The Linux Desktop (GNOME)

THE GNOME LINUX DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT.

THE GNOME IS A FREE DESKTOP FOR LINUX. THE MOST FAMOUS "UBUNTU" A LINUX DISTRO USES THE GNOME DESKTOP.

AIMS OF THIS GNU PROJECT.

• FREEDOM- THE ABILITY OF THE GNU SOFTWARE TO REUSE THE CODE FOR FREE SOFTWARE.
• ACCESSIBLILITY- ENSUING THE DESKTOP TO BE USED BY ALL PEOPLE. WHETHER TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES ETC.
• INTERNATIONALIZATION AND LOCALIZATION- ASIDE FROM ITS ACCESSIBILITY, GNOME ALSO OFFER DIFFERENT LANGUAGES FOR ITS USERS.
• DEVELOPER FRIENDLINESS- ANOTHER FACTOR OF THIS IS THAT ALLOWS A DEVLOPER TO CREATE HIS OWN DESKTOP THROUGH HIS FIELD OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE.
• ORGANIZED- GNOME REGULARLY RELEASES UPDATES FOR ITS USERS. 
• SUPPORT- ENSUES THE USER IS BACKED UP BY THE GNOME COMMUNITY.

ASIDE FROM THIS PROJECT, THE GNOME COMMUNITY HAS ALSO SUBPROJECTS.

1. Bonobo- a compound document software
2. GVFS- Virtual File System
3. GConf- Configurations
4. GNOME KEY RING- program for storing and encrypting keys.
5. Gnome Translation tools- Document translator
6. Human Interface Guidlines- Research and Documentation tool kits
7. LibXML- a library of XML commands
8. GTK+ - A collection of widgets
9. Orbit- COBRA Orbit software componentry

THE LOOKS AND OUTPUT.

GNOME IS DESIGN AS LIKE AS A TRADITIONAL DESKTOP METAPHOR. IN HANDLING WINDOWS, GNOME DOES THE SAME AS THE CONTEMPORARY OS'S LIKE WINDOWS AND MAC.  DEFAULT CONFIGURATION CONTAINS THE LAUNCHER, LIST OF PROGRAMS THAT CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE TOOLBAR. 

GNOME USES METACITY, AS ITS DEFAULT WINDOWS MANAGER.  USERS CAN CHANGE DIFFERENT FORMS OF DESKTOP THROUGH SET OF THEMES THAT GNOME HAS. THESE SETS INCLUDE ITEM SET, WINDOWS BORDERS AND GKT+ THEME ENGINE PARAMETERS. 

IT PUTS EMPHASIS ON SIMPLICITY AND EASY FOR EVERYONE TO USE THE SAID DEKSTOP.