Interface Improvements
Unity keeps evolving, much to the annoyance of some. If you’re like me though, you’ll enjoy the changes.
The menu button moved from the top bar to the dock. Click the button and you’ll see a similar starting point as before, but the application menu is a huge improvement:
As you can see, it’s possible to
browse applications in a menu-like structure.
The “lenses” that previously took up space on the dock moved to the bottom of the main menu. Click them and you can browse just as before.
Another big improvement is the settings window:
This single interface controls all settings, meaning you no longer need to jump from program to program in order to find the setting you’re looking for. You can find a link to this window in the new top-right panel menu:
The Ubuntu Software Center continues to evolve; it looks and runs better than before:
You will, no doubt, find many other changes over Ubuntu 11.04 in 11.10; too many to count. Read Ubuntu’s release notes for more information.
Unity 2D
Don’t have a 3D graphics card? You won’t miss out on Unity. A new, 2D version of Unity works on pretty much any computer on earth, and will open by default on systems that can’t run Unity.
Of course, this means that Gnome classic isn’t available by default. Don’t worry, you can install Gnome classic easily, at least for now.
Get Ubuntu 11.10
Ready to start? Head over to Ubuntu.com to start downloading. You will find easy instructions regardless of your setup.
What do you think of the new Ubuntu? Please leave your comments below, even if they just consist of Unity hatred. We love hearing from all of you.
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