Ubuntu Unity is dead: Desktop will switch back to GNOME next year

Posted by BernardSwiss on Apr 9, 2017 11:31 AM EDT
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Six years after making Unity the default user interface on Ubuntu desktops, Canonical is giving up on the project and will switch the default Ubuntu desktop back to GNOME next year. Canonical is also ending development of Ubuntu software for phones and tablets, spelling doom for the goal of creating a converged experience with phones acting as desktops when docked with the right equipment.

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