Questions tagged [ubuntu-unity]

Ubuntu Unity is an official flavor of Ubuntu, using the Unity desktop environment. Use this tag for questions specific to this flavor.

Ubuntu Unity has been an official flavor of Ubuntu since 2022, using a developed version of the Unity 7 desktop environment originally present in Ubuntu 17.04 and earlier.

Unity was originally written as a plugin for Compiz (a compositing window manager for X Window System), which utilizes GPU hardware acceleration for desktop and window effects.

The Unity desktop takes you back to the simple and elegant workflow before Gnome 3 was adopted, with features such as the heads-up display (HUD), the Global Menu, powerful search and a high level of customizability with the Unity Tweak Tool.

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How to change unit of temperature shown in GNOME Calendar?

I installed GNOME Calendar in Ubuntu Unity 22.10, and it shows the predicted temperature on each day in the calendar. However, it is showing the temperature in Fahrenheit, and I want to view the temperature in Celsius. How do I achieve this?
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Location of Ubuntu/Unity 22.10 window controls

On Ubuntu/Unity 22.10, is it possible to change the location of window controls to the right?
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Journal entries are filled with nemo: connect() failed

My journalctl entries are filled with nemo[50830]: connect() failed. $ journalctl -r Nov 09 16:38:45 iMac nemo[50830]: connect() failed Nov 09 16:38:45 iMac nemo-desktop[2887]: connect() failed Nov 09 16:38:44 iMac nemo-desktop[2887]: connect()…
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How come Xubuntu and Ubuntu Unity are not yet providing downloads for 22.04.2?

I'm trying to always seed the latest official Ubuntu LTS point releases on BitTorrent, and I have also done so with the 22.04.2 release. However, for Xubuntu and Ubuntu Unity in particular, it seems the download hasn't yet updated to 22.04.2 (as per…
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Plymouth animation does not properly load during startup in Ubuntu Unity 22.10

I am using Ubuntu Unity 22.10 in an iMac (late 2011 model). The Plymouth animation does not load during startup, but it does load during shutdown. How to fix this? Here is the startup Plymouth screen, which just says "Ubuntu 22.10" on a purple…