Today is a very good day for Ubuntu Linux fans, because Canonical has just released the brand new Natty Narwhal (11.04) version of its very popular Ubuntu distribution.
New Ubuntu introduces a common desktop environment for both desktop and netbook computers called Unity. It replaces the Gnome desktop and is very functional on limited netbook screens. It also provides very good-looking program menu, which reminds Android and iOS – it is useful, but requires some getting used to.
- Move your cursor to the left side of the screen to show the launcher ribbon.
- Click on the Ubuntu logo to display menu with apps, programs, documents and games.
- Type in the text box on the top to find the program or file you are looking for.
Classic GNOME desktop is still available, if your graphics card does not offer hardware acceleration (this might be the case in some virtual environments, like VMware server).
The new version can be downloaded from the official ubuntu website.