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| - | | + | == Repo Usage/ |
| + | To use these packages, it’s recommended you install slackpkg+ | ||
| - | Here you can add in anything todo with the Installation of GNOME to help other user' | + | I have included a generic slackpkgplus.conf file set to update from my GNOME repositories. |
| + | Here is the slackpkgplus.conf if you choose this to manage your GNOME DE. This file gets downloaded | ||
| + | If you plan on using slackpkg+ you will need to set the PKGS_PRIORITY=( **gnome** ) to gnome so that any packages in this repository do not get overwritten by Slackware' | ||
| - | Many thanks to Jay (jloc0) for the GNOME LiveSlack and my fellow GNOME teammates – Bob F. (0xBOBF), Frank (snuk) and Rizitis who inspired Jay to work on the GNOME LiveSlack. | + | |
| - | == N4t3R' | + | |
| - | This repository is in the beginning stages of development, | + | |
| - | please stay with either 43 or 44 stable release' | + | |
| - | **Again Gnome 45 is not complete.** | + | |
| - | == N4t3R'S Gnome 44.0 Repository Released for Slackware | + | # PKGS_PRIORITY=( gnome5 gnome ) You will need to put gnome in PKGS_PRIORITY |
| - | ** Gnome 44.0 has offically been released for Slackware Current. You can either upgrade or direct install from the following weblink. https:// | + | # so that gnome libraries get upgraded over Slackware's |
| + | # this will allow Gnome to stay updated. And upgrade | ||
| - | **Here is some interesting facts about Gnome 44** | + | # use this to keep the GNOME packages updated to the latest stable release for 50.x |
| - | * During | + | # This is for Slackware-Current Only |
| - | * Soup3 is being more used and Soup2 components are being removed as well | + | # |
| - | * libdex has also been added as a new dep for Gnome Builder | + | |
| - | * Another new program has been added D-Spy (a D-Bus explorer for GNOME) | + | # use this to keep the GNOME packages updated |
| - | * EOG and EOG Plugins are being phased out in favor of the replacement loupe which is in Incubation right now and is 44.alpha | + | # This is for Slackware-Current Only |
| - | * Cheese is also being phased out in favor of snapshot which is still in the development stages | + | # |
| - | * **Both of the new programs have been added to the 44.x repository and will be updated when current code is released.** | + | |
| + | You will need to edit this file and uncomment out which version of GNOME you would like on your system. | ||
| + | After uncommenting out which version you would like please follow these commands. | ||
| - | And always if you have slackpkg+ installed **slackpkg update | + | |
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| - | If you are installing Gnome 44.beta/rc manually @r-tz has created a package management tool to help you install, upgrade and uninstall Gnome from you computer. https:// | ||
| - | == N4t3R' | + | If you choose to install packages manually, without slackpkg+, that’s always an option, but keep in mind many of these packages are included in Slackware already, but we are going to be updating them. To that end you’ll need to ensure when installing them, you use “upgradepkg –install-new |
| - | **Gnome 44.alpha has offically been released for Slackware Current. You can either upgrade | + | |
| - | **Here are some of the interesting upgrades in Gnome 44:** | + | In order for GNOME to run using X11 or Wayland, it must be loaded through gdm. You can boot to a console |
| - | * webkit2gtk6.0 version 2.39.7 | + | |
| - | * gtk4 4.9.3 bringing | + | |
| - | * glib components 2.75.x | + | |
| - | * libsoup3 3.3.0 | + | |
| - | And always if you have slackpkg+ installed **slackpkg update ; slackpkg install gnome ; slackpkg upgrade-all** | + | The only other bit of work required is adding a status bar to GNOME. After your first login to the session, open the Extensions application and enable the appIndicator status bar. If you do this fast enough the first login, the HP Printer Agent should load and be visible in your title bar. If you manage to do it after you get an error message and close it, have no fear, it will start on your next session. |
| - | If you are installing Gnome 44.alpha manually @r-tz has created a package management tool to help you install, upgrade and uninstall Gnome from you computer. https:// | + | That should be enough |
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| - | == N4t3R' | + | |
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| - | Gnome 44.alpha is not yet completed and is not based on Slackware-Current with out the underlying programs that are in Gnome 43.2. | + | == Setting default language/ |
| - | **Here are some of the interesting upgrades in Gnome 44:** | + | Slackware by default ships/ |
| - | * webkit2gtk6.0 Taking internet security | + | |
| - | * GTK-4.9.2 bringing a full and complete GTK4 environment | + | |
| - | * The continuation | + | |
| - | As always **slackpkg update ; slackpkg install gnome ; slackpkg upgrade-all** to keep upto date with all the changes. | + | |
| - | == N4t3R' | + | If you choose to install the liveslak system, you will have to set the locale properly for it to persist locally each boot. Edit ‘/etc/profile.d/lang.sh” to set your desired locale, or you can optionally add the flags to your user “.profile” within your home directory to have a system locale of one language and your user use another. |
| - | //**Gnome 43.2 has been rebased on Slackware-Current as of today:**// | + | |
| - | **//All user's are urged to update | + | Setup “/etc/ntp.conf” so your network-enabled system reaches out to a ntp server |
| - | If you use slackpkg+: | + | That should be enough |
| - | ** | + | |
| - | //slackpkg update slackpkg install gnome slackpkg upgrade-all// | + | |
| - | Otherwise there is a handy script that my friend r-tz has shared | + | |
| - | https:// | + | == Updating an existing GNOME Installation: == |
| - | == Slackpkg and 3rd Party Repositories == | + | To update an existing system from @N4teR properly, please run these commands as root: |
| - | https:// | + | |
| - | Please check this link out for a better understanding of 3rd Party repositories. | + | |
| - | == Live Slack == | + | slackpkg update gpg |
| - | Jay (@jloc0) has brought us with the best gift this Holiday Season a brand new LiveSlack: version 20221227 click on his website and check it out. | + | |
| - | https:// | + | |
| + | slackpkg upgrade-all | ||
| - | == Rsync Server: == | ||
| - | https:// | + | This will ensure you pick up any newly added packages and update the GNOME DE as well. I will provide new packages as well for new users, existing ones should be good to go with the above commands. |
| + | |||
| + | == Gnome Boxes 42.x and 43.x == | ||
| + | |||
| + | If you are installing Gnome Box's for either 42 or 43 you will need to make sure that you include | ||
| + | |||
| + | # | ||
| + | if [ -x /etc/rc.d/ | ||
| + | / | ||
| + | fi | ||
| + | |||
| + | #Stop libvirt daemon | ||
| + | if [ -x / | ||
| + | / | ||
| + | fi | ||
| + | |||
| + | **__The required packages for Gnome Box's is as followed: | ||
| + | |||
| + | * osinfo-db-tools | ||
| + | * osinfo-db | ||
| + | * libosinfo | ||
| + | * yajl | ||
| + | * numactl | ||
| + | * libvirt | ||
| + | * libvirt-glib | ||
| + | * libvirt-python | ||
| + | * gtk-vnc | ||
| + | * spice-protocol | ||
| + | * spice | ||
| + | * usbredir | ||
| + | * spice-gtk | ||
| + | * device-tree-compiler | ||
| + | * libnfs | ||
| + | * snappy | ||
| + | * vde2 | ||
| + | * virglrenderer | ||
| + | * libslirp | ||
| + | * qemu | ||
| + | * virt-manager | ||
| + | * libcacard | ||
| + | * phodav | ||
| + | * libovf-glib | ||
| + | * gnome-boxes | ||
| + | |||
| + | == VTE, LIBNMA AND NETWORKMANAGER-OPENVPN | ||
| + | |||
| + | Please make sure you install vte, libnma, networkmanager-openvpn and ibus-gtk4 | ||
| + | |||
| + | We build libnma, vte, networkmanager-openvpn and ibus with the gtk4 hooks when the Slackbuild | ||
| + | #These 2 packages | ||
| + | #I worked | ||
| + | |||
| + | __**LIBNMA-GTK4**__ | ||
| + | # Remove all extra bits included in the base libnma package | ||
| + | # This package is _ONLY_ | ||
| + | * rm -r $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -r $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -r $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -r $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -r $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -f $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -f $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -f $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm $PKG/ | ||
| + | |||
| + | __**VTE-GTK4**__ | ||
| + | # Remove all other files from created package, as we only need to ship the gtk4 | ||
| + | # libraries that are missing from Slackware' | ||
| + | |||
| + | * rm -r $PKG/etc | ||
| + | * rm $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -r $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -r $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -r $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -r $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm $PKG/ | ||
| + | |||
| + | __**NETWORKMANAGER-OPENVPN-GTK4**__ | ||
| + | # Remove all extra bits included in the base Networkmanager-openvpn package | ||
| + | # This package is _ONLY_ | ||
| + | * rm -fr $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -fr $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -fr $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -fr $PKG/ | ||
| + | |||
| + | __**IBUS-GTK4**__ | ||
| + | # Remove all extra bits included in the base ibus package | ||
| + | # This package is _ONLY_ for the gtk4 lib | ||
| + | * rm -r $PKG/etc/ | ||
| + | * rm -r $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -r $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -r $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -f $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -r $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -r $PKG/ | ||
| + | * rm -r $PKG/ | ||
| + | == Thanks | ||
| + | |||
| + | Hey, thanks found this on LQ today -- Luna bittin Jernberg (GNOME Foundation Member and Slackware current user since some weeks) | ||
| - | The server address is rsync:// | ||
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