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→The Fedora GNOME Desktop
In this chapter of [[Ubuntu Desktop Essentials]] we will provide a guided tour of the Ubuntu GNOME Desktop. The purpose of this overview is to provide a detailed explanation of how the desktop works and what the various areas, menus and icons are for. As each area is described you will be referred to a later chapter where the configuration of that particular desktop feature or function will be covered in more detail.
== The Fedora Ubuntu GNOME Desktop ==
Once you have entered a valid user name and password the login process will initiate and the Ubuntu GNOME Desktop will load. The amount of time it takes before the desktop appears will depend on a variety of factors, not the least of which are processor speed and memory. The more memory installed in the system and the faster the processor, the quicker the desktop will appear. The following figure shows a new, unaltered Fedora Ubuntu desktop immediately after a successful log in.
[[Image:ubuntu_desktop.jpg|A new Ubuntu Desktop after initial login]]
Assuming you have now logged successfully into an Ubuntu GNOME Desktop session, and have a screen in front of you similar to the one shown above , we can begin to explore the desktop in more detail.
== The Desktop Background ==