System requirements for Xfce
All packages (except xfce4-dev-tools) depend on both gtk+ >= 2.6 and glib >= 2.6.4.
The order in the dependency table is also the recommended build order.
It's also recommended to build all Xfce components from the same release version.
Package dependencies table:
Package |
Dependency(-ies) |
Optional Dependency(-ies) |
|---|---|---|
| xfce4-dev-tools | autoconf, automake, gettext, libtool, pkgconfig, intltool | |
| libxfce4util | pkgconfig | |
| libxfcegui4 | libxfce4util | libstartup-notification |
| libxfce4mcs | libx11, libsm, libxfce4util | libstartup-notification |
| libexo | libxfce4util | xfce-mcs-manager, python >= 2.2 |
| xfce-mcs-manager | libxfcegui4, libxfce4mcs | |
| xfce-mcs-plugins | libx11, libxfcegui4, xfce-mcs-manager | libxcursor, libxxf86misc, libxkbfile, libxrandr, libxxf86vm |
| xfce4-panel | libx11, libsm, libxfce4mcs, libxfce4util, libxfcegui4, xfce-mcs-manager | libstartup-notification |
| thunar | libexo >= 0.3.1.4, libpng >= 1.2.0, libxfce4util | dbus >= 0.34, gconf >= 2.4.0, libjpeg |
| xfce4-session | libx11, libsm, libxfce4util, libxfce4mcs, libxfcegui4, xfce-mcs-manager | libgnome >= 2.4.0 |
| xfwm4 | libx11, libxpm, libsm, libxfce4mcs, libxfce4util, libxfcegui4, xfce-mcs-manager | libxrender, libxrandr, libxcomposite, libxfixes, libxdamage |
| xfdesktop | libx11, libsm, libxfce4util, libxfcegui4, libxfce4mcs, xfce-mcs-manager, xfce4-panel | thunar >= 0.2.0, libexo >= 0.3.1 |
| xfce-utils | libx11, libxfce4mcs, libxfce4util, libxfcegui4, xfce-mcs-manager | gdm |
| xfprint | libxfcegui4, libxfce4util, libxfce4mcs, xfce-mcs-manager | cups, bsdlpr |
| gtk-xfce-engine-2 | ||
| mousepad | libxfcegui4, libxfce4util | |
| terminal | libexo >= 0.3.0, vte >= 0.11.11 | libstartup-notification, dbus >= 0.22 |
| xarchiver | ||
| xfburn | libxfcegui4, libexo >= 0.3.0 | cdrecord, readcd, cdrdao, mkisofs |
| xfcalendar | perl, libxfce4mcs, libxfcegui4, xfce-mcs-manager | ical, db >= 4.0 |
| xfce4-appfinder | libxfcegui4 | |
| xfce4-mixer | libxml-2 >= 2.4.0, libxfce4util, libxfcegui4, libxfce4mcs, xfce-mcs-manager | ossaudio, alsa, sun, sgi, audio |
| xfce4-terminal | libxfcegui4, libxfce4mcs, vte >= 0.11.0, xfce-mcs-manager | |
| xfmedia | libx11, libsm, libxfce4util, libxfcegui4, libxine >= 1.0.0 | libexo >= 0.2.0, libstartup-notification, dbus >= 0.22, taglib |
Recommended packages:
- librsvg (support for scalable icons)
- hicolor-icon-theme (better support for icon themes)
- openssh
- xscreensaver (locking the screen)
