installing unity8

[ventrical]

Currently installing unity8 on desktop. Just have to check this out

sudo apt-get install unity8

[ventrical]

It installed a variety of files. No show stoppers. Looks like normal unity , except faster. Actually I am not even sure if Unity 8 is running. Will look see.

[ventrical]

So far..

ventrical@ventrical-desktop:~$ unity --version
unity 7.1.2
ventrical@ventrical-desktop:~$

[deadflowr]

Run the two commands at the end of this article.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/08/u...-13-10-arrives

those would be the export command and the unity8 -mousetouch command.

Then when the window opens, simply click on it, it should load you as guest(me thinks).

[ventrical]

Yep ... there it is lol

[ventrical]

Run the two commands at the end of this article.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/08/u...-13-10-arrives

those would be the export command and the unity8 -mousetouch command.

Then when the window opens, simply click on it, it should load you as guest(me thinks).

It says to just run 'unity8' in terminal.. and I did and got the phone

Thanks .. I'll look at your method also.

[ventrical]

Some of the apps are already working Actually it works like a little mini Unity 2D thingy. Now if they can get this effect on a tablet emulator that will be a real accomplishment (probably already have) and seeing that they have come so far, so fast .. it's looking good !

[grahammechanical]

For the record there is a Unity 8 Shell in the Trusty software centre that does it for us. Unity 8 shell sits on top of Unity 7. Anyway, Unity 7 is not replaced. This might be the sort of thing available in 14.04 for those who choose it. Remember, anything looking like a phone app will have swipe gestures from the side and top and bottom.

The Dash gives a system setting with an icon like a blank page. That loads the systems settings for the phone.

Regards.

[ventrical]

After experimenting a little bit with this new app I was able to expand it and make it look like an android tablet and behave like an iPad using mouse and key.

Regards..

[ventrical]

After experimenting a little bit with this new app I was able to expand it and make it look like an android tablet and behave like an iPad using mouse and key.

Regards..

Running unity8 in Mir will nto give me a mouse... but it looks nice and is responsive to mouse movement swipes .. but nothing like my last test. btw .. I can log on from lightdm.