source: gnome/core/gnome-desktop.xml@ ac038a3

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<!ENTITY gnome-desktop-size "1.0 MB">
<!ENTITY gnome-desktop-buildsize "12 MB">
<!ENTITY gnome-desktop-time "0.2 SBU">
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<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 the <command>gnome-about</command> program, the 
<filename class='libraryfile'>libgnome-desktop-2</filename> library 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 MD5 sum: &gnome-desktop-md5sum;</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>Recommended</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</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>--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 the <filename class="libraryfile">libgnome-desktop-2</filename> library 
and <command>gnome-about</command>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>libgnome-desktop libraries</title>
<para><filename class="libraryfile">libgnome-desktop</filename> library
contains <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>

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