Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2012-05-20

Chapter 30. GNOME Core Packages

gnome-user-share-3.0.2

Introduction to GNOME User Share

The GNOME User Share package allows easy user-level file sharing via WebDAV or ObexFTP. The shared files are announced on the network by Avahi.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.0 platform.

Package Information

GNOME User Share Dependencies

Required

GConf-3.2.5, gnome-bluetooth-3.4.0 and libcanberra-0.28

Required (Runtime)

mod_dnssd-0.6

Recommended

Nautilus-3.4.2 and Rarian-0.8.1

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

Installation of GNOME User Share

Install GNOME User Share by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --libexecdir=/usr/lib/gnome-user-share  \
            --with-modules-path=/usr/lib/apache &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--libexecdir=/usr/lib/gnome-user-share: This parameter is used so that the GNOME User Share internal support programs are installed in the preferred location of /usr/lib/gnome-user-share instead of /usr/libexec.

--disable-scrollkeeper: Use this parameter if you have installed Rarian but wish to disable the updates to the Scrollkeeper database.

Contents

Installed Programs: gnome-file-share-properties and gnome-user-share
Installed Directories: /usr/lib/gnome-user-share, /usr/share/gnome/help/gnome-user-share, /usr/share/gnome-user-share and /usr/share/omf/gnome-user-share

Short Descriptions

gnome-file-share-properties

is a tool used to manage shares.

Last updated on 2012-05-16 16:39:28 +0000