Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r11.2-1152

Chapter 33. GNOME Libraries and Desktop

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Introduction to GNOME Tweaks

GNOME Tweaks is a simple program used to tweak advanced GNOME settings.

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Note

Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the book.

Package Information

GNOME Tweaks Dependencies

Required

GTK+-3.24.36, gsettings-desktop-schemas-43.0, libhandy-1.8.1, PyGObject-3.42.2, and sound-theme-freedesktop-0.8

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gnome-tweaks

Installation of GNOME Tweaks

Install GNOME Tweaks by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

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

This package does not come with a test suite.

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-tweaks
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/gtweak and /usr/share/gnome-tweaks

Short Descriptions

gnome-tweaks

is used to tweak advanced GNOME settings