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	~~{{Infobox software~~
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	~~\| logo alt = GNOME 2 logo~~
	~~\| logo size = 90px~~
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	~~\| screenshot alt = GNOME 2.18 screenshot~~
	~~\| caption = GNOME 2.18 desktop with Panel~~
	~~\| developer = [[GNOME Project]]~~
	~~\| released = {{Start date and age\|2002\|06\|26}}~~
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	~~\| discontinued = Yes~~
	~~\| latest release version = 2.32~~
	~~\| latest release date = {{Start date and age\|2010\|09\|29}}~~
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	~~\| qid =~~
	~~\| programming language = [[C (programming language)\|C]]~~
	~~\| operating system = [[Unix-like]]~~
	~~\| platform = [[GTK]]~~
	~~\| replaces = [[GNOME 1]]~~
	~~\| replaced_by = [[GNOME 3]], [[MATE (software)\|MATE]]~~
	~~\| language =~~
	~~\| language count = <!-- Number only -->~~
	~~\| genre = [[Desktop environment]]~~
	~~\| license = [[GNU General Public License\|GPL-2.0-only]]~~
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	'''GNOME 2''' is the second major release of the [[GNOME]] [[desktop environment]]. Building upon the release of GNOME 1, development of GNOME 2 focused on a greater [[User experience design\|design-oriented]] approach that simplified and standardized elements of the environment. It also introduced modern font and image rendering, with improved [[accessibility]] and [[Internationalization and localization\|internationalization]], and improved performance. It was released on June 26, 2002 at the [[Linux Symposium]].		'''GNOME 2''' is the second major release of the [[GNOME]] [[desktop environment]]. Building upon the release of GNOME 1, development of GNOME 2 focused on a greater [[User experience design\|design-oriented]] approach that simplified and standardized elements of the environment. It also introduced modern font and image rendering, with improved [[accessibility]] and [[Internationalization and localization\|internationalization]], and improved performance. It was released on June 26, 2002 at the [[Linux Symposium]].

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{{Short description|Second major release of GNOME}}
{{Infobox software
| name = GNOME 2
| logo = File:Gnomelogo.svg
| logo alt = GNOME 2 logo
| logo size = 90px
| screenshot = File:Gnome-2.18-screenshot1.png
| screenshot size =
| screenshot alt = GNOME 2.18 screenshot
| caption = GNOME 2.18 desktop with Panel
| developer = [[GNOME Project]]
| released = {{Start date and age|2002|06|26}}
| ver layout = 
| discontinued = Yes
| latest release version = 2.32
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2010|09|29}}
| repo = 
| qid =
| programming language = [[C (programming language)|C]]
| operating system = [[Unix-like]]
| platform = [[GTK]]
| replaces = [[GNOME 1]]
| replaced_by = [[GNOME 3]], [[MATE (software)|MATE]]
| language =
| language count = 
| genre = [[Desktop environment]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-only]]
| website = {{URL|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20020802010554/http://gnome.org|2=gnome.org}} (archived at [[Wayback Machine]])
| AsOf =
}}

'''GNOME 2''' is the second major release of the [[GNOME]] [[desktop environment]]. Building upon the release of GNOME 1, development of GNOME 2 focused on a greater [[User experience design|design-oriented]] approach that simplified and standardized elements of the environment. It also introduced modern font and image rendering, with improved [[accessibility]] and [[Internationalization and localization|internationalization]], and improved performance. It was released on June 26, 2002 at the [[Linux Symposium]].

Although officially superseded by [[GNOME 3]], and no longer actively maintained, GNOME 2 became the basis for the [[MATE (software)|MATE]] desktop environment, which actively continues development. It also helped to inspire the [[Cinnamon (desktop environment)|Cinnamon]] desktop environment, and the [[GNOME Flashback]] shell session, which both largely retain a similar user experience to GNOME 2, but with modern components.

==Features==
GNOME 2's initial release was largely an evolution of the final release of GNOME 1, that had introduced both Nautilus (today known as [[GNOME Files]]) as its [[file manager]], and [[Sawfish (window manager)|Sawfish]] as its [[window manager]]. However, in an effort to simplify its implementation, by the second release of GNOME 2, the [[Metacity]] window manager had been adopted. With that, it also included an official [[look and feel]], as it adopted the [[Clearlooks]] theme. For the first time, the GNOME [[human interface guidelines]] were published, which attempted to improve overall usability. Tearable (detachable) menus were discontinued by default.

GNOME 2 continued with the general [[desktop metaphor]] paradigm that GNOME 1 started. An evolved [[GNOME Panel]] remained as its [[graphical shell|shell]]. Users saw the addition of [[spatial anti-aliasing|font anti-aliasing]], which gave the desktop environment a more refined look in its text rendering.

As GNOME 2's release cycle spanned the course of over eight years, many component libraries and [[GNOME Core Applications|core applications]] were introduced and replaced at various points. [[GStreamer]], a [[multimedia framework]], was introduced in 2.2, which later allowed for the inclusion of the Totem multimedia player (known today as [[GNOME Videos]]). Epiphany (known today as [[GNOME Web]]) was introduced in 2.4. [[Evince]] (also known today as GNOME Document Viewer) replaced both GPdf and GGV in version 2.12.

GNOME 1 had implemented the [[Common Object Request Broker Architecture|CORBA-compliant]] [[object request broker]] known as [[ORBit]] to serve as its [[message-oriented middleware]]. In version 2.2, this middleware was deprecated in favor of the more environment-agnostic [[D-Bus]]. As a result, [[Bonobo (GNOME)|Bonobo]], a [[software framework]] for [[hyperlink|object-linking]] in [[compound document]]s that had been built-upon ORBit, was also phased-out.

Although greater overall standardization was a major goal of GNOME 2, it also provided increased functionality in customization, as version 2.2 supported the ability for full icon themes to be applied for the first time.

==Development==
Discussion around GNOME 2 began as early as 1999, following the initial release of GNOME 1, when [[Federico Mena]] published an early draft [[Technology roadmap|roadmap]].<ref>{{cite web |title=GNOME 2.0 Roadmap |url=http://news.gnome.org/gnome-news/938660773 |publisher=GNOME Project |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020415154421/http://news.gnome.org/gnome-news/938660773 |archive-date=April 15, 2002 |access-date=July 5, 2022 |url-status=dead |author=Mena Quintero, Federico}}</ref> Gathering from other project leaders [[Miguel de Icaza]] and [[Havoc Pennington]], the roadmap roughly detailed overall goals, their dependencies, and time to completion. As early as February 2000, the GNOME Project publicly outlined a plan to have an [[Software development kit|SDK]] available by the end of the calendar year.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Master Plan |url=http://developer.gnome.org:80/status/roadmap.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000511035815/http://developer.gnome.org:80/status/roadmap.html |archive-date=May 11, 2000 |access-date=July 5, 2022 |publisher=GNOME Project}}</ref> During the first [[GUADEC]] which took place the following month, a non-authoritative GNOME 2.0 [[steering committee]] was formed, and an updated timeline was created.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-devel-list/2000-March/msg00252.html |title=GNOME 2.0 steering committee |author=De Icaza, Miguel |date=March 20, 2000 |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref>

On February 13, 2001, the [[GNOME Foundation]] Board of Directors met for a special meeting and discussed the launch of GNOME 2.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2001-February/msg00001.html |title=Minutes of the special GNOME-2.0 Board meeting |author=Veillard, Daniel |publisher=GNOME Foundation |date=February 14, 2001 |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref> Project co-founder Miguel de Icaza also outlined key points, including which technologies should be adopted via a public document.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://primates.ximian.com/~miguel/gnome-2.0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010606030426/http://primates.ximian.com/~miguel/gnome-2.0 |title=Planning GNOME 2.0 |author=De Icaza, Miguel |publisher=Ximian |archive-date=June 6, 2001 |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref> It was agreed that GNOME 2 should be based-on [[GTK]] 2 [[widget toolkit]].

Spearheaded by the GNOME Human Computer Interaction team of [[Sun Microsystems]] led by Calum Benson, a study was conducted in March of 2001, to survey usability of GNOME 1.0.<ref>{{cite report |first1=Suzanna |last1=Smith |first2=Andrea |last2=Mankoski |first3=Nancy |last3=Frishberg |first4=Nils |last4=Pederson |first5=Calum |last5=Benson |date=July 2001 |title=GNOME Usability Study Report |url=https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/Studies?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=ut1_report.pdf |publisher=Sun Microsystems |access-date=July 20, 2022}}</ref> Following, Havoc Pennington, then published an essay titled "Free software and good user interfaces", which advocated for improvement in user interface design, and noted efforts in the upcoming GNOME 2 release.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ometer.com/free-software-ui.html |title=Free software and good user interfaces |first=Havoc |last=Pennington |date=April 2002 |access-date=July 20, 2022}}</ref> This culminated in the creation of the GNOME Usability Project, which handled publishing of an accompanying set of [[human interface guidelines]]. This helped to standardize interface elements in the desktop environment.

GNOME 2 was released on June 26, 2002 at the [[Linux Symposium]] in [[Ottawa]].<ref name="initial-press-release">{{cite press release |author= |title=GNOME 2.0 Released: Desktop Environment Boasts Simpler User Interface and a Host of Powerful Developer Tools |url=https://foundation.gnome.org/2002/06/26/gnome-2-0-released-desktop-environment-boasts-simpler-user-interface-and-a-host-of-powerful-developer-tools |location=Ottawa, Canada |publisher=GNOME Foundation |date=June 26, 2002 |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref> Starting with GNOME 2.4, a timed release cadence was adopted, which called for a new version to be released roughly every six months. This effectively resulted in new stable GNOME versions being released every September and March of any given year. This practice is still continued in the modern GNOME release cadence.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|+Version history
|-
! style="width:8%" | Version
! style="width:10%" | Release date
! style="width:82%;" | Notes
|-
|2.0
|June 26, 2002<ref name="initial-press-release" />
|Initial release
|-
|2.2
|February 5, 2003<ref>{{cite press release |author= |title=GNOME 2.2 Released: Latest version of the popular, multi-platform desktop environment boasts improved usability and a host of new utilities and applications |url=https://foundation.gnome.org/2003/02/05/gnome-2-2-released-latest-version-of-the-popular-multi-platform-desktop-environment-boasts-improved-usability-and-a-host-of-new-utilities-and-applications/ |location=Boston, Massachusetts |publisher=GNOME Foundation |date=February 5, 2003 |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|2.4
|September 10, 2003<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.arstechnica.com/reviews/003/software/gnome-2.4/m-gnome2.4-1.html |title=Inside the GNOME 2.4 Desktop & Developer Platform |last=Castro |first=Jorge |last2=Messenger |first2=Phil |last3=Windischmann |first3=Stephan |last4=Gurdasani |first4=Amit |date=September 10, 2003 |publisher=Ars Technica |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|2.6
|March 31, 2004<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.arstechnica.com/reviews/004/software/gnome-2.6/gnome-2.6-1.html |title=Inside the GNOME 2.6 Desktop & Developer Platform |last=Castro |first=Jorge |last2=Messenger |first2=Phil |last3=Gurdasani |first3=Amit |date=March 30, 2004 |publisher=Ars Technica |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|2.8
|September 15, 2004<ref>{{cite press release |author= |title=GNOME 2.8 released! |url=https://foundation.gnome.org/2004/09/15/gnome-2-8-released |location=Boston, Massachusetts |publisher=GNOME Foundation |date=September 15, 2004 |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|2.10
|March 9, 2005<ref>{{cite press release |author= |title=GNOME 2.10 released! |url=https://foundation.gnome.org/2005/03/09/gnome-2-10-released |location=Boston, Massachusetts |publisher=GNOME Foundation |date=March 9, 2005 |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|2.12
|September 7, 2005<ref>{{cite press release |author= |title=GNOME 2.12 released! |url=https://foundation.gnome.org/2005/09/07/gnome-2-12-released |location=Boston, Massachusetts |publisher=GNOME Foundation |date=September 7, 2005 |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|2.14
|April 15, 2006<ref>{{cite press release |author= |title=GNOME 2.14 released! |url=https://foundation.gnome.org/2006/04/15/gnome-2-14-released |publisher=GNOME Foundation |date=April 15, 2006 |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|2.16
|September 6, 2006<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2006/09/linux-20060905 |title=A first look at GNOME 2.16 |last=Paul |first=Ryan |publisher=Ars Technica |date=September 5, 2006 |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|2.18
|March 14, 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mail.gnome.org/archives/devel-announce-list/2007-March/msg00006.html |title=Celebrating the release of GNOME 2.18! |last=Newren |first=Elijah |publisher=GNOME Project |date=March 14, 2007 |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|2.20
|September 19, 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2007/09/gnome-2-20-officially-released/ |title=GNOME 2.20 officially released |last=Paul |first=Ryan |publisher=Ars Technica |date=September 19, 2007 |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|2.22
|March 12, 2008<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.netblogpro.com/information-technology/2008/03/gnome-2-22-released-brings-new-architectural-features |title=GNOME 2.22 released, brings new architectural features |last=Paul |first=Ryan |publisher=Ars Technica |date=March 12, 2008 |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|2.24
|September 24, 2008<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2008/09/gnome-2-24-released-mobile-development-platform-emerges |title=GNOME 2.24 released, mobile development platform emerges |last=Paul |first=Ryan |publisher=Ars Technica |date=September 24, 2008 |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|2.26
|March 18, 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mail.gnome.org/archives/devel-announce-list/2009-March/msg00004.html |title=Celebrating the release of GNOME 2.26! |last=Untz |first=Vincent |publisher=GNOME Project |date=March 18, 2009 |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|2.28
|September 23, 2009<ref>{{cite press release |author= |title=Made to Share! GNOME 2.28 Released! |url=https://foundation.gnome.org/2009/09/23/made-to-share-gnome-2-28-released |publisher=GNOME Foundation |date=September 23, 2009 |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|2.30
|March 31, 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mail.gnome.org/archives/devel-announce-list/2010-March/msg00005.html |title=Celebrating the release of GNOME 2.26! |last=Untz |first=Vincent |publisher=GNOME Project |date=March 31, 2010 |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|2.32
|September 29, 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mail.gnome.org/archives/devel-announce-list/2010-September/msg00005.html |title=Celebrating the release of GNOME 2.32! |last=Untz |first=Vincent |publisher=GNOME Project |date=September 29, 2010 |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|}

==System requirements==
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== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:GNOME 2.0 on Red Hat Linux 8.0.png|GNOME 2.0 on Red Hat Linux 8 (no top panel)
File:GNOME 2.2 on Red Hat Linux 9 -- 2003-02.png|GNOME 2.2 on Red Hat Linux 9 (with no top panel)
File:Fedora Core 1.GNOME.cat.png|GNOME 2.4 on Fedora Core 1 (with no top panel)
File:Ubuntu 9.10.png|GNOME 2.28 on [[Ubuntu 9.10]] with Ubuntu's Human theme applied.
File:Ubuntu 10.04 screenshot.png|GNOME 2.30 on [[Ubuntu 10.04 LTS]] with Ubuntu theming.
File:Ubuntu 10.10.png|GNOME 2.30 on [[Ubuntu 10.10]] with Ubuntu theming.
File:OpenSolaris-snv 134b.png|GNOME 2 on [[OpenSolaris]].
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:GNOME]]
[[Category:Free desktop environments]]

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	~~{{Infobox software~~
	~~\| name = GNOME 2~~
	~~\| logo = File:Gnomelogo.svg~~
	~~\| logo alt = GNOME 2 logo~~
	~~\| logo size = 90px~~
	~~\| screenshot = File:Gnome-2.18-screenshot1.png~~
	~~\| screenshot size =~~
	~~\| screenshot alt = GNOME 2.18 screenshot~~
	~~\| caption = GNOME 2.18 desktop with Panel~~
	~~\| developer = [[GNOME Project]]~~
	~~\| released = {{Start date and age\|2002\|06\|26}}~~
	~~\| ver layout = <!-- simple (default) or stacked -->~~
	~~\| discontinued = Yes~~
	~~\| latest release version = 2.32~~
	~~\| latest release date = {{Start date and age\|2010\|09\|29}}~~
	~~\| repo = <!-- {{URL\|example.org}} -->~~
	~~\| qid =~~
	~~\| programming language = [[C (programming language)\|C]]~~
	~~\| operating system = [[Unix-like]]~~
	~~\| platform = [[GTK]]~~
	~~\| replaces = [[GNOME 1]]~~
	~~\| replaced_by = [[GNOME 3]], [[MATE (software)\|MATE]]~~
	~~\| language =~~
	~~\| language count = <!-- Number only -->~~
	~~\| genre = [[Desktop environment]]~~
	~~\| license = [[GNU General Public License\|GPL-2.0-only]]~~
	~~\| website = {{URL\|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20020802010554/http://gnome.org\|2=gnome.org}} (archived at [[Wayback Machine]])~~
	~~\| AsOf =~~
	}}

	'''GNOME 2''' is the second major release of the [[GNOME]] [[desktop environment]]. Building upon the release of GNOME 1, development of GNOME 2 focused on a greater [[User experience design\|design-oriented]] approach that simplified and standardized elements of the environment. It also introduced modern font and image rendering, with improved [[accessibility]] and [[Internationalization and localization\|internationalization]], and improved performance. It was released on June 26, 2002 at the [[Linux Symposium]].		'''GNOME 2''' is the second major release of the [[GNOME]] [[desktop environment]]. Building upon the release of GNOME 1, development of GNOME 2 focused on a greater [[User experience design\|design-oriented]] approach that simplified and standardized elements of the environment. It also introduced modern font and image rendering, with improved [[accessibility]] and [[Internationalization and localization\|internationalization]], and improved performance. It was released on June 26, 2002 at the [[Linux Symposium]].

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