#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 10.1

### Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

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# gnome-shell-3.38.3

## Introduction to GNOME Shell

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

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-10.1 platform.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-shell/3.38/gnome-shell-3.38.3.tar.xz

- Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/gnome/sources/gnome-shell/3.38/gnome-shell-3.38.3.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: b5168fbfeae34eaeaf98d0ad8474f3f8

- Download size: 1.7 MB

- Estimated disk space required: 72 MB (including tests)

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

### GNOME Shell Dependencies

#### Required

evolution-data-server-3.38.4, Gjs-1.66.2, gnome-autoar-0.3.0, gnome-control-center-3.38.4, Mutter-3.38.3, sassc-3.6.1, startup-notification-0.12, and Systemd-247

#### Recommended

asciidoc-9.1.0, desktop-file-utils-0.26, gnome-bluetooth-3.34.3, gst-plugins-base-1.18.3, and NetworkManager-1.30.0

#### Optional

GTK-Doc-1.33.2 and bash-completion

#### Runtime Dependencies

adwaita-icon-theme-3.38.0, DConf-0.38.0, GDM-3.38.2.1, gnome-backgrounds-3.38.0, gnome-menus-3.36.0, and telepathy-mission-control-5.16.6

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gnome-shell

## Installation of GNOME Shell

Install GNOME Shell by running the following commands:

    mkdir build &&
    cd    build &&

    meson --prefix=/usr .. &&
    ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test. You must be running an X session to run the tests. Some will fail if GDM-3.38.2.1 is not installed.

Now, as the `root` user:

    ninja install

## Command Explanations

`-Dextensions=false`: This option disables building the gnome-extensions CLI tool. Using this option removes the need for asciidoc-9.1.0.

## Contents

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

### Short Descriptions

gnome-shell | provides the core user interface functions for the GNOME 3 Desktop

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