The Ubuntu Unity 21.10 “Impish Indri” Beta has now been released and can be downloaded from the Dark Penguin server The torrent will be updated soon. We have a brand new logo for Ubuntu Unity and a completely new Plymouth theme. The size footprint of the theme has been reduced. Besides bug fixes, we have made changes such as moving the Plymouth theme into a separate package from the Yaru-Unity7 theme. The Ubuntu Unity 21.10 artwork has been published here. Also, a few changes have been made to Unity7, such as the migration of the schemas from gnome-settings-daemon. You can also update from t ..read more

Ubuntu Unity 20.04.3 has been released (hurray! ). After installing this ISO, you’ll be able to easily update to newer versions of Ubuntu Unity (with the ‘Software Updater’ program) instead of having to reinstall the ISO every time. It has been rebuilt from scratch and a new ISO builder has been written and you can contribute to it at https://gitlab.com/ubuntu-unity/os. The scripts are pretty untidy though as it was supposed to be used only on my personal machine and the ISO builder was originally written only for myself to use it. It includes all the changes from Ubuntu Unity 21.04. Unlike li ..read more

Ubuntu Unity 21.04 “Hirsute Hippo” is now available and can be downloaded from ubuntuunity.org/download/. Please note that the ISO has been uploaded to DarkPenguin and will be uploaded to the other sources shortly. 21.04 Release Notes: 1. Version bump from 20.10 to 21.04. 2. Ubuntu Unity now uses Linux 5.11. 3. Includes a new Yaru-Unity7 theme and a new transparent launcher icon, designed by Muqtadir. 4. New Hirsute Hippo wallpapers, designed by Allan Carvalho. 5. A new plymouth theme has been introduced. 6. Bug fix – Fixed gnome-system-monitor (‘System Monitor’) (Issue 82). 7. Bug fix ..read more

Ubuntu Unity 21.04 “Hirsute Hippo” Release Candidate ISO is now available and can be downloaded from ubuntuunity.org/download/. Please note that currently the ISO is only uploaded to the DarkPenguin source (linux.darkpenguin.net/distros/ubuntu-unity/21.04/rc), and will be uploaded to other sources soon. This release contains the new Hirsute Hippo wallpapers designed by Allan Carvalho, a new Yaru-Unity7 theme and a new transparent launcher icon designed by Muqtadir. A new plymouth theme has been introduced and gnome-system-monitor (‘System Monitor’) and snaps work again. Also, the version numbe ..read more

We are delighted to announce that we are participating in another ‘Ubuntu Testing Week’ for the 21.04 release cycle, from April 1st to April 7th with other Ubuntu flavo(u)rs and remixes. Also, the beta ISO has been uploaded to the server provided to us by DarkPenguin. The testing session will happen for 7 days starting today, April 1st, but you are welcome to continue testing even after the conclusion of the Ubuntu Testing Week on April 7th. Please use the #UbuntuTestingWeek hashtag on social media to spread the word about the event and to encourage others to participate as well. You can downl ..read more

We are happy to announce that we are participating in another ‘Ubuntu Testing Week’ for the 21.04 release cycle, from April 1st to April 7th with other Ubuntu flavours and remixes. On April 1st, we will be releasing the Ubuntu Unity Remix 21.04 beta and the final release is on April 22nd, about a month from today’s announcement. The testing session will happen for 7 days starting April 1st, but you are welcome to begin now with dailies or continue testing even after the conclusion of the Ubuntu Testing Week on April 7th. Please use the #UbuntuTestingWeek hashtag on social media to spread the w ..read more

Ubuntu Unity 20.04.2 Focal Fossa is now available and can be downloaded from ubuntuunity.org/download/. 20.04.2 Release Notes: Version bump from 20.04.1 to 20.04.2. GRUB2 is now used in both BIOS and UEFI. Added compizconfig-settings-manager (CCSM) and many Compiz plugins and effects. Default theme changed to Arc-darker. Added Transmission. Included Yaru-Purple theme and icon theme for Unity by Neffscape. Added Numix-circle icon theme as an option, although Papirus remains the default. fixer has been included by default. Bug fix – Fixed issue of not being able to sign i ..read more

The first Ubuntu 21.04 “Hirsute Hippo” Testing Week starts today, December 31, 2020! Typically, there are two testing weeks during an Ubuntu Release Development cycle. The second Ubuntu 21.04 “Hirsute Hippo” Testing Week will be from March 4-11. Ubuntu Unity will be participating in the Ubuntu Testing Week. We would encourage the community to download the latest Ubuntu Unity 21.04 ISO, complete all the test cases in the Ubuntu Unity QA ISO Tracker, report bugs and provide feedback, besides testing the Ubuntu 21.04 Daily ISO. You can report any bugs or provide feedback at Ubuntu and U ..read more

Ubuntu Unity 20.10 is now available for Raspberry Pi 4B and 400. It should hopefully work on the the 3B and 3B+ as well (although Firefox might be a bit sluggish). Ubuntu Unity 20.10 for the Raspberry Pi provides a complete and cohesive desktop experience that can be used for basic desktop computing. amd64-arm is included in the ISO, which sets up an emulated Debian x86_64 (Stretch) environment. This would help you run common 64-bit (amd64) programs on your Raspberry Pi. Supported Raspberry Pi variants: Raspberry Pi 4B Raspberry Pi 3B+ (Untested, might be sluggish like 3B.) Raspberry Pi 3B (U ..read more

Ubuntu Unity 20.10 “Groovy Gorilla” is now available and can be downloaded from ubuntuunity.org/download/. Please note that the ISO has been uploaded to fosshost, FOSSTorrents and DarkPenguin, and will be uploaded to the other sources shortly. 20.10 Release Notes: 1. Version bump from 20.04.1 to 20.10. 2. The ISO now uses Kernel 5.8. 3. GRUB is now used in both BIOS and UEFI. 4. Added compizconfig-settings-manager (CCSM) and many Compiz plugins and effects. 5. Default theme changed to Arc-darker. 6. New default Groovy Gorilla wallpaper designed by Allan Carvalho and many new wallpaper opt ..read more