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Unity 8 was intended to be the next generation Unity shell based on Qt/QML, targeting convergence across form factors. It is the UI used for Ubuntu Touch phone and tablet devices, and a desktop mode was being developed. Its discontinuation was announced in April 2017.

The Unity 8 shell was intended to be the primary user interface for Ubuntu devices. It is used by default on Ubuntu phone and tablet devices, and was intended to eventually replace Unity 7 on desktop systems.

As of April 2017, all further development on Unity 8 by Canonical has been discontinued, and the new plan is to replace Unity 7 with GNOME Shell as the default desktop shell for Ubuntu by 18.04 LTS. The Ubuntu Insights blog post announcing this decision and its rationale may be read here.

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Is Ubuntu abandoning its phone efforts?

I received an email about this today. Does anyone know anything about Ubuntu stopping their support for Ubuntu Touch? Will the phone and tablet that I have not be supported any more, or receive any new/more software releases? It is a shame as I…
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How to run Unity 8 on Ubuntu inside of VirtualBox?

Like the title suggest is there anyway? I tried to run Unity 8 on Ubuntu 16.04 in VirtualBox with the Guest Additions installed. When I login into the Unity 8 session from LightDM it's just loads a black screen then its log me out or freezes. I…
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how to remove unity 8 system settings?

How can i remove unity 8 system settings? After installing unity 8 i don't like it so i searched how to remove and i remove it by running these commands : sudo apt-get remove unity8-desktop-session-mir sudo apt-get autoremove it removed from my…
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How do I run a command using libertine-container-manager exec

I can see in the documentation for libertine-container-manager (that's libertine-container-manager -- help) That the exec option should be able to execute an arbitrary command. I can't however get it to do anything other than spew python warnings at…
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I am unable to login Unity 8 desktop

I have installed the unity8-desktop-session-mir package and logout, but no matter how I choose the Unity8, it is fail to login the desktop, it just stuck at the login screen, and I can do nothing but restart the lightdm.
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Will Ubuntu 16.04 run Unity 8 on the desktop?

Will Ubuntu 16.04 run Unity 8 by default? Softpedia mentions that it'll probably be for 16.10...
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Help installing Ubuntu Desktop Next 15.04 from USB

I would like to install Ubuntu Desktop Next 15.04's daily build from 12/31/14. I would like to know how to install this from a USB stick. I used the instructions on the Ubuntu website for normal installing, but when it boots, it brings me to a…
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Can't install apps from app store in Ubuntu 14.10 unity8

As the title says, I installed unity 8, but when I try to install apps from the app store, it always turns out failed. Do I need to install additional packages to install these "click" apps?
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Android Studio 2.3.1 Ubuntu 17.04 Unity 8 problem: Startup Error: Unable to detect graphics environment

I've just recently installed Ubuntu 17.04. Also, I installed Android Studio in the default desktop and it works fine, but when I switch to Unity 8 and then try to launch Android Studio I get this message: $ cd /usr/local/android-studio/bin/ $…
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Too Many Software in Autoremove

I've done a fresh install of Ubuntu 16.10 recently and after it's finished, just installed my basics like Chrome, Calibre, Spotify, Steam, OpenVPN and things like that. Nothing that needs an unusual thing to do. After it's all done and working fine,…
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Black screen (without cursor) displays after login to Unity 8 on Ubuntu 16.04

When log to Unity 8 mir on Ubuntu 16.04, A black screen displays on the screen without the cursor. (black screen only. No any other things) I'm using open source graphics drivers. I need to use Unity 8. Please give me a solution.
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How do I add categories to a scope?

I'm playing around with the Ubuntu SDK. At the moment I'm trying to create a Unity 8 Scope. Currently I'm stuck with the following: How do I add categories to the scope (the selection list above the results, see Amazon Scope) Unfortunately I…
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How do I uninstall Unity 8 from my desktop computer?

Since Unity 8 is now being discontinued, how do I uninstall it from my desktop system? (Please note: This question is not about Unity 7, which is still supported at the time of this writing and should remain installed if present.)
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upgrade problem from 16.04 to 17.04

I did try to upgrade the ubuntu 16.04 LTS to 17.04 using information from this link : After switching you’ll need to run a quick update (it’ll prompt you to do this anyway) and then you’ll need to upgrade to Ubuntu 16.10 (yes, 16.10). sudo…
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Ubuntu 16.10 upgrade Unity8 fails to login

I upgraded 16.04 to 16.10 and wanted to try unity8. In the login screen when i select "unity8" and enter password the screen stay as is and nothing happens *screenshot attached **What should i do? Where can i get the logs that are being using to…
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