Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 9.1

Chapter 25. X Libraries

gtk-vnc-1.0.0

Introduction to Gtk VNC

The Gtk VNC package contains a VNC viewer widget for GTK+. It is built using coroutines allowing it to be completely asynchronous while remaining single threaded.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-9.1 platform.

Package Information

Gtk VNC Dependencies

Required

GnuTLS-3.6.12, GTK+-3.24.13 and libgcrypt-1.8.5

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.62.0, Python-2.7.17, and Vala-0.46.6

Optional

Cyrus SASL-2.1.27 and PulseAudio-13.0

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gtk-vnc

Installation of Gtk VNC

Install Gtk VNC by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson --prefix=/usr .. &&
ninja

This package does not come with a testsuite.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

-Dwith-vala=false: This switch disables building of the Vala bindings. Add this if you decide to build gtk-vnc without vala installed.

Contents

Installed Program: gvnccapture
Installed Libraries: libgtk-vnc-2.0.so, libgvnc-1.0.so and libgvncpulse-1.0.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gtk-vnc-2.0, /usr/include/gvnc-1.0 and /usr/include/gvncpulse-1.0

Short Descriptions

gvnccapture

is used to capture image from VNC server.

libgtk-vnc-2.0.so

contains the GTK+ 3 bindings for Gtk VNC.

libgvnc-1.0.so

contains the GObject bindings for Gtk VNC.

libgvncpulse-1.0.so

is the PulseAudio bridge for Gtk VNC.

Last updated on 2020-02-18 14:50:03 -0800