Successfully Built and Installed GNOME Network Displays

📅 2023-09-30 — Session: Successfully Built and Installed GNOME Network Displays

🕒 17:00–17:35
🏷️ Labels: Ubuntu, GNOME, Network Displays, Installation, Troubleshooting
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The primary objective of this session was to successfully build and install the gnome-network-displays application on an Ubuntu system, enabling wireless screen mirroring to a TV.

Key Activities

• Connecting Ubuntu PC to TV Wirelessly: Explored various methods for connecting Ubuntu PCs to TVs using wireless technologies like Miracast.
• Installing GNOME Network Displays: Followed a detailed guide to manually download and install the gnome-network-displays package, resolving dependencies and build errors.
• Building from Source: Compiled the gnome-network-displays software from source, addressing several dependency issues such as libprotobuf-c, json-glib-1.0, and libsoup-3.0.
• Resolving Build Errors: Managed errors related to the Gettext library and GTK version incompatibility, ensuring a smooth build process.
• Successful Installation: Completed the build and installation, confirming the executable’s functionality and providing testing recommendations.

Achievements

• Successfully built and installed the gnome-network-displays application, resolving all dependency and build issues.
• Documented the entire process, including troubleshooting steps for potential screen casting and streaming errors.

Pending Tasks

• Further testing of the application in different network environments to ensure robust performance.
• Investigate additional features and optimizations for the screen casting functionality.