Ubuntu Unity is a flavor of Ubuntu featuring the Unity7 desktop environment (the default desktop environment used by Ubuntu from 2010-2017).
Unity is a desktop platform, based on technologies such as Nux, GTK+ and Compiz. It is actively developed and maintained, with releases of Unity7 every year. Unity7 has elements such as the heads-up display (HUD) and the Global Menu, helping with your productivity. It has a modern-looking user interface, but with an elegant, traditional workflow.
| Working state: | Active |
| Desktop: | Unity |
| Init Software: | systemd |
| Package Management: | APT, Snap |
| Release Model: | Fixed |
| Platforms: | x86_64 |
| Home Page: | ubuntuunity.org |
| Developer: | Rudra Saraswat and contributors |
| This article is part of our Big List of Active Linux Distros which is currently under development. |
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| A distro provides the user with a desktop environment, preloaded applications, and ways to update and maintain the system. Each distro makes different choices, deciding which open source projects to install and provides custom written programs. They can have different philosophies. Some distros are intended for desktop computers, some for servers without a graphical interface, and others for special uses. Because Linux is an open source operating system, combinations of software vary between Linux distros. |
I’ve tried to like Unity but it was never my cup of tea.