diff --git a/README.TXT b/README.TXT index 0167a4b..f25180d 100644 --- a/README.TXT +++ b/README.TXT @@ -1,48 +1,49 @@ MATE SlackBuilds ================ -Here are some SlackBuild scripts to build and install the MATE desktop -environment on Slackware. Currently, they build and install MATE 1.7 which is -the development release towards MATE 1.8. For those who want to install the -latest stable release of MATE 1.6 which was released on April 2, 2013, please -checkout the '1.6' branch (step 2). Please check the main project website at -http://mateslackbuilds.github.com for screenshots and more information. There -is also a link there to some MATE 1.6 binary packages for Slackware 14.0. +This project provides SlackBuild scripts to build and install the MATE desktop +environment on Slackware (http://www.mate-desktop.org). Please check the main +project website at http://mateslackbuilds.github.com for screenshots and more +information. There is also a link to some MATE 1.6 binary packages for +Slackware 14.0. + +Please read GIT_BRANCHES.TXT to make sure you are on the right branch of the +MSB repo before attempting to build from the scripts. After cloning the +initial Git repo, you will be using 'master' branch which will build the +development branch of MATE 1.7. Building from the development branch is not +supported and may or may not work at any given moment. Most users will want +to build from the stable branch which is MATE version 1.6, released on April +2, 2013. Checkout that branch using 'git checkout 1.6' to build from the +stable MSB branch. + +The rest of this README.TXT is specific to building from the '1.6' branch. How to build and install the MATE packages using these scripts: 1. Clone the Git repo or download a tarball/zip of the repo. -2. Read GIT_BRANCHES.TXT to make sure you are on the right branch of the MSB -repo. After cloning the initial Git repo, you will be using 'master' branch -which will build the development branch of MATE 1.7. Building from the -development branch is not supported and may or may not work at any given -moment. Most users will want to build from the stable branch which is '1.6'. -Checkout that branch using 'git checkout 1.6' to build from the stable MSB -branch. - -3. Run the 'mate-build-base.sh' in the msb root directory which will build +2. Run the 'mate-build-base.sh' in the msb root directory which will build and install all the base (required) packages, including necessary dependencies in the /deps directory. There are a total of 24 packages and they do not replace any stock Slackware packages. (If you are building on -current, then -dconf is already included in Slackware so you do not need the dconf here in -the git repo -- see CURRENT.TXT). The SlackBuilds will use wget to download -the sources. Or, you can also manually download the sources from: +dconf is already included in Slackware so you do not need it here in the git +repo -- see CURRENT.TXT). The SlackBuilds will use wget to download the +sources. Or, you can also manually download the sources from: http://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/1.6/ and the download locations for each dependency and put each source into the corresponding directory within 'base' and 'deps'. -4. Optionally, build and install any of the extra packages in the /extra +3. Optionally, build and install any of the extra packages in the /extra directory. If you want to build and install them all, then you can use the 'mate-build-extra.sh' script in the msb root directory. Otherwise, just go into the directory of whatever package you want in /extra and run the SlackBuild. As with 'base', each SlackBuild will download the source. -5. Once the base packages are built and installed, plus any from /extra, you +4. Once the base packages are built and installed, plus any from /extra, you can use 'xwmconfig' to select the mate session. Or, if you use KDM, just log out and select MATE from the KDM session dialog. -6. Check the 'startup applications' because there might be some duplicate or +5. Check the 'startup applications' because there might be some duplicate or conflicting entries. For example, there will be an entry for polkit-mate and polkit-gnome, the result of which might be duplicate attempts at polkit actions when inserting a usb stick, for example. You may want to disable @@ -51,11 +52,11 @@ mate-power-manager from /extra then you might want to disable the Xfce power manager if it is listed. Same with mate-keyring from /extra - if you installed that, you might want to disable the gnome-keyring entries. -7. Users running Slackware{64}-Current are advised to read CURRENT.TXT. It +6. Users running Slackware{64}-Current are advised to read CURRENT.TXT. It should also be noted that the target system for MATE SlackBuilds is a full install of the latest official Slackware release. It might run on a less-than-full install and it might run on -current. Or, it might not. Neither of those are our official target systems. -8. Enjoy and let us know of any issues. Email is: mateslackbuilds@gmail.com. +7. Enjoy and let us know of any issues. Email is: mateslackbuilds@gmail.com. Thanks!