When was unity introduced ubuntu

Work has also ended on versions of its software that was designed to run on smartphones and laptops. Ubuntu said it took the decision because the project had failed to win over users and industry partners. Instead, it said, it would concentrate on code for cloud services and internet-of-things devices. The Linux open source operating system exists in lots of different versions or "distributions" that share the same source code but often have a different interface laid on top.

Unity aimed to be a graphical front-end suitable for lots of different devices. Canonical, which makes the popular Ubuntu distribution of the Linux open source software, started the Unity project in The ultimate idea was to produce software that ran on large and small devices and could be used the same way on all of them. The Unity project also aimed to let smartphones act as a desktop machine when combined with other devices such as docking stations.

The HUD replaces traditional menus in applications targeting Unity. Say what you mean, instead of navigating through a tree of options. Initially the HUD is Threads are coalescing around the concept of an Ubuntu TV experience, driven by Unity. Ubuntu Cleaning up scopes settings by Pawel Stolowski on 11 June The scopes architecture on Unity 7, which provides the Ubuntu shell and default UX experience on current desktops, and Unity 8, which powers the phone and Unity Technologies releases 4.

The Unity design process and how you can play a part in it by Canonical on 16 February How is Unity designed? For those of you who, like us, love keyboard shortcuts, if you hold the Super key for a moment, shortcuts to launch applications will appear as overlays, tilting the icons accordingly.

Here a video introduction of the Launcher showing the prototype we developed and some of the functionalities in action:. In the video of the prototype you can see the mouse, or trackpad, interaction but, being designed with touch in mind, we have already thought about how the behaviour might be in case of touch screen interaction.

Stay tuned if you are interested on this topic. We user tested the prototype and the feedback has been in general very positive — in fact we had to tweak only few and small parts. Here some first impressions:. It looks good how it folds.

Quicker and easier. I like this better. Everything is there for you. Yes, we invested time on this solution but we value your opinion and we want to hear it, whatever it is, nothing is set in stone! Developers can now launch Linux instances on Apple M1 with Multipass 1.