1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY gnome-shell-download-http
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8 | "&gnome-download-http;/gnome-shell/&gnome-42;/gnome-shell-&gnome-shell-version;.tar.xz">
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9 | <!ENTITY gnome-shell-download-ftp
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10 | "&gnome-download-ftp;/gnome-shell/&gnome-42;/gnome-shell-&gnome-shell-version;.tar.xz">
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11 | <!ENTITY gnome-shell-md5sum "3e7983b868bbe5fa705d16d5cea502d8">
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12 | <!ENTITY gnome-shell-size "1.8 MB">
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13 | <!ENTITY gnome-shell-buildsize "72 MB (with tests)">
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14 | <!ENTITY gnome-shell-time "0.2 SBU (Using parallelism=4; with tests)">
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15 | ]>
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16 |
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17 | <sect1 id="gnome-shell" xreflabel="gnome-shell-&gnome-shell-version;">
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18 | <?dbhtml filename="gnome-shell.html"?>
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19 |
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20 | <sect1info>
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21 | <date>$Date$</date>
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22 | </sect1info>
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23 |
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24 | <title>gnome-shell-&gnome-shell-version;</title>
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25 |
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26 | <indexterm zone="gnome-shell">
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27 | <primary sortas="a-gnome-shell">gnome-shell</primary>
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28 | </indexterm>
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29 |
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30 | <sect2 role="package">
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31 | <title>Introduction to GNOME Shell</title>
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32 |
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33 | <para>
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34 | The <application>GNOME Shell</application> is the core user interface of
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35 | the <application>GNOME</application> Desktop environment.
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36 | </para>
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37 |
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38 | &lfs111_checked;
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39 |
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40 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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41 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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42 | <listitem>
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43 | <para>
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44 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&gnome-shell-download-http;"/>
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45 | </para>
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46 | </listitem>
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47 | <listitem>
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48 | <para>
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49 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&gnome-shell-download-ftp;"/>
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50 | </para>
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51 | </listitem>
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52 | <listitem>
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53 | <para>
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54 | Download MD5 sum: &gnome-shell-md5sum;
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55 | </para>
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56 | </listitem>
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57 | <listitem>
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58 | <para>
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59 | Download size: &gnome-shell-size;
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60 | </para>
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61 | </listitem>
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62 | <listitem>
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63 | <para>
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64 | Estimated disk space required: &gnome-shell-buildsize;
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65 | </para>
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66 | </listitem>
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67 | <listitem>
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68 | <para>
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69 | Estimated build time: &gnome-shell-time;
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70 | </para>
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71 | </listitem>
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72 | </itemizedlist>
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73 |
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74 | <!--
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75 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3" revision="sysv">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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76 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact" revision="sysv">
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77 | <listitem>
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78 | <para>
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79 | Required patch:
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80 | <ulink url="&patch-root;/gnome-shell-&gnome-shell-version;-fix_xwayland-1.patch"/>
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81 | </para>
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82 | </listitem>
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83 | </itemizedlist>
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84 | -->
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85 |
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86 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">GNOME Shell Dependencies</bridgehead>
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87 |
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88 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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89 | <para role="required">
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90 | <xref linkend="evolution-data-server"/>,
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91 | <xref linkend="gjs"/>,
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92 | <xref linkend="gnome-autoar"/>,
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93 | <xref linkend="gnome-control-center"/>,
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94 | <xref linkend="gtk4"/>,
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95 | <xref linkend="mutter"/>,
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96 | <xref linkend="sassc"/>,
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97 | <xref linkend="startup-notification"/>, and
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98 | <phrase revision="sysv"><xref linkend="elogind"/></phrase>
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99 | <phrase revision="systemd"><xref linkend="systemd"/></phrase>
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100 | </para>
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101 |
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102 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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103 | <para role="recommended">
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104 | <xref linkend="asciidoc"/>,
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105 | <xref linkend="desktop-file-utils"/>,
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106 | <xref linkend="gnome-bluetooth"/>,
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107 | <xref linkend="gst10-plugins-base"/>, and
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108 | <xref linkend="NetworkManager"/>
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109 | </para>
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110 |
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111 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4"
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112 | revision="sysv">Recommended (Runtime)</bridgehead>
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113 | <para role="recommended" revision="sysv">
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114 | <xref linkend="blocaled" role="runtime"/>
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115 | </para>
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116 |
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117 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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118 | <para role="optional">
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119 | <xref linkend="gtk-doc"/> and
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120 | <ulink url="https://github.com/scop/bash-completion">bash-completion</ulink>
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121 | </para>
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122 |
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123 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Runtime Dependencies</bridgehead>
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124 | <para role="required">
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125 | <xref role="runtime" linkend="adwaita-icon-theme"/>,
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126 | <xref role="runtime" linkend="dconf"/>,
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127 | <xref role="runtime" linkend="gdm"/>,
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128 | <xref role="runtime" linkend="gnome-backgrounds"/>,
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129 | <xref role="runtime" linkend="gnome-menus"/>, and
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130 | <xref role="runtime" linkend="telepathy-mission-control"/>
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131 | </para>
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132 |
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133 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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134 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/gnome-shell"/>
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135 | </para>
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136 | </sect2>
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137 |
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138 | <sect2 role="installation">
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139 | <title>Installation of GNOME Shell</title>
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140 |
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141 | <para>
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142 | Install <application>GNOME Shell</application> by running the
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143 | following commands:
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144 | </para>
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145 |
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146 | <screen revision="sysv"><userinput>mkdir build &&
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147 | cd build &&
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148 |
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149 | meson --prefix=/usr \
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150 | --buildtype=release \
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151 | -Dsystemd=false \
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152 | -Dtests=false \
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153 | .. &&
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154 | ninja</userinput></screen>
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155 |
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156 | <screen revision="systemd"><userinput>mkdir build &&
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157 | cd build &&
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158 |
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159 | meson --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release -Dtests=false .. &&
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160 | ninja</userinput></screen>
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161 |
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162 | <para>
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163 | To test the results, you need to remove the
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164 | <parameter>-Dtests=false</parameter> switch, and to have <xref
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165 | linkend="mutter"/> compiled with tests too. Issue:
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166 | <command>ninja test</command>. You must be
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167 | running an X session to run the tests. Some will fail if
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168 | <xref linkend="gdm"/> is not installed.
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169 | </para>
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170 |
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171 | <para>
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172 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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173 | </para>
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174 |
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175 | <screen role="root"><userinput>ninja install</userinput></screen>
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176 |
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177 | </sect2>
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178 |
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179 | <sect2 role="commands">
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180 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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181 |
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182 | <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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183 | href="../../xincludes/meson-buildtype-release.xml"/>
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184 |
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185 | <para revision="sysv">
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186 | <command>patch ...</command>: This patch fixes a bug when trying to
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187 | start an xwayland application on non systemd.
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188 | </para>
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189 |
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190 | <para revision="sysv">
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191 | <parameter>-Dsystemd=false</parameter>: Prevents installing systemd
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192 | files, which are not needed in this version of BLFS.
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193 | </para>
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194 |
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195 | <para>
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196 | <parameter>-Dtests=false</parameter>: Remove this switch if you want
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197 | to build the tests. But then <command>meson</command> will fail if
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198 | <xref linkend="mutter"/> tests are not installed.
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199 | </para>
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200 |
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201 | <para>
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202 | <option>-Dextensions=false</option>: This option disables building the
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203 | <command>gnome-extensions</command> CLI tool. Using this option removes
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204 | the need for <xref linkend="asciidoc"/>.
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205 | </para>
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206 |
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207 | </sect2>
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208 |
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209 | <sect2 role="content">
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210 | <title>Contents</title>
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211 |
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212 | <segmentedlist>
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213 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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214 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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215 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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216 |
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217 | <seglistitem>
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218 | <seg>
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219 | gnome-extensions, gnome-extensions-app, gnome-shell,
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220 | gnome-shell-extension-prefs, gnome-shell-extension-tool,
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221 | and gnome-shell-perf-tool
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222 | </seg>
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223 | <seg>
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224 | None
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225 | </seg>
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226 | <seg>
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227 | /usr/lib/gnome-shell,
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228 | /usr/share/gnome-shell,
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229 | /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/{shell,st} (optional), and
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230 | /usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal/
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231 | </seg>
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232 | </seglistitem>
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233 | </segmentedlist>
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234 |
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235 | <variablelist>
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236 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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237 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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238 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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239 |
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240 | <varlistentry id="gnome-shell-prog">
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241 | <term><command>gnome-shell</command></term>
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242 | <listitem>
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243 | <para>
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244 | provides the core user interface functions for the
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245 | <application>GNOME</application> 3 Desktop
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246 | </para>
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247 | <indexterm zone="gnome-shell gnome-shell-prog">
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248 | <primary sortas="b-gnome-shell">gnome-shell</primary>
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249 | </indexterm>
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250 | </listitem>
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251 | </varlistentry>
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252 |
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253 | </variablelist>
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254 |
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255 | </sect2>
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256 |
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257 | </sect1>
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