News, tips and features on the Unity desktop environment, the default shell in Ubuntu.
A few new features/options for Unity landed in the Ubuntu 11.04 alpha recently.
The slick Unity 2D we told you about yesterday has now got a PPA for Ubuntu 10.10 and Ubuntu 11.04 users to test.
A new 2D implementation of Unity, Ubuntu 11.04's new default desktop, is to be made available for users without accelerated 3D graphics support, in addition to the 'Classic Ubuntu desktop'.
Ubuntu community manager Jono Bacon discuss Unity, the new desktop environment for Ubuntu with David Barth, one of the key developers behind the interface on everyone’s lips. The 20 minute video gives Unity fans an […]
So you're playing around with Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha and, well, things are going a bit awry. Here are a few useful tips harvested from AskUbuntu that may save you a headache or two...
Giz-China has revealed some images of an Ubuntu powered multitouch tablet by an unknown manufacturer showing off the Unity interface.
A new minor Ubuntu 11.04 updates.
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Natty's default browser remains Firefox - but will it finally gain global-menu support in time for Unity's move to the desktop?
If you ever wondered why Unity uses it's own launcher instead of the SimplyAwesome™ Docky, here is an explanation, straight from Docky's creator Jason Smith.
Could Unity's application over-view look better for Natty? Discussions currently taking place on the Ayatana mailing list certainly think so and the mock-up below is one such proposed solution.
Only a few days back I mentioned that Intellihide would be an ace option for Unity's Launcher to have.... Now it does.
Further to yesterday's post on the 'immovable Unity launcher' I just thought I'd share this as well to help allay a few fears on an annoyance many of you have expressed issue with...
Unity will be Ubuntu 11.04's new desktop environment - but you may just see it popping up in other non-Ubuntu derived distributions too - including Fedora.
Following on from the quick run-downs of Desktop Unity we've featured recently, a number of commenters have asked whether the Unity bar will be moveable - e.g. putting on the bottom like a traditional 'dock' or over to the right. The answer is no.
The first alpha of the Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal development cycle has been released.
Desktop Unity became the default Desktop Environment in Ubuntu 11.04 recently. Though its quite a bit buggy, it does look good!
Seif Lotfy is back hacking on the new Unity People Place. Updating his blog he shares news that Folks and Zeitgeist now ‘play along’ allowing for easy sorting of results using Zeitgeist (Favourites, Recent, etc.) […]