GNOME's focus is ease of use, stability, and first class internationalization and accessibility support, so that GNOME and its applications are usable by anyone, anywhere.
To download and preview the latest version of GNOME, try our easy GNOME LiveCD. Download, burn, and reboot -- without touching your current system, it just shows you the latest and greatest in GNOME and beyond.
Although Linux distributions and other flavors of UNIX do not immediately integrate new GNOME versions, in the next few months many of the biggest distributions will package and ship the latest stable release. To see who is shipping which GNOME versions, visit our distributions page.
If you have an distribution installed already, GNOME is very likely already at your fingertips. However, the methods to install GNOME differ slighty. To make your live easier, look here for instructions.
The GNOME Release Notes explain the contents of this release, showing what's new.