%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ GNOME Session-&gnome-session-version; GNOME Session Introduction to GNOME Session The GNOME Session package contains the GNOME session manager. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &gnome-session-md5sum; Download size: &gnome-session-size; Estimated disk space required: &gnome-session-buildsize; Estimated build time: &gnome-session-time; GNOME Session Dependencies Required Optional Installation of GNOME Session Install GNOME Session by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=`pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0` \ --localstatedir=/var/lib --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install Command Explanations --localstatedir=/var/lib: This switch puts ScrollKeeper files in /var/lib/scrollkeeper instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/var/scrollkeeper. --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome: This switch puts configuration files in /etc/gnome instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/etc. Contents Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories gnome-session, gnome-session-properties, gnome-session-remove, gnome-session-save, gnome-smproxy, and gnome-wm None None Short Descriptions gnome-session starts up the GNOME desktop. gnome-session gnome-session-* session utilities includes a configuration program and other session management related utilities. gnome-session-* gnome-smproxy handles basic session management for applications that do not support XSM. gnome-smproxy gnome-wm uses the $WINDOW_MANAGER environment variable to allow a user to define a window manager of choice. If no $WINDOW_MANAGER is defined, gnome-wm defaults to metacity as the default window manager. gnome-wm