Terminal and all that other shit, I follow you. Command lines. Fine. I don’t know what the Linux terms mean, but I understand command lines etc… But GNOME… what the fuck is it? Is it a suite? an environment? Every Linux user explains things like I’ve already been a user for a few years and all of them have forgotten what being NEW actually is.
Ironically, the WORST place to find Linux environments explained simply and clearly from the bottom up: The Internet.
This is where I remind and beg: Like. I’m. FIVE.
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Gnome is the program that tells other programs how to have nice windows that you can click on. Without Gnome you just get a command line with text. Gnome is the window manager that gives you things like desktop, start menu, app icons, etc. Gnome also includes a widget toolkit, i.e. buttons and other controls, so that other programs can use them like Lego to build a UI.
There are alternatives to Gnome like KDE, Lxde, Cinnamon, etc. They do the exact same thing as Gnome but look different because different people have a different idea of fashion and what looks good.
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