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

Chapter 37. LXDE Desktop

PCManFM-1.3.2

Introduction to PCManFM

The PCManFM package contains an extremely fast, lightweight, yet feature-rich file manager with tabbed browsing.

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Note

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

PCManFM Dependencies

Required

libfm-1.3.2

Recommended

adwaita-icon-theme-44.0 or oxygen-icons5-5.103.0 or lxde-icon-theme-0.5.1, and FriBidi-1.0.12

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

Installation of PCManFM

Install PCManFM by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr     \
            --sysconfdir=/etc &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--with-gtk=3: Selects the version of GTK+ to use. You must use this switch if you have built libfm-1.3.2 with GTK+3 support.

Contents

Installed Program: pcmanfm
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /etc/xdg/pcmanfm, /usr/lib/pcmanfm and /usr/share/pcmanfm

Short Descriptions

pcmanfm

is a lightweight GTK+ based file manager for X Window System