Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version r12.2-730

Chapter 40. Graphical Web Browsers

Epiphany-47.2

Introduction to Epiphany

Epiphany is a simple yet powerful GNOME web browser targeted at non-technical users. Its principles are simplicity and standards compliance.

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Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the books.

Package Information

Epiphany Dependencies

Required

Gcr-4.3.0, gnome-desktop-44.1, ISO Codes-4.17.0, JSON-GLib-1.10.0, libadwaita-1.6.2, libportal-0.8.1, Nettle-3.10, and WebKitGTK-2.46.3 (built with GTK-4)

Optional

appstream-glib-0.8.3 and Granite

Runtime Dependencies

gnome-keyring-46.2 (for storing passwords) and Seahorse-47.0.1 (for managing stored passwords)

Editor Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/epiphany

Installation of Epiphany

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If you are upgrading from a epiphany-46 or earlier, remove some files that will cause a crash at runtime if they are present as the root user: 

rm -rf /usr/lib/epiphany

Install Epiphany by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release .. &&
ninja

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install
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If you installed the package to your system using a “DESTDIR” method, /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/gschemas.compiled was not updated/created. Create (or update) the file using the following command as the root user: 

glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas

One test would fail if this package is not installed, so it's better to run the test suite after installation. To test the results, issue ninja test. The tests must be run from a graphical session.

Command Explanations

--buildtype=release: Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as the default may produce unoptimized binaries.

Contents

Installed Program: epiphany
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/{lib,libexec,share,share/help/*}/epiphany

Short Descriptions

epiphany

is a GNOME web browser based on the WebKit2 rendering engine