source: gnome/add/gnome-utils.xml@ 15201c6

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<sect1 id="gnome-utils" xreflabel="GNOME Utilities-&gnome-utils-version;">
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<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
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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 MD5sum: &gnome-utils-md5sum;</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"/> and 
<xref linkend="libgnomeprintui"/></para>
</sect4>

<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="Linux_PAM"/> (requires consolehelper) and 
<ulink 
url="http://hal.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software_2fhal">HAL</ulink></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</command></userinput></screen>

<para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>

<para>Now, as the root user:</para>

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>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>

<para><option>--disable-hal</option>: Use this switch if you have
<application>HAL</application> version >0.4.7 installed, as the build will
fail with higher versions due to the
<application>D-BUS</application>/<application>HAL</application> ABI
changes.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

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

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>gfloppy</title>
<para><command>gfloppy</command> formats floppy disks under 
Linux.</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>gnome-screenshot</title>
<para><command>gnome-screenshot</command> is used to capture the contents 
of the current desktop as a graphics formatted file.</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-system-log</title>
<para><command>gnome-system-log</command> allows you to monitor and view 
system log files.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>