Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r11.3-489

Chapter 37. LXDE Desktop

LXPanel-0.10.1

Introduction to LXPanel

The LXPanel package contains a lightweight X11 desktop panel.

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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

LXPanel Dependencies

Required

gdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.40.2, keybinder-0.3.1, libwnck-2.30.7, lxmenu-data-0.1.5 and menu-cache-1.1.0

Recommended

alsa-lib-1.2.9, gnome-screenshot-41.0 (to take screenshots using PrtScr), libxml2-2.10.4 (weather plugin), and Wireless Tools-29

Optional

libindicator (indicator plugin)

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/lxpanel

Installation of LXPanel

Install LXPanel by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: lxpanel and lxpanelctl
Installed Libraries: liblxpanel.so and several under /usr/lib/lxpanel/plugins
Installed Directories: /etc/xdg/lxpanel, /usr/include/lxpanel, /usr/lib/lxpanel, and /usr/share/lxpanel

Short Descriptions

lxpanel

is a lightweight GTK+ based panel for the LXDE Desktop

lxpanelctl

is a program that controls lxpanel