Tuesday, March 20th 2007
Gnome 2.18 released on schedule
Linux/Unix (*nix) users have probably heard all about Gnome by now. Gnome is a window manager for the X Window system. Window managers allow *nix users that would otherwise be looking at command line or the rather bland X Windows system to use something much more elegant, which may even surpass Windows or Macintosh's various window managers in functionality, efficiency, and beauty. Back to Gnome. The makers of Gnome have ensured that they would stay on a timetable for releases, and 2.18 rolled out just in time. Gnome 2.18 adds a laptop power manager for mobile users, improves window managing between two windows, and vastly improves security. If you're really interested in all the changes from the previous version of Gnome, you can read the full release notes here.
Those of you using *nix (such as the techPowerUp! FreeBSD club) who enjoy the clean Gnome environment can download the latest version here.
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Those of you using *nix (such as the techPowerUp! FreeBSD club) who enjoy the clean Gnome environment can download the latest version here.
3 Comments on Gnome 2.18 released on schedule
FYI for my freebsd users, the port has already been updated so you can install directly from ports instead of manually download, tar zxvf yadda yadda yadda
It's a pity really. On one hand we have a polished, functional desktop, and on the other hand we have a complete, but really unpolished desktop (KDE).
I'm looking forward to KDE4, which promises to be more intuitive, as well as adding hardware acceleration to the Window manager. I'm also hoping that GNOME 2.18 hits Portage relatively soon.