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GTK+-1.2.10

Introduction to GTK+

The GTK+ package contains GTK+ Libraries. This is useful for creating graphical user interfaces for applications.

Package information

GTK+ dependencies

Required

GLib-1.2.10, libpng-1.2.5, libtiff-3.5.7, libjpeg-6b and XFree86-4.3.0.1

Installation of GTK+

Install GTK+ by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc &&
make &&
make install

Command explanations

--sysconfdir=/etc: This installs the configuration files into /etc instead of /usr/etc.

--with-xinput=xfree: This configuration flag is necessary to utilize alternative input devices.

Contents

The GTK+ package contains libgtk-1.2 libraries.

Description

GTK+ Libraries

GTK+ Libraries provide the API to implement graphical user interfaces.

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