2013-03-21 18:54:27 +01:00
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MATE SlackBuilds
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2013-03-22 17:18:56 +01:00
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Here are some SlackBuild scripts to build and install the MATE desktop
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environment on Slackware. Currently, they build and install MATE 1.5 which is
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the development branch of the upcoming 1.6 release, due at the end of March or
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early April, 2013.
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How to install:
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2013-03-25 16:04:27 +01:00
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1. Clone the Git repo or download a tarball/zip of the repo. Run the
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'mate-build-base.sh' which will build and install all the base (required)
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packages. There are a total of 25 packages and they do not replace any stock
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Slackware packages. The SlackBuilds will use wget to download the sources.
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Or, you can also manually download the sources from:
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http://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/1.5/ and put each source into the
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corresponding directory within 'base'.
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2013-03-22 17:18:56 +01:00
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2. Optionally, go into the 'extra' directory and build and install any of the
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extra packages. If you want to build and install them all, then you can use
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the 'mate-build-extra.sh' script. Otherwise, just go into the directory of
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whatever package you want and run the SlackBuild. As with 'base', each
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SlackBuild will download the source.
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3. Once the base packages are built and installed, plus any from /extra, you
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can use 'xwmconfig' to select the mate session. Or, if you use KDM, just log
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out and select MATE from the KDM session dialog.
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2013-03-22 17:48:13 +01:00
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4. Check the 'startup applications' because there might be some duplicate or
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conflicting entries. For example, there will be an entry for polkit-mate and
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polkit-gnome, the result of which might be duplicate attempts at polkit
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actions when inserting a usb stick, for example. You may want to disable
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polkit-gnome and see if polkit-mate works by itself. Also, if you use
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mate-power-manager from /extra then you might want to disable the Xfce power
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2013-03-22 20:45:39 +01:00
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manager if it is listed. Same with mate-keyring from /extra - if you
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installed that, you might want to disable the gnome-keyring entries.
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2013-03-22 17:48:13 +01:00
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5. Enjoy and let me know of any issues. Thanks!
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