Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.2-398

Chapter 16. Networking Utilities

network-manager-applet-1.34.0

Introduction to NetworkManager Applet

The NetworkManager Applet provides a tool and a panel applet used to configure wired and wireless network connections through GUI. It's designed for use with any desktop environment that uses GTK+, such as Xfce and LXDE.

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Note

Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the books.

Package Information

NetworkManager Applet Dependencies

Required

GTK+-3.24.43, libnma-1.10.6, and libsecret-0.21.4

Recommended

GLib-2.82.2 (with GObject Introspection) and ModemManager-1.18.12

Required (Runtime)

Since this package uses Polkit-125 for authorization, one Polkit Authentication Agent should be running when the functionality of this package is used.

Optional

gnome-bluetooth-46.1 and libindicator

Installation of NetworkManager Applet

Install NetworkManager Applet by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup ..            \
      --prefix=/usr       \
      --buildtype=release \
      -D appindicator=no  \
      -D selinux=false    &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

-D appindicator=no: This switch disables AppIndicator support in network-manager-applet because it requires libindicator, which is not in BLFS. The build will fail without this option.

-D selinux=false: This switch forcibly disables SELinux support since it is not currently in BLFS and the build will fail without it.

-D wwan=false: This switch disables WWAN support. Use this if you do not have ModemManager-1.18.12 installed.

Contents

Installed Programs: nm-applet and nm-connection-editor
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

nm-connection-editor

allows users to view and edit network connection settings