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To compile a complete Xfce desktop from source requires some information about the dependency chain and the various configure options available in each module. This page will describe this in detail, so you can compile your own Xfce desktop; both system wide as well as in your $HOME directory. | To compile a complete Xfce desktop from source requires some information about the dependency chain and the various configure options available in each module. This page will describe this in detail, so you can compile your own Xfce desktop; both system wide as well as in your $HOME directory. | ||
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===== Choosing your Xfce version ===== | ===== Choosing your Xfce version ===== | ||
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Once you have decided which version that you want to compile, there are a couple of ways to download the source code. You can either choose to build official released packages, or clone the source repositories. Choosing the released packages is the recommended option. The source repositories could possibly be broken and are not generally suitable for production environments. However, they always contains the latest features, bug fixes and translations. | Once you have decided which version that you want to compile, there are a couple of ways to download the source code. You can either choose to build official released packages, or clone the source repositories. Choosing the released packages is the recommended option. The source repositories could possibly be broken and are not generally suitable for production environments. However, they always contains the latest features, bug fixes and translations. | ||
- | If your are not sure what to choose, it is easiest to begin with the latest stable fat-tarball of a collection release. | + | If your are not sure which to choose, it is easiest to begin with the latest stable fat-tarball of a collection release. |
==== Released packages ==== | ==== Released packages ==== | ||
- | Xfce packages have two types of releases. Click the links, below, to open the the download locations. | + | Xfce packages have two types of releases: collection releases and individual |
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For the latest code, you need to make local copies of the [[https:// | For the latest code, you need to make local copies of the [[https:// | ||
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You first need to make clones of each GIT repository, like the command below, where '' | You first need to make clones of each GIT repository, like the command below, where '' | ||
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After this, you can update your local copy of the repository with git pull and switch to another branch with '' | After this, you can update your local copy of the repository with git pull and switch to another branch with '' | ||
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===== Xfce Dependencies explained ===== | ===== Xfce Dependencies explained ===== | ||
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^ tumbler | dbus-glib, gio, gmodule, gdk-pixbuf | freetype-config (fonts), jpeg (jpeg thumbnails from exif), libffmpegthumbnailer (video), gstreamer-1.0 (video), poppler-glib (pdf), libgsf (odf), libopenraw-gnome (various raw images) | | ^ tumbler | dbus-glib, gio, gmodule, gdk-pixbuf | freetype-config (fonts), jpeg (jpeg thumbnails from exif), libffmpegthumbnailer (video), gstreamer-1.0 (video), poppler-glib (pdf), libgsf (odf), libopenraw-gnome (various raw images) | | ||
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===== Building the packages ===== | ===== Building the packages ===== | ||
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==== Installation location and variables ==== | ==== Installation location and variables ==== | ||
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! Same as the level above, including '' | ! Same as the level above, including '' | ||
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===== Help ===== | ===== Help ===== | ||
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Have fun building Xfce! | Have fun building Xfce! | ||
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