Installation from github Help -Xubuntu

[xazberx]

Hello,
I am running ubuntu 16.04 xfce (Xubuntu).
I was customizing my desktop and come across this plugin called windowck which merges the controls and title bars of the windows to the top pane.( https://github.com/cedl38/xfce4-windowck-plugin)
But I cannot figure out how to get around installing it.
I did google about it but didnt understand the compiling stuff. I am a new to ubuntu and xfce.

so please, how do i install this plugin (https://github.com/cedl38/xfce4-windowck-plugin) to save screen space?

~Thanks

[ajgreeny]

Did you read the instructions on that site and the extra link where you are told you can get more information?

Installation
------------

1) Install dependencies:
- For debian/ubuntu see debian/control folder and follow debian packaging guidlines
- For Arch linux see Arch/PKGBUILD

2) Generate common makefiles:
# ./autogen.sh --prefix=usr

3) compile and install the plugin
# make
# sudo make install

The file 'INSTALL' contains generic installation instructions. For more
detailed information, visit the plugin website at
http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/pan...indowck-plugin

Where have you got to so far? Have you downloaded the source code?

[xazberx]

Yes, I have downloaded the source code. I cant understand the instructions at all.
The source code was in tar.gz archive. I extracted it and opened it in terminal and ran the commands. Nothing happened
It said make command not found and no target.
At this point I'm really confused :/

[monkeybrain20122]

Yes, I have downloaded the source code. I cant understand the instructions at all.
The source code was in tar.gz archive. I extracted it and opened it in terminal and ran the commands. Nothing happened
It said make command not found and no target.
At this point I'm really confused :/

Well the instruction should be clear.. extract the tar.gz and then open terminal and
cd into directory (so say if the source is extracted to xfce4-windowck-plugin in your Downloads folder, run

cd Downloads/xfce4-windowck-plugin

)

Then run the commands

./autogen.sh

make

make install

If you still have problems you can try the .deb from https://launchpad.net/~eugenesan/+ar...+build/6142523 it is for 14.04, but probably works in 16.04 as well.

[xazberx]

I've tried it before. This is what i got. http://i.imgur.com/fmyMD6a.png
it says make file not found.

[ajgreeny]

You may need to install build-essential package which will pull in other packages including make.

It is often needed for compiling source-code, which it appears you re trying to do, as it is not installed by default.

[xazberx]

You may need to install build-essential package which will pull in other packages including make.

It is often needed for compiling source-code, which it appears you re trying to do, as it is not installed by default.

Thank you for your reply.
How should I do this? I'm a little hesitant, Maybe I will end up breaking my system. Can u please help out?

~thank you.

[ajgreeny]

It will not break anything.

Just install the usual way with command

sudo apt install build-essential

or using whatever method you normally use.

[xazberx]

I ran the command. It seems the package is already installed. http://i.imgur.com/47voOwj.png

[sotiris2]

autogen.sh failed because you lack glib2.

By the way please copy the outpost from the terminal and paste it here between [ CODE] [ /CODE] tags (remove the space to make them work).

From /debian/control in the source:

Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9), ui-auto, pkg-config, intltool,  libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.20.0), libxfce4util7 (>= 4.10), libxfconf-0-2 (>= 4.10),
  libxfce4ui-1-dev (>= 4.10), libwnck-dev (>= 2.30),
  xfce4-dev-tools, libglib2.0-dev, libgtk2.0-dev, libx11-dev, libxfce4ui-1-0,
  xfce4-panel-dev, imagemagick, python3

So try

 sudo apt-get install debhelper ui-auto pkg-config intltool libgtk2.0-0 libxfce4util7 libxfconf-0-2 libxfce4ui-1-dev libwnck-dev xfce4-dev-tools libglib2.0-dev libgtk2.0-dev libx11-dev libxfce4ui-1-0 xfce4-panel-dev imagemagick python3

Then start from autogen command again.