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Ubuntu Unity 7 on 16.04 Xenial - soupbowl - 12-02-2017
On a bored Saturday afternoon I decided to give Ubuntu Unity a try, since I hear so much about people successfully running KDE on this beauty.
sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop unity
Verdict so far - not bad! I wasn't expecting anything brilliant, and was pleasantly surprised to see that while it struggles with UI elements, actual operation works pretty damn well.
Problems I've encountered:
* Takes a long long time to transition from login to desktop environment.
* Need to disable Ubuntu mouse adjustments, otherwise you literally cannot use the touchpad.
* HUD doesn't seem to work.
* Opening Dash takes a while, and animations are sluggish.
But it's all worth it for that beautiful, streamlined and seamless experience offered by Unity 7. Gives me a chance to make the most of it before it's fully deprecated!
With this guide, you can also change lightdm to Ubuntu style.
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RE: Ubuntu Unity 7 on 16.04 Xenial - Luke - 12-03-2017
update to 0.7.19 and try enabling DRM + Mali - I'm curious how the performance will be.
RE: Ubuntu Unity 7 on 16.04 Xenial - soupbowl - 12-03-2017
(12-03-2017, 10:25 AM)Luke Wrote: update to 0.7.19 and try enabling DRM + Mali - I'm curious how the performance will be.Good idea! When I next get a free moment I'll try that out. Do you know if there's a 16.04 PPA for Unity 7 builds or does it need to be compiled?
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