Translations:GNOME First Steps/13/en

The Funtoo Linux repositories include two ebuild "meta packages" that can be used to install Gnome. One of them, gnome-light installs a bare-bones gnome desktop with few "extra" applications and games that can be found in the gnome-extra and games-* portage categories, respectively. If you are interested in having a Gnome desktop with extra applications like a photo viewer, text editor, sound player, font viewer, etc, immediately after installing the Gnome packages, consider emerging the gnome package instead of gnome-light.

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Individual Gnome applications can be installed on top of a gnome-light installation, allowing you to only install the applications you need and limit unnecessary bloat.

Below are two lists comparing some of the different packages installed by default with a gnome-light and gnome installation:

gnome-light	gnome
Includes: gnome-terminal nautilus (the default Gnome file manager) gnome-shell (can be removed using the -gnome-shell USE flag at installation) gnome-control-center	Includes: gnome-terminal nautilus gnome-shell gnome-control-center gnome-contacts eog (an image viewing application) gnome-weather gnome-maps ... and many other applications.
Best for: Users who want a smaller installation that uses less disk space Users who are comfortable installing additional packages that they require when the need arises	Best for: Users who want a full-featured Gnome desktop right after installation Users who don't mind extra resources being used by additional applications installed on the system
How to install: emerge gnome-light	How to install: emerge gnome