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| − | =Pre-Installation Configuration=
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| − | If you're using the [[Bash Startup Files]] then run the commands below. Otherwise make sure that the values you want are properly set.
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| − | ==Installation Strategies==
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| − | If you're committed to GNOME as your desktop, you will likely install it in the /usr hierarchy. If less committed, or you prefer to install GNOME in an easy to remove location, the /opt hierarchy may be more suitable.
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| − | == Installing Gnome into /usr ==
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| − | Create and addition to the [[Bash Startup Files]]:
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| − | cat > /etc/profile.d/30-gnome.sh << "EOF"
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| − | # Begin /etc/profile.d/30-gnome.sh
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| − | export GNOME_PREFIX=/usr
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| − | export XDG_CONFIG_DIRS="${XDG_CONFIG_DIRS}${XDG_CONFIG_DIRS+:}/etc/gnome/xdg"
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| − | # End /etc/profile.d/30-gnome.sh
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| − | EOF
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| − | source /etc/profile
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| − | == Installing GNOME into /opt ==
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| − | Create a link from gnome-2.6.16 to gnome to make upgrades and changes in the future easier:
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| − | install -dv -m755 /opt/gnome-2.6.16 &&
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| − | ln -sf gnome-2.6.16 /opt/gnome
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| − | Even though the env variables are refering to '''/opt/gnome''', '''''GNOME_PREFIX''''' should still be set to '''/opt/gnome-2.6.16''' as that's where GNOME is going to be installed to.
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| − | === Non-Multilib ===
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| − | Create an addition to the [[Bash Startup Files]]:
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| − | cat > /etc/profile.d/30-gnome.sh << "EOF"
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| − | # Begin /etc/profile.d/30-gnome.sh
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| − | export GNOME_PREFIX=/opt/gnome-2.6.16
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| − | export PATH="${PATH}:/opt/gnome/bin"
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| − | export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_PATH}${PKG_CONFIG_PATH+:}/opt/gnome/lib/pkgconfig"
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| − | export XDG_DATA_DIRS="${XDG_DATA_DIRS}${XDG_DATA_DIRS+:}/opt/gnome/share"
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| − | export XDG_CONFIG_DIRS="${XDG_CONFIG_DIRS}${XDG_CONFIG_DIRS+:}/etc/gnome/xdg"
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| − | # End /etc/profile.d/30-gnome.sh
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| − | EOF
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| − | source /etc/profile
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| − | Add a new entry to /etc/ld.so.conf for the libraries that GNOME is going to install:
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| − | cat >> /etc/ld.so.conf << "EOF"
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| − | # Begin GNOME addition to /etc/ld.so.conf
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| − | /opt/gnome/lib
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| − | # End GNOME addition
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| − | EOF
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| − | == Multilib ==
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| − | Create an addition to the [[Bash Startup Files]]:
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| − | cat > /etc/profile.d/30-gnome.sh << "EOF"
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| − | # Begin /etc/profile.d/30-gnome.sh
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| − | export GNOME_PREFIX=/opt/gnome-2.6.16
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| − | export PATH="${PATH}:/opt/gnome/bin"
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| − | export PKG_CONFIG_PATH32="${PKG_CONFIG_PATH32}${PKG_CONFIG_PATH32+:}/opt/gnome/lib/pkgconfig"
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| − | export PKG_CONFIG_PATHN32="${PKG_CONFIG_PATHN32}${PKG_CONFIG_PATHN32+:}/opt/gnome/lib32/pkgconfig"
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| − | export PKG_CONFIG_PATH64="${PKG_CONFIG_PATH64}${PKG_CONFIG_PATH64+:}/opt/gnome/lib64/pkgconfig"
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| − | export XDG_DATA_DIRS="${XDG_DATA_DIRS}${XDG_DATA_DIRS+:}/opt/gnome/share"
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| − | export XDG_CONFIG_DIRS="${XDG_CONFIG_DIRS}${XDG_CONFIG_DIRS+:}/etc/gnome/xdg"
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| − | # End /etc/profile.d/30-gnome.sh
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| − | EOF
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| − | source /etc/profile
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| − | Add a new entry to /etc/ld.so.conf for the libraries that GNOME is going to install:
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| − | cat >> /etc/ld.so.conf << "EOF"
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| − | # Begin GNOME addition to /etc/ld.so.conf
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| − | /opt/gnome/lib
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| − | /opt/gnome/lib32
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| − | /opt/gnome/lib64
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| − | # End GNOME addition
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| − | EOF
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| | == Gnome Core Packages == | | == Gnome Core Packages == |
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