I'm running Debian GNU/Linux, how do I get .deb packages?

The most up-to-date Debian packages are distributed on the Debian sites (and mirrors) in debian-unstable. Step-by-step instructions are at http://www.gnome.org/start/getting_debian.shtml.

To get the Debian packages, you just do the following:

$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install gnome-control-center gnome-panel gnome-session gnome-games gnome-terminal gnome-utils

The Debian package maintainers are volunteers, and they try to test things thoroughly before releasing, so if you don't see the latest release in deb format right away, please be patient. Better yet, if you want to help prepare the Debian packages for distribution, there is a mailing list at debian-gtk-gnome@lists.debian.org, and instructions on how to access the staging area at http://www.debian.org/~jim/debian-gtk-gnome/README.

Since the Debian GNOME packages are already being distributed with Debian, we don't currently mirror them here. There doesn't appear to be any need to. If there is a real need for us to mirror these packages, just let us know and we will.