Welcome to your Linux Desktop

Congratulations! You are now, assuming all has gone ok during your install the proud owner of a Linux machine running the Gnome desktop. The aim of the Gnome community has been to develop a Linux desktop that should be attractive, use sophisticated visual effects where they are appropriate, perform well with near-instantaneous responses and smooth transitions, and provide a rich range of visual metaphors for use in applications. GNOME is also a development platform that provides an extensive framework for building applications that integrate into the rest of the desktop.

GNOME is Free Software and part of the GNU project, dedicated to giving users and developers the ultimate level of control over their desktops, their software, and their data. Find out more about the GNU project and Free Software at http://www.gnu.org.

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