# THIS IS THE REQUIRED PACKAGES LIST FOR GSB GNOME 2.26.2 # # The following is a list of packages that must replace official # Slackware packages. # # Packages listed under 'Required' are Slackware packages that must be # replaced by corresponding GNOME SlackBuild versions in order to use # GNOME 2.26.2 on Slackware 12.2. Reasons for their replacement are # given within brackets. # # Packages listed under 'Optional' are packages which replace official # Slackware packages, but their replacement are only necessary for added # functionality, or certain GNOME applications. Their replacement is # recommended, but not required if you do not plan to use certain # applications, or are dead set against replacing any Slackware provided # packages. # # Last updated: June 01, 2009 (stevek) *********************************************** Slackware 12.2 is required to run GNOME 2.26.2 *********************************************** -- Required Package Replacements for GNOME 2.26.2 on Slackware 12.2 -- alsa-lib: ( > 1.0.19 required by pulseaudio 0.9.15, libcanberra, and gnome-control-center) bluez: ( > 4.2 bluez replaces bluez-utils/libs, required for gvfs support for Bluetooth, and other GNOME 2.26 bluetooth userspace applications) cairo: ( > 1.8 required by Evince 2.26) glib2: ( > 2.20 required by libgnome 2.26, gvfs 1.2.2, nautilus 2.26, etc.) gtk+2: ( > 2.16 required by libgnome 2.26, gvfs 1.2.2, gnome-panel 2.26.0, etc.) libwnck: ( > 2.26 required by Metacity 2.26, and GNOME 2.26) pango ( > 1.24 required by newer cairo and gtk versions.) poppler: ( > 0.10 required by newer cairo, as well as Evince 2.26) Note: These still contain Qt bindings for KDE compatibility. -- Recommended Replacements -- vte: ( > 0.20 required by gnome-terminal) gstreamer ( > 0.10.22 rebuild required to enable gvfs) gst-plugins-base ( > 0.10.22 rebuild against gvfs/gnomevfs) libgsf: ( Slackware's libgsf lacks GNOME support; required for GNOME Office applications like Gnumeric) gnome-icon-theme ( We offer an updated gnome-icon-theme package; better icons, and a rather trivial replacement. Update recommended.) libgpod ( > 0.7.2 used by the newer gtkpod, and gnome-mplayer) -- Optional Replacements -- mozilla-firefox: ( 3.0.5 found extra/ section. Built against xulrunner-1.9.0.1) compiz-fusion: ( Slackware comes with compiz 0.7.4; our compiz-fusion is offers GNOME support, like CCSM and other goodies.) pidgin: ( We offer the latest stable Pidgin package with pulseaudio support for sounds in extra/.)