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Maybe it's just me but I can't find a single link from that Twitter account to an explanation of what is "Ubuntu Unity Remix". My first guess is that it's an U

by p4bl0 6y ago

Maybe it's just me but I can't find a single link from that Twitter account to an explanation of what is "Ubuntu Unity Remix". My first guess is that it's an Ubuntu fork with the Unity interface instead of the Gnome Shell. But the logo and icons on the Twitter page + the "Remix" inside the name suggest it may be an multimedia editing oriented distro?

reddotX 6y ago
it's just Ubuntu 20.04 with Unity7 https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-unity-remix-20-04/15968 https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-unity-remix-20-04/1596...
mikegioia 6y ago
I agree, and they have no homepage or anything either. Unity was (is) a desktop environment alternative to Gnome. It used to be the default in 16.x but Gnome became the default in 18.x. Remix is (I think) an updated, forked version of Unity that is now being maintained and advanced with the latest versions of Ubuntu. This is particularly exciting for me and other Unity lovers because I pretty much only use Unity as my DE. I have been manually installing it as a replacement for Gnome and this update is very exciting. I think Unity is a lot better.
- severino 6y ago
  Can you please elaborate a bit more on this "now being maintained and advanced with the latest versions of Ubuntu"? I mean, is it really different from the Unity version you can still find and install from the 20.04 official package repository? The problem I see with this is that you have to trust a binary distribution (not just the package, but the entire OS) bundled by a not well-known team. For me, it would be great if Unity could be maintained and developed just like any other desktop environment (i.e. XFCE) which is completely open source and you can get from your command line just apt'ing it in vanilla Ubuntu.
rlpb 6y ago
An Ubuntu "remix" was previously defined in the trademark policy: https://web.archive.org/web/20070429002528/http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/trademarkpolicy https://web.archive.org/web/20070429002528/http://www.ubuntu... I'm not sure about the current legal status of such use of the trademark, but I hope this explains what is usually meant by "Remix" in the context of Ubuntu. "We recognise and encourage the concept of a “remix.” Remixes are derived versions of Ubuntu, and it is intended that any software and hardware certifications will apply to a Remix. Therefore the changes from official Ubuntu product must be minimal to be permitted to use the Trademarks. These changes can include configuration changes through the existing Ubuntu configuration management tools, changes to artwork and graphical themes. and some variance in package selection. In general, a Remix can have applications from the Ubuntu archives added, or default applications removed, but removing or changing any infrastructure components (e.g., shared libraries or desktop components) will result in changes too large for the resulting product to be called by a Trademark. Note that if the nature of the product's divergence from Ubuntu changes, the Remix naming and Trademark use may no longer apply." "Therefore, if you are creating a derivative of Ubuntu, you may use the Trademarks in association with the software product provided: [some conditions]"

by p4bl0 6y ago

reddotX 6y ago

it's just Ubuntu 20.04 with Unity7 https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-unity-remix-20-04/15968 https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-unity-remix-20-04/1596...

mikegioia 6y ago

I agree, and they have no homepage or anything either. Unity was (is) a desktop environment alternative to Gnome. It used to be the default in 16.x but Gnome became the default in 18.x. Remix is (I think) an updated, forked version of Unity that is now being maintained and advanced with the latest versions of Ubuntu. This is particularly exciting for me and other Unity lovers because I pretty much only use Unity as my DE. I have been manually installing it as a replacement for Gnome and this update is very exciting. I think Unity is a lot better.

severino 6y ago
Can you please elaborate a bit more on this "now being maintained and advanced with the latest versions of Ubuntu"? I mean, is it really different from the Unity version you can still find and install from the 20.04 official package repository? The problem I see with this is that you have to trust a binary distribution (not just the package, but the entire OS) bundled by a not well-known team. For me, it would be great if Unity could be maintained and developed just like any other desktop environment (i.e. XFCE) which is completely open source and you can get from your command line just apt'ing it in vanilla Ubuntu.

rlpb 6y ago

An Ubuntu "remix" was previously defined in the trademark policy: https://web.archive.org/web/20070429002528/http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/trademarkpolicy https://web.archive.org/web/20070429002528/http://www.ubuntu... I'm not sure about the current legal status of such use of the trademark, but I hope this explains what is usually meant by "Remix" in the context of Ubuntu. "We recognise and encourage the concept of a “remix.” Remixes are derived versions of Ubuntu, and it is intended that any software and hardware certifications will apply to a Remix. Therefore the changes from official Ubuntu product must be minimal to be permitted to use the Trademarks. These changes can include configuration changes through the existing Ubuntu configuration management tools, changes to artwork and graphical themes. and some variance in package selection. In general, a Remix can have applications from the Ubuntu archives added, or default applications removed, but removing or changing any infrastructure components (e.g., shared libraries or desktop components) will result in changes too large for the resulting product to be called by a Trademark. Note that if the nature of the product's divergence from Ubuntu changes, the Remix naming and Trademark use may no longer apply." "Therefore, if you are creating a derivative of Ubuntu, you may use the Trademarks in association with the software product provided: [some conditions]"