Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version r13.1-226

Chapter 34. GNOME Applications

gnome-system-monitor-51.0

Introduction to GNOME System Monitor

The GNOME System Monitor package contains GNOME's replacement for gtop.

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Note

Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the books.

Package Information

Additional Downloads

GNOME System Monitor Dependencies

Required

adwaita-icon-theme-51.0, Gtkmm-4.24.0, itstool-2.0.7, libgtop-2.41.3, libadwaita-1.10.0, and librsvg-2.63.2

Optional

appstream-glib-0.8.4, desktop-file-utils-0.28, and uncrustify

Installation of GNOME System Monitor

First, fix a problem when selinux is not installed (which is always the case for BLFS). 

patch -np1 -i ../gnome-system-monitor-51.0-selinux_fix-1.patch

Install GNOME System Monitor by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release .. &&
ninja

To test the package, run: ninja test.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Contents

Installed Program: gnome-system-monitor
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/{libexec,share,share/help/*}/gnome-system-monitor

Short Descriptions

gnome-system-monitor

is used to display the process tree and hardware meters