source: gnome/add/gnome-volume-manager.xml@ 27599b98

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  <!ENTITY gnome-volume-manager-md5sum        "092fe745cb1f4962ad612ae67651a628">
  <!ENTITY gnome-volume-manager-size          "242 KB">
  <!ENTITY gnome-volume-manager-buildsize     "6.6 MB">
  <!ENTITY gnome-volume-manager-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
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<sect1 id="gnome-volume-manager" xreflabel="gnome-volume-manager-&gnome-volume-manager-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="gnome-volume-manager.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>gnome-volume-manager-&gnome-volume-manager-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="gnome-volume-manager">
    <primary sortas="a-gnome-volume-manager">gnome-volume-manager</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to gnome-volume-manager</title>

    <para>The <application>gnome-volume-manager</application> package contains
    a volume manager for GNOME. It is a desktop-level daemon that enforces
    volume-related policy in response to events received from
    <application>HAL</application>. This is useful for automatic mounting of
    floppy diskettes, CDROMs and removable storage devices. It can also be
    used to automatically run a program in response to other hotplug events
    such as plugging in USB printers or cameras, or inserting DVDs and
    music CDs. The goal of <application>gnome-volume-manager</application> is
    to implement all functionality as a state-machine in response to
    asynchronous events from <application>HAL</application>. It is one
    component in a larger plan to fully integrate all levels of the Linux
    system, from the kernel on up through the desktop and its
    applications.</para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&gnome-volume-manager-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&gnome-volume-manager-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &gnome-volume-manager-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &gnome-volume-manager-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &gnome-volume-manager-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &gnome-volume-manager-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">gnome-volume-manager Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para><xref linkend="libgnomeui"/> and
    <xref linkend="hal"/></para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para><xref linkend="nautilus"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of gnome-volume-manager</title>

    <para>Install <application>gnome-volume-manager</application> by running
    the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>./configure `pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0` \
            --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

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

    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <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>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="configuration">
    <title>Configuring gnome-volume-manager</title>

    <sect3 id="gnome-volume-manager-config">
      <title>Configuration Information</title>

      <para>Configuration is accomplished using the
      <quote>Removable Drives and Media</quote> graphical interface found on
      the <quote>Desktop</quote>&mdash;<quote>Preferences</quote> drop-down
      menu. You can also run the <command>gnome-volume-properties</command>
      command from the command line to bring up the configuration
      interface.</para>

      <para>Note that the <command>gnome-volume-manager</command> daemon
      program should be started when your GNOME desktop environment is started.
      This can easily be accomplished by adding
      <command>gnome-volume-manager</command> to the
      <quote>Startup Programs</quote>, found by selecting the
      <quote>Desktop</quote>&mdash;<quote>Preferences</quote>&mdash;<quote>Sessions</quote>
      drop-down menu.</para>

      <para>The <quote>Disk Mounter</quote> applet can be installed in the
      control panel for visual display status of removable media. Installing
      this applet is accomplished using conventional methods.</para>

    </sect3>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>gnome-volume-manager and gnome-volume-properties</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
        <seg>$GNOME_PREFIX/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/desktop/gnome/volume_manager,
        $GNOME_PREFIX/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/schemas/desktop/gnome/volume_manager
        and $GNOME_PREFIX/share/gnome-volume-manager</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="gnome-volume-manager-prog">
        <term><command>gnome-volume-manager</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is the manager daemon, designed to be run at the desktop level.
          It is a simple policy engine that implements a state machine in
          response to events from <application>HAL</application>. Responding
          to these events, it implements automount, autorun, autoplay,
          automatic photo management, and so on.</para>
          <indexterm zone="gnome-volume-manager gnome-volume-manager-prog">
            <primary sortas="b-gnome-volume-manager">gnome-volume-manager</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="gnome-volume-properties">
        <term><command>gnome-volume-properties</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a control panel applet for
          <application>gnome-volume-manager</application>. It is also provides
          a graphical configuration interface.</para>
          <indexterm zone="gnome-volume-manager gnome-volume-properties">
            <primary sortas="b-gnome-volume-properties">gnome-volume-properties</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>