As you may know, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS will be still using Unity 7, the same desktop environment as the previous Ubuntu releases, but each Ubuntu release adds new DE changes. Unity 8 will be also available on the next LTS…
As you may know, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS will be still using Unity 7, the same desktop environment as the previous Ubuntu releases, but each Ubuntu release adds new DE changes. Unity 8 will be also available on the next LTS…
As a reminder, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf is scheduled for release on the 22nd of October 2015. Despite the fact that Canonical has been working a lot at its Unity 8 DE to get it ready for desktop usage, Unity…
As you may know, Unity 8 is Canonical’s future generation desktop environment designed to work with the Mir display server. Currently, the two are implemented only the mobile version of Ubuntu, named intuitively Ubuntu Touch. For now, the Ubuntu systems…
Canonical’s Kevin Gunn has recently announced that Unity 8 has received updates and enhancements, including UI improvements, code cleanups and better multi-monitor support via QtMir, LXC support for Xapps, work for the launcher parity has been done, some features landed…
Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, LauncherSwitcher (LSwitcher) is an open-source tool that allows the users to pin the the apps from the Unity Launcher, depending on the current workspace. LSwitcher provides two options, one to enable or disable…
Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet will come with the Locally Integrated Menus feature enabled by default. This feature has been available on Unity 7 and GNOME 3.12 running on Ubuntu 14.04, but it is…
Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Mailnag is an open-source email notification daemon available for both GNOME 3 and Unity, which checks the POP3 and IMAP email servers. By clicking on the notification popups, the default email client will…
Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Mark Shuttleworth’s biggest ambition is to reach mobile-desktop convergence, which means that both the desktop and the mobile platform use the same code base, with an intelligent “responsive” interface. For now, Ubuntu’s convergence…
Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Canonical has been working a lot lately at Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Touch, Unity 7, Unity 8 and Mir display server. From Ubuntu 13.10 to Ubuntu 14.10, the Ubuntu developers have kept Unity 7…
Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Canonical is working hard at their Unity 8 and Mir, which are the next generation Unity desktop environment and display server that will be used on both the desktop and the mobile version…