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Check out what's new in Ubuntu Unity 22.04 LTS and see where to download the distro.
Ubuntu Unity is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, using the Unity interface in place
of the GNOME Shell used by Ubuntu.
The first initial release was version 20.04 LTS – Focal Fossa on May 7, 2020.
Prior to the initial release, it had two tentative names: Unubuntu and Ubuntu Unity Remix.
Now the Ubuntu Unity team has released the 22.04 LTS version of their distribution.
Check out what's new in Ubuntu Unity 22.04 LTS
April 21st was the day the Jammy Jellyfish family had to arrive, and it's happening.
While there are still several flavors to publish your release notes for, all of them can be
downloaded from cdimage.ubuntu.com.
What cannot be downloaded from there are the “Remixes”, that is, the Ubuntu flavors
that are currently intended to become official, but are not.
The first of these to announce its release was Ubuntu Unity 22.04, developed by young
Canonical member Rudra Saraswat.
Saraswat is also responsible for other software for Ubuntu, such as Ubuntu Web or Gamebuntu,
so he's expected to make another announcement today or over the weekend.
Anyway, the first thing that was announced is Ubuntu Unity 22.04, of which I would point
out that it included support for flatpak packages and the standard Flathub repository.
The release notes for this release don't include much detail, so without time to download and
test the ISO, we can't check out some details.
That said, here's what's new in Ubuntu Unity:
Supported until…
it doesn't say, but it is expected to be supported for at least two years, until Ubuntu 24.04
is released.
The normal would be three years, until April 2025.
Firefox as snap by default, a forced move as the “DEB” version will not be included
in any official repository.
The following replacements for standard applications have been made to make them better in the
Unity interface: Lectern's document viewer; Pluma's text editor; VLC video player; The
EOM image viewer; The system monitor by MATE System Monitor;
ISO no longer separates BIOS and UEFI, so the same ISO can be used in both cases.
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Experience Ubuntu Unity 22.04 LTS With These New Features
A list of new features and packages in Ubuntu Unity 22.04 LTS that brings the curated Unity
desktop.
Ubuntu Unity is an unofficial flavour of Ubuntu that features the Unity desktop environment.
The Unity desktop environment was created by Canonical a decade back and then abandoned
since the Ubuntu 18.04 “Bionic Beaver” release in favour of the GNOME desktop.
With the release of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, the small team of Ubuntu Unity released the Ubuntu
Unity 22.04 LTS Linux distribution.
Ubuntu Unity 22.04 LTS – New Features Leaving the history aside, the Ubuntu Unity
22.04 LTS brings the Unity7 desktop environment with additional changes aligning with the
Jammy Jellyfish release.
At the core, this release brings underlying packages of Ubuntu base with Linux Kernel
5.15.
The Linux Kernel 5.15 supports all mainstream GPU, CPU and other hardware lineups, giving
you the freedom to use this distribution in your hardware.
In addition, with this release, you get the main attraction of the Unity desktop, which
is the Global HUD for searching applications and a global menu for all apps.
Perhaps, many liked Unity because of its Global HUD (launches via META key), a single entry
point for searching, launching or doing anything you want.
Much of it is like KRunner of KDE Plasma.
Plus, the Global menu makes applications look nice and saves precious screen space.
However, the team also brings the customised Yaru theme for Unity desktop with light and
dark flavour.
On top of that, the application list is a little different, which features various applications
for basic usage than the base Ubuntu GNOME version.
Some of them are – Nemo file manager instead of Files from GNOME and Pluma text editor
from the MATE desktop package.
Besides, it is wise not to include Nautilus/Files because of all the GTK4 and libadwaita porting
work.
It would have been too much work for the Unity desktop, where other solutions can efficiently
work fine.
Furthermore, installing and removing software becomes easy with GNOME Software 41.5 in Ubuntu
Unity 22.04 LTS.
Although it’s a GNOME 41+ series app, it looks lovely under Unity desktop looks.
But it doesn’t have a global menu because the Software design principle itself doesn’t
have a traditional file menu bar.
Look and Feel But that’s not all.
Unity desktop gives you plenty of customisation options with Appearance settings to choose
the base theme, launcher icon size and position and other essential settings for Unity desktop.
For further configuration, you get the Unity Tweak tool pre-loaded, which gives you more
additional options to make your desktop as you want it to be.
Finally, a charming set of wallpaper featuring the official mascot of Jammy Jellyfish graces
the entire Unity desktop experience in this release.
Summary and Download Here’s the combination of applications in
the Ubuntu Unity 22.04 release to summarise the release.
Based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish Linux Kernel 5.15
Unity Version 7.5.1 Flatpak and Flathub as a default installation
Nemo File Manager 5.2.4 Atril Document Viewer 1.26
Pluma Text Editor 1.26 VLC Media Player 3.0.16
EOM (Eye of MATE) Image viewer 1.26 MATE System Monitor
Firefox 99 (Snap) LibreOffice 7.3.2.2
Unity Tweak Tool Finally, you can download the official ISO
from the below link if you want to give it for a spin to relive the good old’ Unity
days.
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