source: gnome/add/gnome-utils.xml@ ce39b28

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<sect1 id="gnome-utils" xreflabel="GNOME Utilities-&gnome-utils-version;">
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<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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<title>GNOME Utilities-&gnome-utils-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Utilities</application></title>

<para>The <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Utilities</application> package contains a collection of small
applications designed to make your life a little easier.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&gnome-utils-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&gnome-utils-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &gnome-utils-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required:
&gnome-utils-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&gnome-utils-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>
                                                                                
<sect3><title><application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Utilities</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="gnome-panel"/></para></sect4>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="Linux_PAM"/></para></sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Utilities</application></title>

<para>Install <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Utilities</application> by running the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=`pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0` \
    --libexecdir=`pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0`/sbin \
    --localstatedir=/var/lib --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><parameter>--libexecdir=`pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0`/sbin</parameter>: This switch puts
libexec files in <filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/sbin</filename> instead of
<filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/libexec</filename>.</para>

<para><parameter>--localstatedir=/var/lib</parameter>: This switch
puts <application>ScrollKeeper</application> files in <filename
class="directory">/var/lib/scrollkeeper</filename>
instead of <filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/var/scrollkeeper</filename>.</para>

<para><parameter>--sysconfdir=/etc/gnome</parameter>: This switch
puts configuration files in <filename class="directory">/etc/gnome</filename> instead of
<filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/etc</filename>.</para>

<para><parameter>--with-pam-prefix=/etc/pam.d</parameter>: This switch
puts <application><acronym>PAM</acronym></application> files in
<filename class="directory">/etc/pam.d</filename> instead of
<filename class="directory">/etc/gnome</filename>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Utilities</application> package contains
<command>gnome-system-log</command>,
<command>gnome-search-tool</command>,
<command>gnome-dictionary</command>,
and <command>gfloppy</command>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>gnome-system-log</title>
<para><command>gnome-system-log</command> allows you to monitor and view system log files.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>gnome-search-tool</title>
<para><command>gnome-search-tool</command> allows you to search for files on your system
using simple and advanced search options.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>gnome-dictionary</title>
<para><command>gnome-dictionary</command> allows you to look up definitions and spelling of
words.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>gfloppy</title>
<para><command>gfloppy</command> formats floppy disks under Linux.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>