The developers of the project ubuntu unity , developing the unofficial edition of Ubuntu Linux with the desktop Unity, published release unity 7.6.0 , which is noted as the first significant release for for 6 years after the termination of the development of the shell by Canonical. The Unity 7 shell is based on the GTK library and is optimized for an effective vertical space used on the desktop. Code is distributed under the GPLV3 license. Ready -made packages formed for ubuntu 04.22.
The last significant release of Unity 7 was published in May 2016, after which only errors were added to the branch. In Ubuntu 16.10 and 17.04, in addition to Unity 7, the Unity 8 shell was included in the QT5 library and the MIR server. Initially, Canonical planned to replace the Unity 7 shell using GTK and GNOME technologies with Unity 8, but the plans have changed in Ubuntu 17.10 a return to the standard GNOME with the Ubuntu Dock panel, and the development of Unity 8 was discontinued.
The development of Unity 8 picked up the Ubports project, which develops its Fork under the name Lomiri. Until recently, the Unity 7 shell remained abandoned, but in 2020 it was again in demand after the creation of the new unofficial version of the Ubuntu – Ubuntu Unity. Distribution Ubuntu Unity develops rudra saraswat , Twelve-year-old teenage from India.
Among the changes added to Unity 7.6.0:
- The design of the application launch panel (DASH) and the pop-up fast search interface HUD (Heads-Up Display). Redesigned_dash.png “>
- The transition to a flatter appearance is made, but with the preservation of blurred effects.
- redistributed design of the elements of the side panel menu and pop -up hints.
- Improved work in Low-Graphics mode, in which, if it is impossible to use native video drivers, the Vesa driver is turned on.
- increased productivity of the dash.
- Memory consumption is slightly reduced. As for the Ubuntu Unity 22.04 distribution, its environment on the basis of Unity 7 consumes about 700-800 MB.
