changes in the ping, ping6, and netstat utilities: 

patch -Np1 -i ../gnome-nettool-3.8.1-ping_and_netstat_fixes-1.patch

Install GNOME Nettool by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Program: gnome-nettool
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/share/gnome-nettool and /usr/share/help/*/gnome-nettool

Short Descriptions

gnome-nettool

is a network information tool

Last updated on 2021-02-25 13:57:49 -0600