| 1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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| 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 |
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| 7 | <!ENTITY gnome-session-download-http
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| 8 | "&gnome-download-http;/gnome-session/3.6/gnome-session-&gnome-session-version;.tar.xz">
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| 9 | <!ENTITY gnome-session-download-ftp
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| 10 | "&gnome-download-ftp;/gnome-session/3.6/gnome-session-&gnome-session-version;.tar.xz">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY gnome-session-md5sum "355730543dbcc166f331d806cd0da22d">
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| 12 | <!ENTITY gnome-session-size "716 KB">
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| 13 | <!ENTITY gnome-session-buildsize "20 MB">
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| 14 | <!ENTITY gnome-session-time "0.3 SBU">
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| 15 | ]>
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| 16 |
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| 17 | <sect1 id="gnome-session" xreflabel="gnome-session-&gnome-session-version;">
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| 18 | <?dbhtml filename="gnome-session.html"?>
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| 19 |
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| 20 |
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| 21 | <title>gnome-session-&gnome-session-version;</title>
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| 22 |
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| 23 | <indexterm zone="gnome-session">
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| 24 | <primary sortas="a-gnome-session">gnome-session</primary>
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| 25 | </indexterm>
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| 26 |
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| 27 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 28 | <title>Introduction to GNOME Session</title>
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| 29 |
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| 30 | <para>
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| 31 | The <application>GNOME Session</application> package contains
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| 32 | the <application>GNOME</application> session manager.
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| 33 | </para>
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| 34 |
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| 35 | &lfs72_checked;
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| 36 |
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| 37 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 38 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 39 | <listitem>
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| 40 | <para>
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| 41 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&gnome-session-download-http;"/>
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| 42 | </para>
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| 43 | </listitem>
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| 44 | <listitem>
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| 45 | <para>
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| 46 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&gnome-session-download-ftp;"/>
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| 47 | </para>
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| 48 | </listitem>
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| 49 | <listitem>
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| 50 | <para>
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| 51 | Download MD5 sum: &gnome-session-md5sum;
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| 52 | </para>
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| 53 | </listitem>
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| 54 | <listitem>
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| 55 | <para>
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| 56 | Download size: &gnome-session-size;
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| 57 | </para>
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| 58 | </listitem>
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| 59 | <listitem>
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| 60 | <para>
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| 61 | Estimated disk space required: &gnome-session-buildsize;
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| 62 | </para>
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| 63 | </listitem>
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| 64 | <listitem>
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| 65 | <para>
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| 66 | Estimated build time: &gnome-session-time;
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| 67 | </para>
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| 68 | </listitem>
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| 69 | </itemizedlist>
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| 70 |
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| 71 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">GNOME Session Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 72 |
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| 73 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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| 74 | <para role="required">
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| 75 | <xref linkend="GConf"/>,
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| 76 | <xref linkend="gtk3"/>,
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| 77 | <xref linkend="json-glib"/> and
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| 78 | <xref linkend="upower"/>
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| 79 | </para>
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| 80 |
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| 81 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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| 82 | <para role="optional">
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| 83 | <xref linkend="xmlto"/>
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| 84 | </para>
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| 85 |
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| 86 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Runtime Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 87 | <para role="required">
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| 88 | <xref linkend="consolekit"/> (if you intend to use startx to initiate
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| 89 | your <application>GNOME</application> desktop)
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| 90 | </para>
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| 91 |
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| 92 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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| 93 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/gnome-session"/>
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| 94 | </para>
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| 95 | </sect2>
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| 96 |
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| 97 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 98 | <title>Installation of GNOME Session</title>
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| 99 |
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| 100 | <para>
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| 101 | Install <application>GNOME Session</application> by
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| 102 | running the following commands:
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| 103 | </para>
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| 104 |
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| 105 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/lib/gnome-session &&
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| 106 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 107 |
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| 108 | <para>
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| 109 | This package does not come with a test suite.
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| 110 | </para>
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| 111 |
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| 112 | <para>
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| 113 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 114 | </para>
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| 115 |
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| 116 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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| 117 |
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| 118 | </sect2>
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| 119 |
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| 120 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 121 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 122 |
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| 123 | <para>
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| 124 | <option>--enable-docbook-docs</option>: This switch is used to
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| 125 | enable building of the documentation.
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| 126 | </para>
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| 127 |
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| 128 | </sect2>
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| 129 |
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| 130 | <sect2 role="configuration" id="gnome-session-config">
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| 131 | <title>Configuring GNOME Session</title>
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| 132 |
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| 133 | <sect3>
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| 134 | <title>Configuration Information</title>
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| 135 |
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| 136 | <para>
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| 137 | If you are not using <application>GDM</application> to start your
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| 138 | <application>GNOME</application> desktop, you will need to invoke
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| 139 | <command>gnome-session</command> <emphasis>instead of</emphasis> invoking
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| 140 | a window-manager directly. All of the packages in the 'Desktop' section of
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| 141 | this chapter need to be installed first, and some of the 'Applications' -
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| 142 | particularly <application>GNOME Terminal</application>
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| 143 | (<application>xterm</application> does not install a '.desktop' file and
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| 144 | so not appear in the menus).
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| 145 | </para>
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| 146 |
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| 147 | <para>
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| 148 | When <command>gnome-session</command> is run, it invokes the necessary
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| 149 | daemons and either <application>Metacity</application> or
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| 150 | <application>gnome-shell</application>. A desktop manager such as
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| 151 | <application>GDM</application> will invoke <application>ConsoleKit</application>
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| 152 | before the window manager, but if you use <command>startx</command> the first
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| 153 | invocation after booting may fail because the daemon is not already running,
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| 154 | so it is invoked first.
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| 155 | </para>
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| 156 |
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| 157 | <para>
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| 158 | To automatically start the <application>gnome-session</application>
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| 159 | window manager when you issue the <command>startx</command> command,
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| 160 | backup your current <filename>~/.xinitrc</filename> before proceeding.
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| 161 | Note that you will be able to invoke <application>GNOME Terminal</application>
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| 162 | from the menu, so there is no reason to invoke <command>xterm</command> here.
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| 163 | Create a new <filename>.xinitrc</filename> using this command:
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| 164 | </para>
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| 165 |
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| 166 | <indexterm zone="metacity gnome-session-config">
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| 167 | <primary sortas="e-AA.xinitrc">~/.xinitrc</primary>
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| 168 | </indexterm>
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| 169 |
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| 170 | <screen><userinput>cat >> ~/.xinitrc << "EOF"
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| 171 | <literal>exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch --exit-with-session gnome-session</literal>
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| 172 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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| 173 |
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| 174 | </sect3>
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| 175 |
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| 176 | </sect2>
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| 177 |
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| 178 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 179 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 180 |
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| 181 | <segmentedlist>
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| 182 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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| 183 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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| 184 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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| 185 |
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| 186 | <seglistitem>
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| 187 | <seg>
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| 188 | gnome-session, gnome-session-properties and gnome-session-quit
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| 189 | </seg>
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| 190 | <seg>
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| 191 | None
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| 192 | </seg>
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| 193 | <seg>
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| 194 | /usr/lib/gnome-session,
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| 195 | /usr/share/doc/gnome-session and
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| 196 | /usr/share/gnome-session
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| 197 | </seg>
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| 198 | </seglistitem>
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| 199 | </segmentedlist>
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| 200 |
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| 201 | <variablelist>
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| 202 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 203 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 204 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 205 |
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| 206 | <varlistentry id="gnome-session-prog">
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| 207 | <term><command>gnome-session</command></term>
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| 208 | <listitem>
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| 209 | <para>
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| 210 | is used to start up the <application>GNOME</application>
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| 211 | Desktop environment.
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| 212 | </para>
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| 213 | <indexterm zone="gnome-session gnome-session-prog">
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| 214 | <primary sortas="b-gnome-session">gnome-session</primary>
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| 215 | </indexterm>
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| 216 | </listitem>
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| 217 | </varlistentry>
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| 218 |
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| 219 | <varlistentry id="gnome-session-properties">
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| 220 | <term><command>gnome-session-properties</command></term>
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| 221 | <listitem>
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| 222 | <para>
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| 223 | allows the users to configure which applications should be
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| 224 | started at login.
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| 225 | </para>
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| 226 | <indexterm zone="gnome-session gnome-session-properties">
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| 227 | <primary sortas="b-gnome-session-properties">gnome-session-properties</primary>
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| 228 | </indexterm>
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| 229 | </listitem>
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| 230 | </varlistentry>
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| 231 |
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| 232 | <varlistentry id="gnome-session-quit">
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| 233 | <term><command>gnome-session-quit</command></term>
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| 234 | <listitem>
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| 235 | <para>
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| 236 | is used to end the <application>GNOME</application> Session.
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| 237 | </para>
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| 238 | <indexterm zone="gnome-session gnome-session-quit">
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| 239 | <primary sortas="b-gnome-session-quit">gnome-session-quit</primary>
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| 240 | </indexterm>
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| 241 | </listitem>
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| 242 | </varlistentry>
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| 243 |
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| 244 | </variablelist>
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| 245 |
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| 246 | </sect2>
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| 247 |
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| 248 | </sect1>
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