>From the evolution of things, it appears as though Unity is supposed to replace Gnome as the default Desktop Manager for Ubuntu.
Now from the basics of Linux, We have three components of X windows, 1) X Server 2) Window Manager 3) Desktop Manager, where each layer sits on the one above it. Basing on Reinier's Question, I would answer as below. 1- Xserver is the component that controls the Low Graphical out put to the Screen. It is necessary for Pixel Placement on the Monitor and is the one allowing the use of a Mouse in Linux. One of the examples of X servers is the Xfree86, which I believe we no longer use, but moved to Xorg: http://www.x.org/wiki/ 2- Campiz is a Window Manager which resides on a particular X Server responsible with eh Ordering of the low Graphical output from the X server. Window Manager adds the Title Bar, Boarders to the desktop with actually a clock among other few items. It manages the resizing, Dragging and Controls the look and feel of the Desktop. Other examples in the group include, but not limited to, KWM, Sawfish WM, Ice WM and others. 3- Gnome, Unity, KDE, CDE, etc, are Desktop managers (Environment) which are supposed to provide the Graphical Configuration and other programs used by the user. It controls the Background, Screen Savers, Themes and Panels among others. Unfortunately all this in a given video Tutorial (CBT Linux Nuggets) which I cannot easily share, but I believe people need it to have that foundation in Unix and linux. Victor asked whether they (Gnome and Unity) are not the same, I strongly think they are not the same but competitors. Thank you. ................................................................................................................................................ Seat of Wisdom .............Pray for us Cause of our Joy ...........Pray for us .................................................. Kizito Thomas +256-712-929564 +256-782-062708 On Wed, 2011-05-04 at 09:58 +0300, Reinier Battenberg wrote: > Hi, > > maybe someone can explain the whole thing, because i am lost: > > Ubuntu has 2 main desktop releases: > > Ubuntu comes with Gnome > > Kubuntu comes with KDE > > Now, there is a new thing called Unity. Unity replaces what? XServer, > Compiz, Gnome? > > I am a bit lost here. > > -- > > rgds, > > Reinier Battenberg > > Director > > Mountbatten Ltd. > > +256 758 801 749 > > www.mountbatten.net > > On Wednesday 04 May 2011 09:49:43 Victor van Reijswoud wrote: > > > Is that not unity? > > > > > > V > > > > > > On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Kizito Thomas <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > For now four days, I have been using Gnome 3 (Actually Gnome-shell > on > > > > > > > > Ubuntu 10.04) but I have the following to note compared to Gnome > 2: > > > > 1) Activities: In Gnome 3 we don't have a panel as it was in Gnome > 2. It > > > > there fore means that when ever you want an application you have > to > > > > 'freeze' the desktop by pressing the 'activities button' to access > the > > > > different applications and programs. This wins a 'dislike' vote to > > > > people who are seriously looking at speed. There is more time > wasted > > > > freezing the desktop and looking for the different application, a > person > > > > in Gnome 2 will not have to waste. > > > > 2) Tool Bars: We had a number of tool bars in Gnome 2, with many > options > > > > on where to place which tool bar. If it is because of shallow > > > > navigation, I shall swallow, but I have failed to have more that > one > > > > toolbar. This tool bar on top of the Screen is locked that I > cannot even > > > > add shortcuts of programs as was the case in Gnome 2. I like this > future > > > > because I used to access some programs and applications on a fly. > > > > Applications like the Terminal need no searching when you need > it. > > > > Further more on the Toolbars, the 'User Menu' has come to compress > many > > > > items but it does not bring out all the components we would have > > > > expected. In Gnome 2, I used to access my Instant msger from the > User > > > > Menu, but with Gnome 3, one has to look for Empathy (for my case) > > > > through applications, which is another pain. 3) Applications: > Displaying > > > > only three or four application in a menu and leaving the other > > > > applications for scrolling is not beautiful considering that the > > > > previous version had categorised applications. Knowing which > application > > > > to use for a newbie, is hard since there is no sort of > categorising. In > > > > Gnome 2, one would know that a particular application was a game, > > > > another application was meant for internet browsing and another > > > > application for email handling, this is no longer > there.....Katogo. 4) > > > > Recent Documents: Displaying recent documents of a month and so > back is > > > > too far beautiful. I liked this improvement. > > > > 5) Work Space/Desktop addition and Removal: This is an ad. One can > have > > > > up to any number of desktops as long one can remember which > desktop has > > > > which application, unlike in Gnome 2 which has four (4) fixed > desktops. > > > > I also like the way desktops 'fly' when changing from one to > another > > > > (graphical Beauty) even though it was there in Gnome 2. > > > > 6) Status Bar: We need it back. I am not going to start flying > screens to > > > > look for a given application/process. Although this time around, a > > > > minimised application will appear in the flying screens, which is > an ad > > > > compared to Gnome 2. > > > > 7) Hibernation and Desktop Weight: I used to have an uptime of up > to 10 > > > > (ten) days with Gnome 2 with my laptop. This meant that I would > work with > > > > my machine for 10 days with out shutting down and restarting, > enabling > > > > continuity with out a problem. With Gnome 3, I cannot hibernate my > > > > computer for more than three days. On the third day, if it helps > you to > > > > restore, you wont be in position to use it. I have just restarted > my > > > > computer when I entered office to be able to use it. > > > > 8) Finally: Gnome 3 has a more powerful look & feel than Gnome 2 > and I > > > > have to say, I have liked it save for the few omissions from Gnome > 2. I > > > > expect to adopt to it as we wait for some thing more stable. > > > > > > > > I welcome more comments and navigation tips on this thing from > people who > > > > have used more extensively it before me. > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.linux.com/community/blogs/how-to-install-and-use-gnome-shell-g > > > > nome3-on-ubuntu-1004.html > > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ......................................................................... > > > > > ....................................................................... > > > > *Seat of Wisdom .............Pray for us* > > > > *Cause of our Joy ...........Pray for us* > > > > .................................................. > > > > Kizito Thomas > > > > +256-712-929564 > > > > +256-782-062708 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > > > > > > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > > > > [email protected] > > > > Mailing list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > > > > > > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > > > > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > (including > > > > attachments if any). 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