source: gnome/core/gnome-desktop.xml@ ce39b28

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

<!ENTITY gnome-desktop-download-http "http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-desktop/2.6/gnome-desktop-&gnome-desktop-version;.tar.bz2">
<!ENTITY gnome-desktop-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-desktop/2.6/gnome-desktop-&gnome-desktop-version;.tar.bz2">
<!ENTITY gnome-desktop-size "1.1 MB">
<!ENTITY gnome-desktop-buildsize "13.0 MB">
<!ENTITY gnome-desktop-time "0.19 SBU">

]>

<sect1 id="gnome-desktop" xreflabel="GNOME Desktop-&gnome-desktop-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="gnome-desktop.html"?>
<title>GNOME Desktop-&gnome-desktop-version;</title>

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

<para>The <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Desktop</application>
package contains <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym></application>'s 
<filename>.desktop</filename> files, the gnome-about program, man pages
and <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym></application>'s core graphics 
files and icons.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&gnome-desktop-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&gnome-desktop-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &gnome-desktop-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required:
&gnome-desktop-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&gnome-desktop-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Desktop</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para>
<xref linkend="libgnomeui"/> and
<xref linkend="scrollkeeper"/>
</para></sect4>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para>
<xref linkend="startup-notification"/>
</para></sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

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

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

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

</sect2>

<sect2>
<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>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Desktop</application> package contains
<filename class="libraryfile">libgnome-desktop-2</filename> libraries and
<command>gnome-about</command>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>libgnome-desktop libraries</title>
<para><filename class="libraryfile">libgnome-desktop</filename> libraries contain
<acronym>API</acronym>s being tested for
inclusion in <application>libgnome</application> or
<application>libgnomeui</application>.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>gnome-about</title>
<para><command>gnome-about</command> produces the about screen.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>