Unity Desktop Environment
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Unity is a shell interface for the Gnome desktop environment developed by Canonical Ltd for its Ubuntu operating system. It is designed to make more efficient use of space given the limited screen size of netbooks.
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- Free • Open Source
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Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Platforms
- Linux
Discontinued
In April 2017 Canonical discontinued Unity in favour of Ubuntu 18.04 using GNOME: https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/04/05/growing-ubuntu-for-cloud-and-iot-rather-than-phone-and-convergence/ . UBports team forked the Unity 8 repository and continued the development with the name 
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Was one of the best DEs with its universal search, Head-Up Display (HUD), and speed, today thankfully present in Ubuntu Mate edition.
Half-backed desktop, logs of bugs, devs have no clue how to fix and leave them like that for years (ie issue with 'save as' file picker that opens behind apps). Also A LOT of things are hard-coded. Avoid like a plague , good idea but due to incompetent devs you have this .. crap.
Unity...
Now, it is being abanded by Canonical (Ubuntu's creators). Future Ubuntu versions will ship with the Gnome desktop. This has some other elements to it:
Sorry, for posting here, but how do I create a new post? I need to ask for advice re: word processors, but I can't find a way to create a new post.
Once you are logged into your alternativeto.net account, use the search function (top right) to find the app you are interested in, e.g. "Libre Office". You will then be taken to the page of the app you are interested in. Three tabs are present under the description of the app: Alternatives (which you will be on by default), Comments and Reviews. My guess is you should click on Comment. Then on the right there should be a button called "Post a Comment".
Thanks for the helpful review, something I've been a bit passionate about myself. I used to use Ubuntu until the Unity interface came along. I moved to
elementary OS (realizing it's an Ubuntu derivative too) shortly afterward, which reflected the type of uncluttered desktop I always wanted (a more Mac-like workspace really). I hope the move back to Gnome will mark a return to a less cluttered workspace as well.
Perfect for laptops! The interface uses screen sizes brilliantly!
It's the worst user interface I have ever seen.
OK Unity looks like a rip-off of OS X dockbar (except that it's on the left) and the one global menu implementation is just so poor I switched to Kubuntu. I just saw the HUD demo that they're about to release in v12.04 LTS and almost puked.
But it's a free GNU/GPL software, so if you have the time, just fork it.
I don't agree - the OS X dockbar behaves differently. I have CairoDock which I modified into what feels like the OS X dockbar with a few extra features. OS X dockbar and panel displays more info to the user at once, without having to mouse-over things to see extra menus or buttons.
I agree that it sucks as a UI, though.