Ken Moffat wrote:
On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 03:33:35PM -0700, Paul Rogers wrote:
On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 11:30:05AM -0700, Paul Rogers wrote:
Still working on BLFS-7.2, wanting to install XFCE-4.10. Thunar-
volman requires libnotify, 0.7.6 required GTK3. I've got GTK2.
ISTR something I need requires GTK2, not 3, and I don't really want
to install both, if I even could. Does anybody know if I can
substitute an earlier version of libnotify which I presume I can
find with only a GTK2 dependency.
Why would you not use both gtk2 and gtk3 ? Most non-cmake desktop
packages still use gtk2, but the two will co-exist happily.
Because I don't want to have to maintain two toolkits. That's already
decided. (See above) Ain't gonna happen.
I'm going to try libnotify-0.5.2, the latest I found that doesn't
require GTK-3. Theoretically libnotify-0.[567].* should all provide the
same API--that's the way the numbering is supposed to work. I'll have
to see what configure checks for.
We are all about choice, but I often favour "making things less hard
for myself", otherwise known as "taking the easy road". Actually, I
don't recall any "maintenance" in gtk2 or gtk3 apart from one
instance many years ago. Obviously, I don't count regular version
updates for new builds as "maintenance", they are part of the normal
churn.
I do dislike gtk+3. Primarily because I often access graphical applications
over ssh. gtk+3 based apps look very ugly over ssh unless you are running a
gnome desktop. This is because it does not pick up settings properly. They
work fine if I fire up a vnc and use them over that.
Personally, I loathe software which thinks it knows what I want to
do, so I avoid Thunar-volman.
Insert obligatory reference to systemd here to concur.
But then, I also avoid thunar and all
other file managers (konqueror gets built on my kde builds because
it is part of one of the (big, bloated) packages, but I don't use it
as a file manager).
Konqueror is a decent alternative web browser, but I certainly agree with your
comments about a file manager. They are all basically crutches for those that
have never learned how to use the command line.
For mounting one (known) usb device at a time,
I use simple udev rules and mount sticks or cameras or external
drives by hand, mostly as a user - if root wants to mount a USB
device for backups, he does so by hand).
Concur.
-- Bruce
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