The GNOME Session package contains the GNOME session manager.
Download (HTTP): http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-session/2.2/gnome-session-2.2.2.tar.bz2
Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-session/2.2/gnome-session-2.2.2.tar.bz2
Download size: 704 KB
Estimated Disk space required: 15 MB
Estimated build time: 0.22 SBU
Install GNOME Session by running the following commands:
export PATH=$PATH:$GNOME_PREFIX/sbin:/sbin && ./configure --prefix=$GNOME_PREFIX --localstatedir=/var/lib \ --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome && make && make install |
--localstatedir=/var/lib: This switch puts ScrollKeeper files in /var/lib/scrollkeeper instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/var/scrollkeeper.
--sysconfdir=/etc/gnome: This switch puts configuration files in /etc/gnome instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/etc.
The GNOME Session package contains gnome-session, session utilities and manager proxy.
gnome-session starts up the GNOME desktop.
session utilities includes a configuration program and other session management related utilities.
manager proxy handles basic session management for applications that do not support XSM.