News, tips and features on the Unity desktop environment, the default shell in Ubuntu.
Come April 26th and the release of Ubuntu 12.04 a vast number of Ubuntu users will be getting their first taste of the Unity desktop since its basic beginnings as the Ubuntu Netbook Remix in the last LTS. But for all of the innovation, aesthetics and features that the unity desktop offers there is a chance that, for many, the change will be too much. But Unity is only one desktop environment available to install in Ubuntu.
Unity 2D has never been quite as customisable as its older, resoruce-hungry relative. And although this ‘gulf’ will be reduced slightly in the forthcoming release of Ubuntu 12.04, there still won’t be options for the […]
We recently ran a poll in conjunction with the Ubuntu Design Team to seek out your preferred option for the default Unity launcher behaviour for multi-monitor usage in Ubuntu 12.04. Almost 13,000 of you voted in that poll, and, based on those results, a decision on the default behaviour has been decided by the Ubuntu Design Team.
Small Unity-tweaking tool ‘MyUnity‘ offers users of Ubuntu an easy way to customize parts of their desktop – from the size of fonts to the colour of the Dash. Presently MyUnity follows the trend of […]
Ubuntu 12.04 has been adding much needed functionality to many of its default apps though new quicklists.
With the release date of Ubuntu 12.04 looming ever closer it’s becoming clear not everything wished for inclusion will make it into the final release. One such feature is a simple and easily accessible switch […]
Ubuntu 12.04 Beta users are being asked to help test an improved version of the Files Lens for Unity. The file search in the ‘testing’ version has been tweaked to look for files sources additional […]
The first beta release of the Ubuntu 12.04 development cycle is now available to download. Keeping to the mantra of 'polish, performance and predictability', Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 offers up a stable and usable desktop, a faster Unity experience, and a handful of neat new features. A second beta candidate is due out in 28 days time, March 29th, with the final release itself expected to pop out on April 26th.
Developers continue to cook up intuitive uses for Unity's Lenses feature - the latest of which of a Cooking Lens. The lens uses social food network 'recipefy.com' as its search back-end, meaning access to a searchable catalog of 4000 recipes is placed within easy reach. You can search by keyword, ingredient, or dish type, and see information such as cooking time required and difficulty level.
Meet 'Ubuntu for Android' - a side-by-side pairing of the Android and Ubuntu OSes on a single phone, the latest part of Canonical's 'multi-device' future for Ubuntu.
Unity 5.4 has landed in Ubuntu 12.04 'Precise Pangolin'. The update brings performance, stability and bug fixes, as well as a handful of minor visual changes and features.
Searching for something to watch will be much easier in Ubuntu 12.04 thanks to addition of a new default Video Lens. As well as being able to sift through the metadata of local files stored in your Videos folder based on a search term, the lens is backed by a set of smart 'remote video' scopes that query online services such as YouTube Movies, Amazon, indie service VODO and, for British users, the hallowed BBC iPlayer.
