The GNOME 2.4 Desktop and Platform release is the latest version of the popular, multi-platform free desktop environment.
GNOME runs on a variety of platforms, including GNU/Linux (commonly called Linux), Solaris, HP-UX, BSD and Apple's Darwin. GNOME includes powerful features such as high-quality smooth text rendering and first class internationalization and accessibility support, including support for bi-directional text.
GNOME is part of The GNU Project, and is Free Software.
Please read release notes for detailed installation instructions and information on this release.
The release notes contain screenshots and descriptions of all the great new features in GNOME 2.4, and plenty of helpful information to get you started. Don't skip these!
Check out some great screenshots of GNOME 2.4 submitted by our intrepid testing community. These shots demonstrate our users' beautiful desktops, as well as some of the new features in this version of GNOME.