#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.3

### Chapter 34. GNOME Applications

- Prev

  gnome-connections-46.0

- Next

  gnome-maps-47.4

- Up
- Home

# gnome-disk-utility-46.1

## Introduction to GNOME Disk Utility

The GNOME Disk Utility package provides applications used for dealing with storage devices.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.3 platform.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-disk-utility/46/gnome-disk-utility-46.1.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: bfc4d0cfbf186ba5bd487f3fddbf07d2

- Download size: 1.5 MB

- Estimated disk space required: 29 MB

- Estimated build time: 0.2 SBU

### GNOME Disk Utility Dependencies

#### Required

gnome-settings-daemon-47.2, itstool-2.0.7, libdvdread-6.1.3, libhandy-1.8.3, libpwquality-1.4.5, libsecret-0.21.6, and UDisks-2.10.1

#### Optional

appstream-glib-0.8.3

## Installation of GNOME Disk Utility

Install GNOME Disk Utility by running the following commands:

    mkdir build &&
    cd    build &&

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

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the `root` user:

    ninja install

## Command Explanations

`-Dlogind=libelogind`: Tells the build system that the library used for the login service is `libelogind.so` instead of `libsystemd.so`.

## Contents

Installed Programs: gnome-disk-image-mounter and gnome-disks
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

### Short Descriptions

gnome-disk-image-mounter | is used to set up disk images
gnome-disks | is used to inspect, format, partition and configure disks and block devices

- Prev

  gnome-connections-46.0

- Next

  gnome-maps-47.4

- Up
- Home