Linuxslaves.com - As most of you may already know, Unity has been the default Ubuntu desktop environment for 5 years since 11.04 Natty Narwhalup to 16.10 Yakkety Yak. Sadly, Cannonical dropped Unity and back to GNOME as the default desktop.
If you are a big fan of Unity, you can install it in Ubuntu 18.10 which is codenamed as Cosmic Cuttlefish and will be released on 18th October 2018.
If you are a big fan of Unity, you can install it in Ubuntu 18.10 which is codenamed as Cosmic Cuttlefish and will be released on 18th October 2018.
Please note, 18.10 is a short-term release. It will be supported for 9 months only. If you want long-term support, go with 18.04.
Install Unity 7 on Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish
Although the 18.10 comes with slightly customized version of GNOME to match Unity in looks, a new Communitheme that recently named Yaru as the default theme, it's still GNOME.
I don't really hate GNOME, it's just not for me.
Well, installing Unity desktop in Ubuntu GNOME is quite easy. Thanks to the maintainers team for keeping Unity 7 alive!.
FYI, GNOME 3.30 is still there. So you can use it in the same machine.
Step 1 - Open terminal via app launcher or simply press Ctrl+Alt+T and run the following commands :
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ubuntu-unity-desktopStep 2 - You'll be asked whether you want to switch to the LightDM (a default display manager for the Unity) during the installation process as shown :
So just use the arrow key to select your preferred one.
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Step 3 - Reboot the PC once the installation is complete.
Switch to Unity desktop in GNOME
At the Ubuntu login screen :
- Click the gear icon (for those who use GDM) or Ubuntu icon (for those who use LightDM)
- Select Unity (Default)
- Enter your password and log back in
- Enjoy the good old Unity desktop!
These were all how to switch from GNOME to Unity in Ubuntu 18.10. I would advise to keep GNOME since some Unity components also use GNOME. Deleting them completely may have adverse effects. Thank you!.