Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 12.4

Chapter 35. Xfce Desktop

xfce4-panel-4.20.5

Introduction to Xfce4 Panel

The Xfce4 Panel package contains the Xfce4 Panel.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.4 platform.

Package Information

Xfce4 Panel Dependencies

Required

Cairo-1.18.4, Exo-4.20.0, Garcon-4.20.0, libwnck-43.2, and libxfce4windowing-4.20.4

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.34.0 and libdbusmenu

Editor Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/xfce4-panel

Installation of Xfce4 Panel

Install Xfce4 Panel 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

--enable-gtk-doc: Use this parameter if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to rebuild and install the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Programs: xfce4-panel, xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu, xfce4-popup-directorymenu, and xfce4-popup-windowmenu
Installed Library: libxfce4panel-2.0.so
Installed Directories: /etc/xdg/xfce4/panel, /usr/include/xfce4/libxfce4panel-1.0, /usr/lib/xfce4/panel, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libxfce4panel-1.0 and /usr/share/xfce4/panel

Short Descriptions

xfce4-panel

is the Xfce panel

xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu

is a shell script that uses D-Bus and Xfce Panel to display a popup menu of the installed applications

xfce4-popup-directorymenu

is a shell script that uses D-Bus and Xfce Panel to display a popup menu of your home folder and its subdirectories

xfce4-popup-windowmenu

is a shell script that uses DBus to display the Xfwm4 a popup menu

libxfce4panel-2.0.so

contains the Xfce Panel API functions