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Canonical
10 May 2010

Hello, Unity

Ubuntu Design

This is an early version of Unity, what will hopefully become the new interface for Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10:Unity comprises:A launcher that makes opening and switching between applications delightful.A panel where indicators behave uniformly.A view of your installed applications, with Ubuntu Software Center integration.A view of your ...


Canonical
10 May 2010

Unity, and Ubuntu Light

Ubuntu open source

A few months ago we took on the challenge of building a version of Ubuntu for the dual-boot, instant-on market. We wanted to be surfing the web in under 10 seconds, and give people a fantastic web experience. We also wanted it to be possible to upgrade from that limited usage model to a full ...


Matthew Paul Thomas
6 May 2010

A unified menu bar for Ubuntu Netbook Edition

Ubuntu Notes

Using a single menu bar at the top of the screen, instead of separate menu bars inside each window, seems like a pretty simple change. But it’s more complex than it appears, and we’ll need lots of help. ...


Mark Shuttleworth
3 May 2010

Window indicators

Ubuntu Design

“Windicators” are window indicators, on the right of the title bar, which follow the same pattern as the Ayatana indicators that Ubuntu uses on in the panel. ...


Canonical
29 April 2010

Reasons to celebrate 29th April 2010

Ubuntu Design

One of the first things I did when I joined Canonical just over a year ago was conduct some user research. The idea was to identify some broad areas that needed to be addressed and so I devised sessions that included topics like dealing with music and photos, browsing the Internet, chatting with friends, etc. ...


Canonical
28 April 2010

Ubuntu visual identity

Ubuntu Design

Drum roll please….After a *lot* of amazing effort from the Canonical design team I am pleased to announce that preliminary Ubuntu visual identity is online and available to all!.If you’ve never worked through such a process before the amount of work ...


Canonical
27 April 2010

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Desktop Edition: faster boot speed and a new design

Desktop News

Long-term support (LTS) version of popular desktop operating system generally available on 29 April Canonical announced today the upcoming release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Desktop Edition, the latest version of the popular Linux desktop distribution, which includes three years of support through free security and maintenance updates. It will b ...


Canonical
27 April 2010

When it comes to social networking what are you? Door, Mirror, Room?

Ubuntu Notes

Everyone belongs to one, two or more social networking sites. At Canonical, we wondered “What does social networking mean to people?” I set off to find out.  I went to people’s homes, sat with them at their computers, looked at the social networking sites they belong to, at their friends, and observed them using the ...


Mark Shuttleworth
27 April 2010

A global menu for Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition

Ubuntu Design

The Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition will use a single consolidated menu, displayed in the panel, rather than individual menus in each application window. ...


Canonical
27 April 2010

Canonical announces strong ISV and open source ecosystem support for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Desktop News

Canonical announces strong ISV and open source ecosystem support for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Canonical today revealed strong software vendor support for the upcoming Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Long-term Support) release for both server and desktop. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, to be released on 29 April 2010, will ship with hundreds of open source applications avai ...


Canonical
27 April 2010

Canonical’s Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Server Edition features the ideal deployment platform for Linux server workloads and cloud computing

Cloud and server News

Long-term support (LTS) version of popular server operating system generally available on 29 April Canonical today announced the upcoming release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Server Edition which includes extended security and maintenance updates free of charge to all users for five years (versus 18 months for a standard release). The third and la ...