GNOME
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.png) GNOME Shell with GNOME Web (version 41, released in September 2021) | |
| Original author(s) | Miguel de Icaza and Federico Mena |
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| Developer(s) | The GNOME Project |
| Initial release | 3 March 1999[1] |
| Stable release | 46.0[2] 
/ 20 March 2024 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C, XML, C++, C#, HTML, Vala, Python, JavaScript, CSS, and more[3] |
| Operating system | BSD, Linux, Unix |
| Platform | Wayland and X11 |
| Available in | 38 languages[4] |
| Type | Desktop environment |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later[5] |
| Website | www |
GNOME is a computer desktop environment. It was designed for Linux, but many other operating systems can use it too. GNOME aims to provide an easy way to use a computer. GNOME is a free software project. It was made because people were questioning whether KDE is free. GNOME is part of the GNU project.
Aims[change | change source]
According to the GNOME website:
The GNOME project provides two things: The GNOME desktop environment, an intuitive and attractive desktop for users, and the GNOME development platform, an extensive framework for building applications that integrate into the rest of the desktop.[6]
The GNOME project puts heavy emphasis on simplicity, usability, and making things “just work” (see KISS principle). The other aims of the project are:
- Freedom—to create a desktop environment with readily-available source code for re-use under a free software license.
- Accessibility—to ensure the desktop can be used by anyone, regardless of technical skill or physical circumstances.
- Internationalization and localization—to make the desktop available in many languages. At the moment, GNOME is being translated to 161 languages.[7]
- Developer-friendliness—to ensure ease of writing software that integrates smoothly with the desktop, and allow developers a free choice of programming language.
- Organization—to adhere to a regular release cycle and maintain a disciplined community structure.
- Support—to ensure backing from other institutions beyond the GNOME community.
Applications[change | change source]
GNOME has many applications written for it. Some of them include:
- Abiword - A word processor, used for writing documents
- Calculator - For doing maths
- Epiphany (software) - Internet browser
- Empathy - Internet messenger
- Ekiga - VoIP and video conferencing
- Eye of GNOME - View your picture files
- Gthumb - View your photos
- GIMP - Art and photo software
- Nautilus - File manager
- Totem - Play music and video
Related pages[change | change source]
- Ubuntu Linux
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "GNOME 1.0 Released" (Press release). San Jose, California: The GNOME Project. 3 March 1999. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "GNOME 46 Released With Improved Search, Experimental VRR & More Polish". 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ↑ "The GNOME Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages Page". www.openhub.net.
- ↑ "Introducing GNOME 41". Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ↑ "GNOME License". Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ↑ "About GNOME". Retrieved 2005-09-08.
- ↑ "GNOME Languages". Retrieved 2009-11-19.
