GNOME Session-2.8.1

Introduction to GNOME Session

The GNOME Session package contains the GNOME session manager.

Package information

Download (HTTP): http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-session/2.8/gnome-session-2.8.1.tar.bz2
Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-session/2.8/gnome-session-2.8.1.tar.bz2
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Download size: 883 KB
Estimated disk space required: 12.1 MB
Estimated build time: 0.24 SBU

GNOME Session dependencies

Required

libgnomeui-2.8.0

Optional

tcpwrappers-7.6

Installation of GNOME Session

Install GNOME Session by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=`pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0` \
    --localstatedir=/var/lib --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome  &&
make &&
make install

Command explanations

--localstatedir=/var/lib: This switch puts ScrollKeeper files in /var/lib/scrollkeeper instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/var/scrollkeeper.

--sysconfdir=/etc/gnome: This switch puts configuration files in /etc/gnome instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/etc.

Description

gnome-session

gnome-session starts up the GNOME desktop.

session utilities

session utilities includes a configuration program and other session management related utilities.

gnome-smproxy

gnome-smproxy handles basic session management for applications that do not support XSM.

gnome-wm

gnome-wm uses the $WINDOW_MANAGER environment variable to allow a user to define a window manager of choice. If no $WINDOW_MANAGER is defined, gnome-wm defaults to metacity as the default window manager.

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