Unity interface, seen here in no-longer-supported Ubuntu Netbook Edition.
Announcing Natty 11:04 Narwhal beta development in a press release, the Ubunturelease manager Kate Stewart introduces a new interface, said: "Unity is now the default Ubuntu desktop session is launching the Union has many new features, includingdrag and drop re-ordering. launcher icons, a full keyboard navigation support , launcheractivation via a keyboard shortcut, right-click context menu quick list and switch betweenrunning applications. "
As the marketing manager of Canonical's Gerry Carr said in a company blog recently:"The introduction of a new shell for Ubuntu means that we have a user interface thatworks just as good as any PC form factor and works on various underlying technologies.architectures including the general in netbook, notebook, desktop or whatever youchoose to run it on because it requires a separate version for netbooks deleted .. "
The point about the form factor mainly deals given the Union including multi-touch support, which potentially opens the way for Ubuntu to make a significant breakthroughin touchscreen devices. We're not holding our breath for a tablet version of Ubuntu, butthe emergence of touchscreen PCs alone warrants a feature to the core OS.
In addition to Unity, Natty Narwhal including Firefox 4.0, 3.3.2 LibreOffice, Banshee1.9.5 and kernel 2.6.38-7.39. You can try the beta version for yourself here, with final release scheduled for just a few weeks away (April 28). Or just wait for the APC DVDcover (and you can save bandwidth).
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