Install this version:
emerge -a =gnome-base/gnome-shell-50.0
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =gnome-base/gnome-shell-50.0
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =gnome-base/gnome-shell-50.0
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{11..14} )
inherit gnome.org gnome2-utils meson optfeature python-single-r1 virtualx xdg
DESCRIPTION="Provides core UI functions for the GNOME desktop"
HOMEPAGE="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell"
LICENSE="GPL-2+ LGPL-2+"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~loong ~ppc64 ~riscv ~x86"
IUSE="gtk-doc +ibus +networkmanager pipewire test"
REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
DEPEND="
>=gnome-extra/evolution-data-server-3.46.0:=
>=app-crypt/gcr-3.90.0:4=[introspection]
>=dev-libs/glib-2.86.0:2
>=dev-libs/gobject-introspection-1.86.0:=
>=dev-libs/gjs-1.85.90[cairo(+)]
>=gui-libs/gtk-4:4[introspection,wayland]
>=x11-wm/mutter-50.0:0/18[introspection,test?]
>=sys-auth/polkit-0.120_p20220509[introspection]
>=gnome-base/gsettings-desktop-schemas-49_alpha[introspection]
>=app-i18n/ibus-1.5.19
dev-python/docutils
>=gnome-base/gnome-desktop-40.0:4=
networkmanager? (
>=net-misc/networkmanager-1.10.4[introspection]
net-libs/libnma[introspection]
>=app-crypt/libsecret-0.18
)
pipewire? ( >=media-video/pipewire-0.3.49:= )
>=sys-apps/systemd-246:=
>=gnome-base/gnome-desktop-3.34.2:3=[systemd]
app-arch/gnome-autoar
dev-libs/json-glib
net-libs/libsoup
>=app-accessibility/at-spi2-core-2.46:2[introspection]
x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf:2[introspection]
dev-libs/libxml2:2=
>=media-libs/libpulse-2[glib]
dev-libs/libical:=
gui-libs/gtk:4[introspection]
${PYTHON_DEPS}
$(python_gen_cond_dep '
dev-python/pygobject:3[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
')
media-libs/libglvnd
"
RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
>=sys-apps/accountsservice-0.6.14[introspection]
app-accessibility/at-spi2-core:2[introspection]
app-misc/geoclue:2.0[introspection]
media-libs/graphene[introspection]
>=x11-libs/pango-1.46.0[introspection]
net-libs/libsoup:3.0[introspection]
>=sys-power/upower-0.99:=[introspection]
gnome-base/librsvg:2[introspection]
gui-libs/libadwaita:1[introspection]
>=gnome-base/gnome-session-2.91.91
>=gnome-base/gnome-settings-daemon-3.8.3
x11-misc/xdg-utils
>=x11-themes/adwaita-icon-theme-3.26
networkmanager? (
net-misc/mobile-broadband-provider-info
sys-libs/timezone-data
)
ibus? ( >=app-i18n/ibus-1.5.26[gtk3,gtk4,introspection] )
media-fonts/adwaita-fonts
sys-apps/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome
"
# avoid circular dependency, see bug #546134
PDEPEND="
>=gnome-base/gdm-3.5[introspection(+)]
>=gnome-base/gnome-control-center-3.26[networkmanager(+)?]
"
BDEPEND="
dev-libs/libxslt
>=dev-util/gdbus-codegen-2.45.3
dev-util/glib-utils
gtk-doc? ( >=dev-util/gtk-doc-1.17
>=dev-util/gi-docgen-2021.1
app-text/docbook-xml-dtd:4.5 )
>=sys-devel/gettext-0.19.8
virtual/pkgconfig
test? (
sys-apps/dbus
=x11-wm/mutter-49.0[test]
)
"
src_prepare() {
default
xdg_environment_reset
# Hack in correct python shebang
sed -e "s:python\.full_path():'/usr/bin/env ${EPYTHON}':" -i src/meson.build || die
}
src_configure() {
local emesonargs=(
$(meson_use pipewire camera_monitor)
-Dextensions_tool=true
-Dextensions_app=true
$(meson_use gtk-doc gtk_doc)
-Dman=true
$(meson_use test tests)
$(meson_use networkmanager)
$(meson_use networkmanager portal_helper)
-Dsystemd=true
)
meson_src_configure
}
src_test() {
# Reset variables to avoid issues from /etc/profile.d/flatpak.sh file modifying XDG_DATA_DIRS
gnome2_environment_reset
export XDG_DATA_DIRS="${EPREFIX}"/usr/share
virtx dbus-run-session meson test -C "${BUILD_DIR}" || die
}
pkg_postinst() {
xdg_pkg_postinst
gnome2_schemas_update
if ! has_version "media-libs/mesa[llvm]"; then
elog "llvmpipe is used as fallback when no 3D acceleration"
elog "is available. You will need to enable llvm USE for"
elog "media-libs/mesa if you do not have hardware 3D setup."
fi
optfeature "Bluetooth integration" gnome-base/gnome-control-center[bluetooth] net-wireless/gnome-bluetooth:3[introspection]
optfeature "Browser extension integration" gnome-extra/gnome-browser-connector
optfeature "Screencast/capture support" media-video/pipewire media-libs/gstreamer[introspection] media-libs/gst-plugins-base[introspection] media-libs/gst-plugins-good media-plugins/gst-plugins-vpx
optfeature "Weather support" dev-libs/libgweather:4[introspection]
}
pkg_postrm() {
xdg_pkg_postrm
gnome2_schemas_update
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p gnome-base/gnome-shell |
euse -E <flag> -p gnome-base/gnome-shell |
euse -D <flag> -p gnome-base/gnome-shell
>=gnome-extra/evolution-data-server-3.46.0:= >=app-crypt/gcr-3.90.0:4=[introspection] >=dev-libs/glib-2.86.0:2 >=dev-libs/gobject-introspection-1.86.0:= >=dev-libs/gjs-1.85.90[cairo(+)] >=gui-libs/gtk-4:4[introspection,wayland] >=x11-wm/mutter-50.0:0/18[introspection,test?] >=sys-auth/polkit-0.120_p20220509[introspection] >=gnome-base/gsettings-desktop-schemas-49_alpha[introspection] >=app-i18n/ibus-1.5.19 dev-python/docutils >=gnome-base/gnome-desktop-40.0:4= networkmanager? ( >=net-misc/networkmanager-1.10.4[introspection] net-libs/libnma[introspection] >=app-crypt/libsecret-0.18 ) pipewire? ( >=media-video/pipewire-0.3.49:= ) >=sys-apps/systemd-246:= >=gnome-base/gnome-desktop-3.34.2:3=[systemd] app-arch/gnome-autoar dev-libs/json-glib net-libs/libsoup >=app-accessibility/at-spi2-core-2.46:2[introspection] x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf:2[introspection] dev-libs/libxml2:2= >=media-libs/libpulse-2[glib] dev-libs/libical:= gui-libs/gtk:4[introspection] $(python_gen_cond_dep ' dev-python/pygobject:3[] ') media-libs/libglvnd
>=gnome-extra/evolution-data-server-3.46.0:= >=app-crypt/gcr-3.90.0:4=[introspection] >=dev-libs/glib-2.86.0:2 >=dev-libs/gobject-introspection-1.86.0:= >=dev-libs/gjs-1.85.90[cairo(+)] >=gui-libs/gtk-4:4[introspection,wayland] >=x11-wm/mutter-50.0:0/18[introspection,test?] >=sys-auth/polkit-0.120_p20220509[introspection] >=gnome-base/gsettings-desktop-schemas-49_alpha[introspection] >=app-i18n/ibus-1.5.19 dev-python/docutils >=gnome-base/gnome-desktop-40.0:4= networkmanager? ( >=net-misc/networkmanager-1.10.4[introspection] net-libs/libnma[introspection] >=app-crypt/libsecret-0.18 ) pipewire? ( >=media-video/pipewire-0.3.49:= ) >=sys-apps/systemd-246:= >=gnome-base/gnome-desktop-3.34.2:3=[systemd] app-arch/gnome-autoar dev-libs/json-glib net-libs/libsoup >=app-accessibility/at-spi2-core-2.46:2[introspection] x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf:2[introspection] dev-libs/libxml2:2= >=media-libs/libpulse-2[glib] dev-libs/libical:= gui-libs/gtk:4[introspection] $(python_gen_cond_dep ' dev-python/pygobject:3[] ') media-libs/libglvnd >=sys-apps/accountsservice-0.6.14[introspection] app-accessibility/at-spi2-core:2[introspection] app-misc/geoclue:2.0[introspection] media-libs/graphene[introspection] >=x11-libs/pango-1.46.0[introspection] net-libs/libsoup:3.0[introspection] >=sys-power/upower-0.99:=[introspection] gnome-base/librsvg:2[introspection] gui-libs/libadwaita:1[introspection] >=gnome-base/gnome-session-2.91.91 >=gnome-base/gnome-settings-daemon-3.8.3 x11-misc/xdg-utils >=x11-themes/adwaita-icon-theme-3.26 networkmanager? ( net-misc/mobile-broadband-provider-info sys-libs/timezone-data ) ibus? ( >=app-i18n/ibus-1.5.26[gtk3,gtk4,introspection] ) media-fonts/adwaita-fonts sys-apps/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome
dev-libs/libxslt >=dev-util/gdbus-codegen-2.45.3 dev-util/glib-utils gtk-doc? ( >=dev-util/gtk-doc-1.17 >=dev-util/gi-docgen-2021.1 app-text/docbook-xml-dtd:4.5 ) >=sys-devel/gettext-0.19.8 virtual/pkgconfig test? ( sys-apps/dbus =x11-wm/mutter-49.0[test] )