Using GNOME/Coverage of this guide

This guide covers :

  • What GNOME is
  • How to use it
  • The differences between GNOME and other platforms
  • The latest stable version of GNOME (2.12 at the time of writing)
  • Applications included with GNOME
  • Tips and tricks
  • Resources for power users

What this guide is not :

  • A guide to specific versions of GNOME such as Fedora GNOME or GNOME-based products such as Java Desktop or Ximian GNOME. It covers GNOME in general.
  • A Developers guide — it is intended for users. See the GNOME developer site for information on GNOME development.
  • A general manual, see the official GNOME users guide included with GNOME instead.
  • A guide to applications not part of GNOME itself, such as The GIMP or OpenOffice.org.

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