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| The wiki documentation is targeting technical users, if you want to get an overview of unity you might be interested ready those: | The wiki documentation is targeting technical users, if you want to get an overview of Unity you might be interested ready those: |
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| * [[Unity/Bitesize|Unity Bitesize Bugs]] - A great place for new hackers to contribute improvements and fixes. * [[Unity/CodingStyle|Coding Style Guidelines]] * [[Unity/LauncherAPI|Launcher Integration]] - For application developers that want to add progress bars and other "overlays" onto their icon in the Unity Launcher |
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| ||<style="background:Orange">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. || | * How to make a [[Unity/InstallUSBKey|persistent USB Key]] for Unity Testing. ||<style="background:Orange">Note: This software is alpha. We recommend not trying this on a production machine, make a dedicated USB stick (see above)|| |
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| * It's normal that clicking on the Ubuntu button does nothing. * The session to log in in GDM is now "Ubuntu Desktop" |
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| Unity is available in Natty . | Unity is the default interface in Natty. You have two sessions in GDM: * Ubuntu Desktop Edition (which has Unity by default) * Ubuntu Classic Desktop (which run the previous Ubuntu interface) [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity/InstallationGuideFromSource|Building Unity from Source]] - For developers == How and where to file bugs == === Crash bugs === For Alpha 1, the most valuable bug reports are crash reports. After installing, enable apport: edit /etc/default/apport, set enabled=1 and restart you computer. Once activated the system should detect crashes and prompt you to report those. === Non crash bugs === The best way to log a bug is to use this command: |
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| sudo apt-get install unity | ubuntu-bug unity |
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| 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! | It will collect the required details and send you to launchpad to write your bug description. |
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| * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity/InstallationGuideFromSource|Building Unity from Source]] - For developers | (If you build Unity from source or want to open a bug without using ubuntu-bug please follow [[UnityFilingBugs|this guide]]) |
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| == On Maverick (10.10) == | |
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| There is no backported version of the new Unity in maverick but you can built it from source as described in the natty section | == How to Contribute to Unity == http://unity.ubuntu.com/getinvolved/ has instructions on how to get the code and hack on it. |
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Unity
The wiki documentation is targeting technical users, if you want to get an overview of Unity you might be interested ready those:
Unity Bitesize Bugs - A great place for new hackers to contribute improvements and fixes.
Launcher Integration - For application developers that want to add progress bars and other "overlays" onto their icon in the Unity Launcher
How to test Unity 3.0 (compiz based)
This section documents how you can try out Unity 3.0 on your Ubuntu system.
How to make a persistent USB Key for Unity Testing.
Note: This software is alpha. We recommend not trying this on a production machine, make a dedicated USB stick (see above) |
Limitations and Tips
- This version of Unity does NOT have Places or the Dash, these will come back for Alpha 2.
- For now, be sure to use Humanity or Humanity-Dark icon themes. Others will cause Unity 3.0 alpha to crash.
Natty
Unity is the default interface in Natty. You have two sessions in GDM:
- Ubuntu Desktop Edition (which has Unity by default)
- Ubuntu Classic Desktop (which run the previous Ubuntu interface)
Building Unity from Source - For developers
How and where to file bugs
Crash bugs
For Alpha 1, the most valuable bug reports are crash reports.
After installing, enable apport: edit /etc/default/apport, set enabled=1 and restart you computer. Once activated the system should detect crashes and prompt you to report those.
Non crash bugs
The best way to log a bug is to use this command:
ubuntu-bug unity
It will collect the required details and send you to launchpad to write your bug description.
(If you build Unity from source or want to open a bug without using ubuntu-bug please follow this guide)
How to Contribute to Unity
http://unity.ubuntu.com/getinvolved/ has instructions on how to get the code and hack on it.
Support
Please consult the Hardware Requirements for Unity.
To report bugs: see UnityFilingBugs
Unity (last edited 2014-01-21 18:49:47 by 3v1n0)