Introduction to GNOME Shell
The GNOME Shell is the core user
interface of the GNOME Desktop
environment.
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Package Information
GNOME Shell Dependencies
Required
evolution-data-server-3.58.2,
Gcr-4.4.0.1, Gjs-1.86.0, gnome-desktop-44.4, ibus-1.5.33,
Mutter-49.2, Polkit-126, and
startup-notification-0.12
Recommended
desktop-file-utils-0.28, gnome-autoar-0.4.5, gnome-bluetooth-47.1, gst-plugins-base-1.26.9, NetworkManager-1.54.2, 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-49.2.2,
libgweather-4.4.4 ,
and Systemd-258.1
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
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gnome-shell
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provides the core user interface functions for the
GNOME Desktop
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