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GNOME Libraries-1.4.2

Introduction to GNOME Libraries

The GNOME Libraries package contains the GNOME libraries. This is useful as a foundation for the GNOME Desktop and applications.

Package information

Download (HTTP): http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-libs/1.4/gnome-libs-1.4.2.tar.bz2
Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-libs/1.4/gnome-libs-1.4.2.tar.bz2
Download size: 2.8 MB
Estimated Disk space required: 112.4 MB
Estimated build time: 1.95 SBU

GNOME Libraries dependencies

Required

ORBit-0.5.17, GTK+-1.2.10, Imlib-1.9.14 and Berkeley DB-3.3.11 or Berkeley DB-4.1.25

Optional

Audio File-0.2.3, EsounD-0.2.30 and GTK-Doc-1.0

Installation of GNOME Libraries

Install GNOME Libraries by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/opt/gnome --disable-gtk-doc &&
make &&
make install

Configuring GNOME Libraries

Config files

/opt/gnome/etc/mime-magic, /opt/gnome/etc/paper.config, /opt/gnome/etc/sound/events/gnome.soundlist and /opt/gnome/etc/sound/events/gtk-events.soundlist

The GNOME Libraries package contains libgnome, libgnomeui, libgnomesupport, libart_lgpl, libgtk-xmhtml, libgnorbagtk and libzvt libraries.

Description

libgnome

libgnome library is the non-GUI part of the GNOME library.

libgnomeui

libgnomeui is the GUI part of the GNOME library.

libgnomesupport

No description available.

libart_lgpl

libart_lgpl library is the LGPL'd component of libart.

libgtk-xmhtml