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## What is GNOME?
The [[GNOME Desktop|http://www.gnome.org]] is an attractive and useful desktop environment created by the GNU project. GNOME is both free (under the [[GPL|GPL]]) and is one of the most widely used desktop environments on the GNU/Linux operating system. The current release of GNOME is 2.12; however 2.8 is available under Debian [[stable|stable]]/[[sarge|sarge]], while 2.10 is available under testing/[[etch|etch]].
# Installing GNOME
If you have not [[X|X]] installed on your box, to get a bare minimum base install of X, do using [[aptitude|aptitude]] or [[apt-get|apt-get]]:
[[!format txt """
# aptitude install x-window-system-core
"""]]
The current [[metapackage|metapackage]] for installing a good set of GNOME tools in [[sid|http://www.debian.org/releases/unstable]], [[etch|http://www.debian.org/releases/testing]] and [[sarge|http://www.debian.org/releases/stable]] [[Debian|Debian]] is `gnome`.
## Standard
So, from the [[command line|command line]], run
[[!format txt """
# aptitude install gnome
"""]]
This will install additional software (gnome-office, evolution) that you may or may not want.
## Custom
For a smaller set of [[app|app]]s, you can also do
[[!format txt """
# aptitude install gnome-desktop-environment
"""]]
A set of additional productivity apps will be installed by
[[!format txt """
# aptitude install gnome-fifth-toe
"""]]
## Developers
If you need development packages, e.g. for compiling GNOME dependent packages from source, you should try
[[!format txt """
# aptitude install gnome-core-devel
"""]]
For a full set of developer tools, please do
[[!format txt """
# aptitude install gnome-devel
"""]]
## Tasksel
You can use [[tasksel|tasksel]] to install GNOME or other [[DesktopEnvironment|DesktopEnvironment]].
## Configuration
Most configuration of the GNOME desktop is done via its various [[GUI|GUI]] utilities. The location of these varies depending on version, but common utilities include networking, themes, sounds and much more. It is also possible to configure (read/write) settings using the command line with [[gconftool|gconftool]]([[2|2]]).
See also :
* [[xinitrc|xinitrc]]
* [[The GNOME Website|http://www.gnome.org]]
* [[The mini version: GNOME Palmtop Environmnet (GPE)|http://gnomesupport.org/wiki/index.php/Category:Mini]].
* [[http://www.gnome.org/start/getstable.html|http://www.gnome.org/start/getstable.html]] : apt-get install gnome
* [[http://www.gnome.org/learn/users-guide/latest/user-guide.html|http://www.gnome.org/learn/users-guide/latest/user-guide.html]] : GNOME User Guide.
* [[http://gnomesupport.org/wiki/index.php/Linux|http://gnomesupport.org/wiki/index.php/Linux]] : GNOME wiki about Linux .
* [[http://klik.atekon.de/?section=gnome|http://klik.atekon.de/?section=gnome]] GNOME packages.
About Gnome for Debian:
* [[Pages about GNOME in DebianWiki|http://wiki.debian.org/DebianPackage?action=fullsearch&context=180&value=Gnome]] .
* [[Debian GNOME Survival Guide|http://survivor.sarovar.org/]].
* [[GNOME hacks|http://gnome-hacks.jodrell.net/]].
* [[http://debianlinux.net/gnome.html|http://debianlinux.net/gnome.html]]
* [[DebianDesktop|DebianDesktop]]
* [[http://gnomesupport.org/wiki/index.php/GnomeDebian|http://gnomesupport.org/wiki/index.php/GnomeDebian]]
* [[DebianGnomeGoodies|DebianGnomeGoodies]]
* [[http://www.gnomefiles.com|http://www.gnomefiles.com]]
* [[GnomeTwoDotEight|GnomeTwoDotEight]]
* [[GnomeTwoDotTen|GnomeTwoDotTen]]
* [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-gtk-gnome/|http://lists.debian.org/debian-gtk-gnome/]]
* [[Gnome Forum|http://www.nabble.com/Gnome-f1226.html]] - search debian keywords in this forum for answers.
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