Description:

GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) is a user-friendly set of
applications and desktop tools to be used in conjunction with a window manager
for the X Window System. GNOME is similar in purpose and scope to CDE and KDE,
but GNOME (like KDE) is based completely on Open Source software.
The gnome-core package includes the basic programs and libraries that are
needed to install GNOME.

You should install the gnome-core package if you would like to use the GNOME
desktop environment. You'll also need to install the gnome-libs package. If you
want to use linuxconf with a GNOME front end, you'll also need to install the
gnome-linuxconf package.