GNOME

GNOME is a feature-rich desktop provided by the GNOME Project. It is one of the most widely-used desktops for Linux. It has been an important part of Gentoo for many years.

See the GNOME Configuration HOWTO for more information on installing and using GNOME.

GUI user's guide
GNOME 3's GUI is a total upheaval for users of GNOME 2. Getting familiar with it, at leat for its basics, is a matter of minutes provided the user is directed to the right entry point. A rather good entry point to quickly get familiar with this new GUI is the GNOME Help page.

Resources

 * Project:GNOME
 * GNOME Display Manager
 * Epiphany - the GNOME Web browser
 * Gnome Team Policies - The GNOME team policies for ebuilds using GNOME related packages
 * Gnome Applications Folders - How to customize the applications folders and improve the interface