Unity to be included as part of the default desktop installation

[cariboo]

Merged two threads on the same subject.

[Morbius1]

As nlsthzn suggested it's already been decided: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/10/u...fault-desktop/

The transformation is now complete. The personal computer has been transformed into an appliance. Gnome and KDE were headed there anyway so why not just leapfrog them both.

[nlsthzn]

Unity is a stand-in until GNOME 3.

No, it would seem Unity is now going to be used instead of Gnome 3...

[NCLI]

What do you mean? To quote Jono Bacon:

What Jono says is true, but Unity will still be a competitor to GNOME Shell, even though it relies on the GNOME stack. Hopefully both teams can push each other to create even better products.

As nlsthzn suggested it's already been decided: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/10/u...fault-desktop/

The transformation is now complete. The personal computer has been transformed into an appliance. Gnome and KDE were headed there anyway so why not just leapfrog them both.

Yep, looks like it. Unity for 11.04 Desktop Edition, people! Could a mod please rename the thread?

I don't think it will really transform the desktop version much, since I fully expect it to be a very customized version of Unity, possibly with only the Launcher and top panel, keeping the GNOME desktop with shortcuts and everything.

Also, if it isn't themeable, I'll be disappointed.

BTW, it looks like most people overlooked some good news:

Another key focus is performance; we have already started porting Unity from mutter to Compiz and the initial work is much faster, most notably on hardware that has traditionally had the most trouble from bug reports. Quality meets design meets performance. Together as a community we can make this rock.

It will be based on COMPIZ, and thus fully compatible with the existing plugins, keeping it alive despite GNOME Shell's efforts to kill it off

[Oxwivi]

WHEE! So it's been decided! Can't wait to try it!

[nlsthzn]

I was under the impression you had?

Still had a LONG way to go...

[Lucradia]

I prefer Gnome 2.xx.

+1.

I think I'm going to Xubuntu with Natty.

[NCLI]

I was under the impression you had?

Still had a LONG way to go...

Most of us have tried the netbook edition, so I think he means that he's looking forward to trying the Desktop Edition

+1.

I think I'm going to Xubuntu with Natty.

I'm sure Gnome 2.XX will still be in the repos, so no need to do that unless you prefer XFCE

[Lucradia]

I'm sure Gnome 2.XX will still be in the repos, so no need to do that

Well, if I want to record 3D video games better, Xubuntu may as well be my choice, without compositing on, but with 3D Drivers.

[magneze]

This could be a brilliant idea assuming that the Unity released with 11.04 is better than the version released in 10.10. The 10.10 version is buggy and very very slow.