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= How to test Unity 2.0 =

== On Maverick (10.10) ==

=== on UNE edition ===

Unity is the default UI for Ubuntu Netbook Edition on 10.10. The easiest way to test it is to install the Netbook Edition of the 10.10 development cycle from the daily built iso [[http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-netbook/daily-live/current/|available here]] or use [[https://edge.launchpad.net/testdrive|testdrive]].

=== with a standard ubuntu-desktop edition ===

 1. Run just `sudo apt-get install ubuntu-netbook`
 1. This will add in GDM a "Ubuntu Netbook Edition" menu option when you click on your username. Select it and login to get the Unity interface.

== on lucid (10.04 LTS) ==

Unity is primarily built for maverick (10.10), but we are conscious that some people want to test it on lucid. For those, we have setup a PPA and backport unity component to lucid.

||<style="background:Peru">Note: The Unity PPA brings in some lower level components that we need like a new GTK and some new libraries. You should be comfortable with being able to downgrade multiple packages if you want to go back to a stable Lucid, otherwise we recommend a virtualization tool like [[http://launchpad.net/testdrive|testdrive]] to test Unity.||

 1. If you are on Lucid, load a terminal and run `sudo add-apt-repository ppa:canonical-dx-team/une` and `sudo apt-get update`.
 1. Run `sudo apt-get install ubuntu-netbook-unity-default-settings`.
 1. Logout and choose in GDM your "Ubuntu Unity Netbook Edition" menu option when you click on your username

== How can I get the old Lucid (10.04) interface back on Maverick (10.10)? ==

How can I restore the old 10.04 interface in UNE Maverick?
The section above just explains the opposite way (running 10.04 with the 10.10 Unity interface).

== is there a difference from the maverick version? ==

Apart from the fact we have a different session name "Unity" instead of "UNE" and a fake metapackage "ubuntu-netbook-unity-default-settings", the behavior is the same. The only other difference is that you still can have netbook-launcher (the 10.04 LTS UNE interface) in a parallel install than Unity.

Unity

The wiki documentation is targeting technical users, you want to get an overview of unity you might be interested ready those

How to test Unity 3.0 (compiz based)

This section documents how you can try out Unity 3.0 on your Ubuntu system.

Note: This software is pre-alpha. You should be comfortable with being able to downgrade multiple packages if you want to go back to a stable desktop, otherwise we recommend not trying this on a production machine. Alpha 1 will have a more stable version.

Limitations and Tips

  • This version of Unity does NOT have Places or the Dash, these will come back for Alpha 2.
  • It's normal that clicking on the Ubuntu button does nothing.
  • The session to log in in GDM is now "Ubuntu Desktop"
  • For now, be sure to use Humanity or Humanity-Dark icon themes. Others will cause Unity 3.0 alpha to crash.

Natty

Unity is available in Natty . 

sudo apt-get install unity

Then restart Compiz or log out and log back into your desktop session. Finally start CompizConfig Settings Manager (/usr/bin/ccsm) and then search for and enable the Unity plugin!

On Maverick (10.10)

There is no backported version of the new Unity in maverick but you can built it from source as described in the natty section

Support

Measuring Power Consumption

It's important to ensure that we're power efficient. We recommend that you also install Powertop and run it in a terminal to gather information.

Powertop Homepage

http://www.lesswatts.org/projects/powertop/

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