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'''NOTE:''' GNOME3 has not yet been ported to FreeBSD. Once it has, it may be added as a desktop component in the PC-BSD® installer. | '''NOTE:''' GNOME3 has not yet been ported to FreeBSD. Once it has, it may be added as a desktop component in the PC-BSD® installer. | ||
| − | Figure 6.1a shows a screenshot of GNOME2 on a PC-BSD® 9.1 system with the Applications menu open: | + | Figure 6.1a shows a screenshot of GNOME2 on a PC-BSD® 9.1 system with the "Applications" menu open: |
'''Figure 6.1a: GNOME2 on PC-BSD®''' | '''Figure 6.1a: GNOME2 on PC-BSD®''' | ||
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[[File:GNOME2-2.png]] | [[File:GNOME2-2.png]] | ||
| − | Each category in the Applications menu contains many applications and the Settings and System categories contain many utilities for configuring your system. If you are new to GNOME2, take some time to discover which applications best suit your needs. Some of the applications which are provided by GNOME include: | + | Each category in the "Applications" menu contains many applications and the "Settings" and "System" categories contain many utilities for configuring your system. If you are new to GNOME2, take some time to discover which applications best suit your needs. Some of the applications which are provided by GNOME include: |
* '''{{citelink|url=http://projects.gnome.org/eog/|txt=Eye of GNOME}}:''' image viewer found in ''Graphics'' ➜ ''Image Viewer''. | * '''{{citelink|url=http://projects.gnome.org/eog/|txt=Eye of GNOME}}:''' image viewer found in ''Graphics'' ➜ ''Image Viewer''. | ||
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* '''{{citelink|url=http://live.gnome.org/Nautilus|txt=Nautilus}}:''' file manager found in ''Utilities'' ➜ ''File Browser''. | * '''{{citelink|url=http://live.gnome.org/Nautilus|txt=Nautilus}}:''' file manager found in ''Utilities'' ➜ ''File Browser''. | ||
| − | '''NOTE:''' some games, such as Gnibbels, Lights Off, Quadrapassel, and Swell Foop require 3D acceleration. If your video driver does not support this, you will not be able to launch those games. | + | '''NOTE:''' some games, such as Gnibbels, Lights Off, Quadrapassel, and Swell Foop, require 3D acceleration. If your video driver does not support this, you will not be able to launch those games. |
You may or may not have installed all of GNOME's components during installation. You can view the installed components and check (to add) or uncheck (to delete) various components using ''[[Control Panel]]'' ➜ ''[[System Manager#Install/Uninstall Desktops and System Components | ''System Manager'' ➜ ''System Packages'']] ➜ ''[[Desktops]]'' ➜ ''[[GNOME2|GNOME]]. | You may or may not have installed all of GNOME's components during installation. You can view the installed components and check (to add) or uncheck (to delete) various components using ''[[Control Panel]]'' ➜ ''[[System Manager#Install/Uninstall Desktops and System Components | ''System Manager'' ➜ ''System Packages'']] ➜ ''[[Desktops]]'' ➜ ''[[GNOME2|GNOME]]. | ||
Revision as of 08:41, 23 October 2012
| GNOME2 |
GNOME2[1] is a popular desktop environment that provides many built-in utilities.
NOTE: GNOME3 has not yet been ported to FreeBSD. Once it has, it may be added as a desktop component in the PC-BSD® installer.
Figure 6.1a shows a screenshot of GNOME2 on a PC-BSD® 9.1 system with the "Applications" menu open:
Figure 6.1a: GNOME2 on PC-BSD®
Each category in the "Applications" menu contains many applications and the "Settings" and "System" categories contain many utilities for configuring your system. If you are new to GNOME2, take some time to discover which applications best suit your needs. Some of the applications which are provided by GNOME include:
- Eye of GNOME[2]: image viewer found in Graphics ➜ Image Viewer.
- Evolution[6]: email client with address book and calendar. Found in Office ➜ Evolution Mail and Calendar.
NOTE: some games, such as Gnibbels, Lights Off, Quadrapassel, and Swell Foop, require 3D acceleration. If your video driver does not support this, you will not be able to launch those games.
You may or may not have installed all of GNOME's components during installation. You can view the installed components and check (to add) or uncheck (to delete) various components using Control Panel ➜ System Manager ➜ System Packages ➜ Desktops ➜ GNOME.
You can find additional themes and wallpapers at gnome-look.org[8].
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