Install this version:
emerge -a =xfce-base/xfdesktop-4.21.0
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =xfce-base/xfdesktop-4.21.0
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =xfce-base/xfdesktop-4.21.0
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.21.0 | 8 | 0 |
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit meson xdg-utils
DESCRIPTION="Desktop manager for the Xfce desktop environment"
HOMEPAGE="
https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/start
https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/
"
SRC_URI="https://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/${PN}/${PV%.*}/${P}.tar.xz"
# CC for /usr/share/backgrounds, see backgrounds/README.md
LICENSE="GPL-2+ CC-BY-SA-4.0"
SLOT="0"
IUSE="libnotify +thunar video wayland X"
REQUIRED_USE="|| ( wayland X )"
DEPEND="
>=dev-libs/glib-2.72.0
>=dev-libs/libyaml-0.2.5:=
>=x11-libs/gtk+-3.24.0:3[wayland?,X?]
>=xfce-base/garcon-4.18.0:=
>=xfce-base/libxfce4ui-4.21.0:=[X(+)?]
>=xfce-base/libxfce4util-4.18.0:=
>=xfce-base/libxfce4windowing-4.20.6:=[X?]
>=xfce-base/xfconf-4.19.3:=
libnotify? ( >=x11-libs/libnotify-0.7:= )
thunar? (
>=xfce-base/thunar-4.18.0:=
)
video? (
>=media-libs/gstreamer-1.18.0
media-plugins/gst-plugins-gtk
)
wayland? ( >=gui-libs/gtk-layer-shell-0.7.0 )
X? ( >=x11-libs/libX11-1.6.7 )
"
RDEPEND="
${DEPEND}
"
BDEPEND="
dev-libs/glib
>=dev-util/gdbus-codegen-2.80.5-r1
dev-util/glib-utils
>=sys-devel/gettext-0.19.8
virtual/pkgconfig
"
src_configure() {
local emesonargs=(
-Ddesktop-menu=enabled
-Ddesktop-icons=true
-Dfile-icons=true
$(meson_feature thunar thunarx)
$(meson_feature libnotify notifications)
$(meson_feature X x11)
$(meson_feature wayland)
# only interactive tests
-Dtests=false
$(meson_use video video-backdrop)
)
if use video; then
addpredict /dev
fi
meson_src_configure
}
pkg_postinst() {
xdg_icon_cache_update
}
pkg_postrm() {
xdg_icon_cache_update
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p xfce-base/xfdesktop |
euse -E <flag> -p xfce-base/xfdesktop |
euse -D <flag> -p xfce-base/xfdesktop
>=dev-libs/glib-2.72.0 >=dev-libs/libyaml-0.2.5:= >=x11-libs/gtk+-3.24.0:3[wayland?,X?] >=xfce-base/garcon-4.18.0:= >=xfce-base/libxfce4ui-4.21.0:=[X(+)?] >=xfce-base/libxfce4util-4.18.0:= >=xfce-base/libxfce4windowing-4.20.6:=[X?] >=xfce-base/xfconf-4.19.3:= libnotify? ( >=x11-libs/libnotify-0.7:= ) thunar? ( >=xfce-base/thunar-4.18.0:= ) video? ( >=media-libs/gstreamer-1.18.0 media-plugins/gst-plugins-gtk ) wayland? ( >=gui-libs/gtk-layer-shell-0.7.0 ) X? ( >=x11-libs/libX11-1.6.7 )
>=dev-libs/glib-2.72.0 >=dev-libs/libyaml-0.2.5:= >=x11-libs/gtk+-3.24.0:3[wayland?,X?] >=xfce-base/garcon-4.18.0:= >=xfce-base/libxfce4ui-4.21.0:=[X(+)?] >=xfce-base/libxfce4util-4.18.0:= >=xfce-base/libxfce4windowing-4.20.6:=[X?] >=xfce-base/xfconf-4.19.3:= libnotify? ( >=x11-libs/libnotify-0.7:= ) thunar? ( >=xfce-base/thunar-4.18.0:= ) video? ( >=media-libs/gstreamer-1.18.0 media-plugins/gst-plugins-gtk ) wayland? ( >=gui-libs/gtk-layer-shell-0.7.0 ) X? ( >=x11-libs/libX11-1.6.7 )
dev-libs/glib >=dev-util/gdbus-codegen-2.80.5-r1 dev-util/glib-utils >=sys-devel/gettext-0.19.8 virtual/pkgconfig
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | xfdesktop-4.21.0.tar.xz | 1365868 bytes | https://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/xfdesktop/4.21/xfdesktop-4.21.0.tar.xz |