Are You Ready to Test Unity 5.2 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Canonical announced a few minutes ago, February 1st, that the Unity 5.2 interface is ready for testing on the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) platform. Unity 5.2 brings multi-monitor support (Unity launchers appear on each monitor, and when scrolling across a monitor, you should feel some resistance in order to allow for you to use [...]

First Zentyal 2.3 packages for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise available

Hi guys, Two good news: Zentyal 3.0 is cooking already, and your help is needed to make the best release ever! As you know, the single most important change in Zentyal 3.0 is the upgrade from Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS (Lucid) to Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS (Precise) and to make this change as smooth as [...]

More Ideas About Ubuntu HUD Design, Mock-up

Ubuntu team knows how to stay in news. Two months before the release of Ubuntu 12.04, Mark has exploded a bomb which is making everyone talk about Ubuntu. This time its HUD in the spot-light. Both sides, those against the idea of messing up with Ubuntu UI and those who support it are trying to [...]

Ubuntu’s HUD: Why It’s A Great Idea

Let’s have a look at Unity Heads-Up Display (HUD). By now, I’m sure most readers will have seen the screenshot of HUD and the old Machintosh, and some may have read or heard the expression WIMP for the first time. And you’ve most likely read at least one article under headings such as Ubuntu replaces [...]

Creating Your Own Distributable Ubuntu DVD (Relinux)

This article is about how to create a DVD image of your machine with the exact same software included on the disk. This can be done using a software called Relinux. Relinux is a fork of the recently discontinued Remastersys. 1 Preliminary Note The image created with Relinux can under no circumstances be greater than [...]

Bringing Ubuntu (GNOME) Classic To 12.04 LTS?

A discussion for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS has been ignited about bringing back an “Ubuntu Classic” option that would attempt to mimic the old GNOME 2.x experience. Meanwhile in the Fedora camp there is a discussion about a Unity desktop port to their distribution. While Ubuntu’s Unity interface has come a long way since it made [...]

Ubuntu swaps application menus for HUD control system

The Ubuntu operating system is to replace its application menus with a “head-up display” (HUD) box. Users control the HUD interface by typing in the command they want carried out. Developers of the Linux-based software say they will initially offer the HUD as an option, allowing users to “hide” their menu bars. They say that [...]

The Latest Ubuntu Interface: We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Menus!

Canonical’s Mark Shuttleworth is getting a lot of notice for a blog post he has up, that defends the Heads-Up Display (HUD) interface that the upcoming version 12.04 LTS version of Ubuntu will feature. Shuttleworth’s post characterizes the interface as a big new step for Ubuntu, and he offers a screenshot and a video illustrating [...]

Ubuntu readies new Unity

With Ubuntu 12.04 scheduled for release in April 2012, the Ubuntu developers have released a test version of Unity 5.0, the newest version of Ubuntu’s desktop interface. This release is still in development and not recommended for day-to-day use, but here are a few of the things you can expect if you decide to give [...]

Why Don’t Other Linux Distros Use Unity? A Few Thoughts

Last week I wrote about spinoffs of Ubuntu, noting that some of the once popular ones have now gone dormant. But later, I realized something else interesting: No Ubuntu variant — not a single one — uses Unity as its default desktop interface. Keep reading for some thoughts on why this might be, and what [...]