If you’ve been reading this column for the last few months, you’ve probably noticed that we’ve been putting a lot of emphasis on Linux’s GUI environments, in particular the KDesktop Environment (KDE) and the GNU Object Model Environment (GNOME).
If you’ve been reading this column for the last few months, you’ve probably noticed that we’ve been putting a lot of emphasis on Linux’s GUI environments, in particular the KDesktop Environment (KDE) and the GNU Object Model Environment (GNOME).
At about the time this issue goes to print, there will be two major upgrades to both KDE and GNOME — KDE version 2.0 and GNOME 1.2. Both of these versions should be considered essential upgrades for any desktop Linux user, and we’ll be covering them in depth as they get released — but in order for you to take advantage of them now, we are going to cover how to install these upgrades in the next two On The Desktop columns.
Helix GNOME 1.2
Helix GNOME 1.2 is the latest and greatest version of GNOME available, bar none. What’s so special about it? It’s got everything the standard GNU version of GNOME has, but it also has just about every updated version of the leading and bleeding edge utilities, applications and enhancements for GNOME that have been put out by third parties.
The goodies include programs like the GNU Napster “Gnapster” client, the Grip CD-ripper and MP3 encoding package, the XMMS MP3 player, the Gnumeric spreadsheet, the AbiWord word processor, the Dia Visio-like diagramming package, and the latest development version of The GIMP graphics editing package.
Not convinced you want to throw this thing on your system yet? Fear not, as Helix GNOME…
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