How To Install Unity In Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Netbooks

Application: Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10

To install Unity in Ubuntu 10.04, simply follow the following steps:

Open the terminal:

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:canonical-dx-team/une

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install unity

Log-off and choose Unity in the GDM sessions

Features: Many useful and interesting features. here is a list of what we noticed:

• A launcher and application switcher
  
• A panel where indicators behave uniformly.
• A view of your installed applications, with Ubuntu Software Center integration.
• A view of your files, with quick access to favorite folders, recent files, downloads, and simple browsing.
• A search field, enabling pervasive use of find-as-you-type search so you can find applications, files, and settings with a few keystrokes.
  

Tester Note: We do not recommend running Unity on 1GB RAM Netbooks. It will slow things for you. if you find alternatives to make it fast, ignore this note.

According to Mark Shuttleworth, he announced a version of Ubuntu for the dual-boot called Unity and a range of Light versions of Ubuntu, both netbook and desktop, that are optimised for dual-boot scenarios. These "Light" Ubuntu versions are optimized for the web.

The Unity interface will also be available for the Desktop, with a dual-boot for instant web access (known as Ubuntu Netbook Light and Ubuntu Desktop Light). However, Ubuntu Light for the Desktop will only be available for OEM's, and you won't be able to download Ubuntu Light from ubuntu.com.