Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.2

Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

Nautilus-46.2

Introduction to Nautilus

The Nautilus package contains the GNOME file manager.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.2 platform.

Package Information

Nautilus Dependencies

Required

bubblewrap-0.9.0, gexiv2-0.14.3, gnome-autoar-0.4.4, gnome-desktop-44.1, libadwaita-1.5.3, libnotify-0.8.3, libportal-0.7.1, libseccomp-2.5.5, and Tracker-3.7.3

Recommended

desktop-file-utils-0.27, Exempi-2.6.5, GLib-2.80.4 (with GObject Introspection), gst-plugins-base-1.24.7, libcloudproviders-0.3.6, and libexif-0.6.24

Optional

Gi-DocGen-2024.1

Recommended (Runtime)

adwaita-icon-theme-46.2 and Gvfs-1.54.2 (For hotplugging and device mounting to work)

Installation of Nautilus

Fix the location to install the API documentation: 

sed "/docdir =/s@\$@ / 'nautilus-46.2'@" -i meson.build

Install Nautilus by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr       \
            --buildtype=release \
            -D selinux=false    \
            -D packagekit=false \
            ..                  &&

ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test. The tests need to be run in a graphical environment. One test is known to fail if tracker-miners-3.7.3 is not installed. One test is also known to timeout if the user running the tests has a large home directory.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install
[Note]

Note

If you installed the package to your system using a “DESTDIR” method, /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/gschemas.compiled was not updated/created. Create (or update) the file using the following command as the root user: 

glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas

Command Explanations

--buildtype=release: Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as the default may produce unoptimized binaries.

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

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

-D cloudproviders=false: Use this switch if you do not have libcloudproviders-0.3.6 installed.

Contents

Installed Programs: nautilus and nautilus-autorun-software
Installed Library: libnautilus-extension.so
Installed Directories: /usr/{include,lib,share}/nautilus and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libnautilus-extension (optional)

Short Descriptions

nautilus

is the GNOME file manager

libnautilus-extension.so

supplies the functions needed by the file manager extensions