A month has been passed since the eventful release of Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal. Many loyal Ubuntu users turned hostile with this release and Canonical's new Unity interface is at the receiving end for what it does and what it doesn't. I actually liked the new Unity approach to desktop and I believe that it has got a great future, provided that Canonical is able to rectify the bugs and usability issues in time. This post is for those who would like to use Unity. A quick recap of Ubuntu 11.04 tips and tricks that we published during the month.
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Useful Unity Keyboard Shortcuts
I believe that, Ubuntu 11.04 experience is so much better and involving if you could learn a few essential Ubuntu Unity keyboard and Mouse shortcuts. Here is a collection of very basic yet useful Ubuntu 11.04(Unity) keyboard and mouse shortcuts you need to know.
Quicklists for Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal
One of the highlights of the new Unity UI is the launcher that sits on the left side of Ubuntu 11.04 Unity desktop. Now I can access my most favorite apps much more faster and my desktop will remain clean at the same time. But I didn't noticed the limitations of Unity launcher until I implemented the following quicklists in Ubuntu.
Useful Application Indicators for Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal
Application Indicators are good way to extend the functionality of brand new Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal and here are some of the most useful among them.
Top Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal Themes
Its time for some extensive customization of Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal's look and feel through a bunch of cool looking themes. Following is a collection of some of my favorite GTK themes for Ubuntu 11.04/GNOME 2.0 based desktops.
Its time for some extensive customization of Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal's look and feel through a bunch of cool looking themes. Following is a collection of some of my favorite GTK themes for Ubuntu 11.04/GNOME 2.0 based desktops.
Basic Thing to do After Installing Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal
There are some basic things you need to do after installing Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal. Here is a good collection of them with some additions tips and tricks for Ubuntu 11.04.
Ubuntu 11.04 Pre Installed Laptops and Netbooks
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Eager to buy a laptop or a netbook pre-installed with Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal? Here is a quick list of Ubuntu 11.04 pre-installed laptops and netbooks from prominent manufacturers.
We have extensively covered varied aspects of Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal before and after the release. Hope it helped at least a few among you in switching from classic GNOME to Unity without any hitches. Thank you so much for supporting us and stay tuned.