Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version r12.2-875

Chapter 34. GNOME Applications

gnome-logs-45.0

Introduction to GNOME Logs

The GNOME Logs package contains a log viewer for the systemd journal.

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Package Information

GNOME Logs Dependencies

Required

GTK-4.16.7, gsettings-desktop-schemas-47.1, itstool-2.0.7, and libadwaita-1.6.2

Optional

appstream-glib-0.8.3, desktop-file-utils-0.28 (for the test suite), and docbook-xml-4.5, docbook-xsl-nons-1.79.2, libxslt-1.1.42 (to build manual pages), and dogtail

Installation of GNOME Logs

Install GNOME Logs by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release .. &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test

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.

Contents

Installed Programs: gnome-logs
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/share/gnome-logs and /usr/share/help/*/gnome-logs

Short Descriptions

gnome-logs

is a GNOME log viewer for the systemd journal