gnome-shell-49.4

#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 13.0

### Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

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# gnome-shell-49.4

## Introduction to GNOME Shell

The GNOME Shell is the core user interface of the GNOME Desktop environment.

### Note

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 13.0 platform.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-shell/49/gnome-shell-49.4.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: 408cfd73d6e321bf0273dfb074ffb3e1

- Download size: 2.2 MB

- Estimated disk space required: 67 MB (with tests)

- Estimated build time: 0.2 SBU (Using parallelism=4; with tests)

### GNOME Shell Dependencies

#### Required

evolution-data-server-3.58.3, Gcr-4.4.0.1, Gjs-1.86.0, gnome-desktop-44.5, ibus-1.5.33, Mutter-49.4, Polkit-127, and startup-notification-0.12

#### Recommended

desktop-file-utils-0.28, gnome-autoar-0.4.5, gnome-bluetooth-47.1, gst-plugins-base-1.28.1, NetworkManager-1.56.0, and power-profiles-daemon-0.30

#### Optional

GTK-Doc-1.35.1 and bash-completion

#### Required Runtime Dependencies

adwaita-icon-theme-49.0, DConf-0.49.0, GDM-49.2, gnome-control-center-49.4, libgweather-4.4.4 , and Systemd-259.1

#### Recommended Runtime Dependencies

gnome-menus-3.38.1

## Installation of GNOME Shell

Install GNOME Shell by running the following commands:

    mkdir build &&
    cd    build &&

    meson setup --prefix=/usr       \
                --buildtype=release \
                -D tests=false      \
                ..                  &&
    ninja

To run the tests, ensure Mutter is installed after running its test suite, and issue: meson configure -D tests=true && ninja test. You must be running in a Wayland session to run the tests. Some will fail if GDM-49.2 is not installed. One test named `CSS styling support` is known to fail with some multi-monitor configurations.

Now, as the `root` user:

    ninja install

## Command Explanations

`--buildtype=release`: Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as the default may produce unoptimized binaries.

`-D extensions_tool=false`: This switch allows building this package without gnome-autoar-0.4.5 installed.

## Contents

Installed Programs: gnome-extensions, gnome-extensions-app, gnome-shell, gnome-shell-extension-tool, and gnome-shell-test-tool
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/lib/gnome-shell, /usr/share/gnome-shell, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/{shell,st} (optional), and /usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal/

### Short Descriptions

gnome-shell | provides the core user interface functions for the GNOME Desktop

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