GNOME
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 GNOME ShellwithGNOME Web(version 41, released in September 2021) | |
| Original author(s) | Miguel de IcazaandFederico Mena |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | The GNOME Project |
| Initial release | 3 March 1999[1] |
| Stable release | 47.1[2] 
/ 22 October 2024 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C,XML,C++,C#,HTML,Vala,Python,JavaScript,CSS,and more[3] |
| Operating system | BSD,Linux,Unix |
| Platform | WaylandandX11 |
| Available in | 38 languages[4] |
| Type | Desktop environment |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later[5] |
| Website | www |
GNOMEis a computerdesktop environment.It was designed forLinux,but many otheroperating systemscan use it too. GNOME aims to provide an easy way to use a computer. GNOME is afree softwareproject. It was made because people were questioning whetherKDEis 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” (seeKISS principle). The other aims of the project are:
- Freedom—to create a desktop environment with readily-available source code for re-use under afree 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 writingdocuments
- Calculator- For doing maths
- Epiphany (software)-Internetbrowser
- Empathy-Internetmessenger
- Ekiga-VoIPandvideo conferencing
- Eye of GNOME- View yourpicturefiles
- Gthumb- View yourphotos
- GIMP-Artandphotosoftware
- Nautilus-File manager
- Totem- Playmusicandvideo
Related pages
[change|change source]- UbuntuLinux
References
[change|change source]- ↑"GNOME 1.0 Released"(Press release). San Jose, California: The GNOME Project. 3 March 1999. Archived fromthe originalon 19 April 2016.Retrieved11 January2016.
- ↑"GNOME 47.1 released".22 October 2024.Retrieved25 October2024.
- ↑"The GNOME Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages Page".www.openhub.net.
- ↑"Introducing GNOME 41".Archived fromthe originalon 2021-12-22.Retrieved2021-12-20.
- ↑"GNOME License".Retrieved8 December2017.
- ↑"About GNOME".Retrieved2005-09-08.
- ↑"GNOME Languages".Retrieved2009-11-19.
