From 2971f96f2e8118489834368aff24b34a03d2ff61 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lkxed Date: Mon, 2 May 2022 19:04:54 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?[=E6=89=8B=E5=8A=A8=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98][news]:?= =?UTF-8?q?=2020220502=20Ubuntu=E2=80=99s=20Unity=20Desktop=20Still=20Live?= =?UTF-8?q?s-=20Version=207.6=20is=20Available=20for=20Testing=20After=206?= =?UTF-8?q?=20Years.md?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- ....6 is Available for Testing After 6 Years.md | 84 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 84 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/news/20220502 Ubuntu’s Unity Desktop Still Lives- Version 7.6 is Available for Testing After 6 Years.md diff --git a/sources/news/20220502 Ubuntu’s Unity Desktop Still Lives- Version 7.6 is Available for Testing After 6 Years.md b/sources/news/20220502 Ubuntu’s Unity Desktop Still Lives- Version 7.6 is Available for Testing After 6 Years.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..f26e717ba3 --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/news/20220502 Ubuntu’s Unity Desktop Still Lives- Version 7.6 is Available for Testing After 6 Years.md @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +[#]: subject: "Ubuntu’s Unity Desktop Still Lives: Version 7.6 is Available for Testing After 6 Years" +[#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/unity-7-6-testing/" +[#]: author: "Ankush Das https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/" +[#]: collector: "lkxed" +[#]: translator: " " +[#]: reviewer: " " +[#]: publisher: " " +[#]: url: " " + +Ubuntu’s Unity Desktop Still Lives: Version 7.6 is Available for Testing After 6 Years +====== +While Canonical no longer maintains it, Ubuntu Unity’s developer has taken up the task with a major upgrade (currently for testing). + +![unity 7.6][1] + +Before you get too excited, you should know that Canonical is not coming back to maintain Unity desktop. + +Thanks to the developer of the Ubuntu Unity distribution (*Rudra Saraswat*), we get to see an update to the Unity desktop environment after six long years. + +In case you did not know, [Ubuntu Unity][2] is a community project that utilizes the Unity interface instead of GNOME. So, yes, if you wanted to use Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with Unity desktop, [Ubuntu Unity][2] is your friend. + +Initially, it simply offered the Unity experience with a few tweaks. But, now, **Unity 7.6** looks to be getting some improvements and visual changes to the interface. + +Here’s what you should know about it: + +### Unity 7.6: What’s New? + +**Note**: Unity 7.6 is out for public testing and should not be a replacement for other desktop environments. + +It is not just about the user-facing side, but there have been development efforts to help contributors conveniently help with Unity7’s development. + +Some refinements include: + +#### User Interface Changes + +![unity desktop][3] + +The dash launcher (app launcher) and HUD have been redesigned for a modern/slick look. + +Overall, the design is now much flatter but retains the good-old system-wide blur effect. The dock’s menu and tooltips also received some refreshed modern look. + +There are some subtle visual improvements like ‘Empty Trash’ button in the dock using Nemo instead of Nautilus and fixing the app info and ratings in dash preview. + +#### Performance Improvements + +![unity desktop][4] + +The RAM usage in Unity7 is lower with the latest update. And, you can notice the RAM usage with Ubuntu Unity 22.04 is significantly lower to about 700-800 MB. + +Furthermore, the low graphics mode works much better now, making the dash faster than ever. + +#### Other Changes + +The Unity7’s shell source code has been migrated entirely to [GitLab][5]. The standalone testing Unity7 launcher has been fixed, and the buggy tests have been disabled, improving the build time (making it much shorter). + +The release notes say that these changes should help Unity7 contributors. + +### Testing Unity 7.6 + +You can follow the instructions mentioned in the [official testing announcement][6] to compile it and try it for yourself. You can also head to its official website to explore more. + +In either case, you can wait for an update to Ubuntu Unity 22.04, if you would rather not add the testing PPA yet. + +*What do you think about this refreshment to the Unity desktop environment? Do you like it? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.* + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://news.itsfoss.com/unity-7-6-testing/ + +作者：[Ankush Das][a] +选题：[lkxed][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/ +[b]: https://github.com/lkxed +[1]: https://news.itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/unity-7-6-release.jpg +[2]: https://ubuntuunity.org/ +[3]: https://news.itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/unity-7-6.jpg +[4]: https://news.itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/neofetch-unity-7-6.png +[5]: https://gitlab.com/ubuntu-unity +[6]: https://unity.ubuntuunity.org/blog/unity-7.6/