I have removed the Unity DE using this command:
Code:
sudo apt-get remove unity unity-2d-places unity-2d unity-2d-panel unity-2d-spread unity-asset-pool unity-services unity-lens-files unity-lens-music unity-lens-applications gir1.2-unity-4.0 unity-common indicator-sound indicator-power indicator-appmenu libindicator7 indicator-application evolution-indicator indicator-datetime indicator-mess
Hi,
I'm trying to remove unity from a ubuntu desktop, and later install MATE.
I tried to remove the following packages:
For 11.10
(per http://askubuntu.com/questions/6302/...u-remove-unity)
Code:
sudo apt-get remove unity unity-2d-places unity-2d unity-2d-panel unity-2d-spread unity-asset-pool unity-services unity-lens-files unity-lens-music unity-lens-applications gir1.2-unity-4.0 unity-
Unity Launcher Toggle is an Ubuntu application indicator for toggling the Unity launcher mode (fixed or autohide). The programming language used is Python.
Install Unity Launcher Toggle indicator:
Unity Launcher Toggle tarball is available at launchpad.net
For now, ppa:napdivad/ppa provides package of the indicator for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise.
Ubuntu 12.04 has already received first post release Unity update and its only second week since final Ubuntu 12.04 was released.
This release, specifically Unity 5.12 brings numerous fixes and optimizations including improved HUD and multi-monitor support, compiz fixes, dash improvements, music/video lens fixes and many more.
To upgrade, run update manager from sessi
Unity 5.8 has landed into Ubuntu 12.04 with new features and fixes.
The Ubuntu logo in the top left corner is not for Expose anymore, and it now triggers the Unity launcher which comes with 2 tabs: one for the applications - which you can see in the screenshot above, and another tab for files grouped by day and by type, using the power of Zeitgeist
I've got Ubuntu 12.04.1, but Unity is still in the 5.14 version. I have a problem with the launcher tooltips, but it got fixed in Unity 5.16. How can I update it?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit and it was all fine until last week. Now, there are several problems that I'm encountering:
I cannot change my desktop background.
Application lens is installed, but no applications are shown in the dash.
Following are the things I've tried:
Installing unity-place-applications and unity-place-files.
My friend has a really slow 2 yr old Toshiba netbook with 1GB of RAM. She is annoyed how slow Windows Starter runs on it so I suggested switching to Ubuntu. Since 12.10 is due in a few days, I'm not sure if we should wait before installing Ubuntu or if we should install it now in order to use Unity 2D.