Ubuntu 11.04 “Natty Narwhal” Surfaces
by Max Eddy | 11:41 am, April 28th
Today sees the release of Ubuntu 11.04, a popular flavor of the open source Linux operating system. The new version, called “Natty Narwhal,” contains numerous tweaks and changes, but the biggest change comes to the Unity user interface.
Originally developed for netbooks, Unity uses smaller screen real estate to the utmost. The refresh of the UI seen in version 11.04 breaks from the predecessors with a desktop version of Unity. Still retaining its smartphone-like usability, Unity is meant to bring greater ease of use and more polish to the desktop user experience. It’s also been bolstered with greater support for larger screens with the greater reliability and power that desktop users would expect.
Unity appears much the same as it did in previous versions — dock-like launcher to the left, menus along the top — but there are some important changes.
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