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  • Ubuntu 11.04 is the new release from the canonical company.

  • For everybody and it's free.

  • So first things first we'll be looking with the Unity Environment.

  • It's the new default.

  • Sets, environment for Ubuntu but don't worry, You can always go back to the original one.

  • Which was included

  • with Ubuntu 10.10 and below, with all those versions all around and something.

  • So first things first we'll looking be looking at the Dash

  • and

  • The launcher. We'll be starting off with the launcher.

  • Now you notice I kind of customized it a little bit, so it maybe a little bit different when you first

  • install Unity

  • It comes default with Firefox but I took that out. I mean, I didn't take that out. But I put Google Chrome as my

  • Default

  • They have Ubuntu Software Center, LibreOffice which is the newest...

  • Um... Newest office type-of-thing for your word Documents and Exel.

  • and

  • now they have, in the launcher... We'll be starting off with the Workspace Switcher

  • This is what they call "NEW" within Ubuntu But it has been included. It's similar

  • to Mac's.

  • And you can always organize your windows with it. They made it more obvious and User-Friendly.

  • And you'll notice the "Applications" and "Files and Folders" buttons here.

  • Now 3 of these have their own shortcuts. Now this cool feature within the launcher.

  • Is when you hold in the Start Menu.

  • It brings up numbers and letters. But only up to 1 to 0 and letters for these.

  • I'm not so sure in the future when these will be customizable but...

  • Lets go look at this.

  • Now the shortcut for WorkSpaces instead of clicking on it all the time.

  • You can always press "StartMenu+S"

  • Which was... That popped up.

  • And if you hold in the Start Menu again; You can Press Startmenu+A for applications and F

  • For files and folders and you notice the trash icon, which is down here...

  • and StartMenu+T to open up the Trash.

  • And yeah that's pretty much it.

  • Now what's pretty cool within this is that, whenyou have lots of applications

  • I mean, lots of windows open for the specific application.

  • So...

  • Let's say I'm going to be opening up a lot of Documents and Music

  • and my desktop becomes all cluttered.

  • How am I supposed to organize it?

  • Well if you noticed

  • The program and you'll see 3 indications of how many windows are there.

  • Because there's 3 and obviously it shows 3.

  • So if we click on that, it brings this interface.

  • I forgot what this is called but I used it a lot In Ubuntu But I forgot the...

  • The feature and the name of it

  • But um... When you click on the icon within the launcher.

  • Everything will pop up for that program. The Windows.

  • And you just click on it.

  • It's pretty cool, right?

  • They can do this on the Mighty Mouse within the Mac's.

  • But, you know... It's pretty good to have it on your computer too.

  • With a free operating system.

  • Now the launcher has all these features and

  • And if you have a lot of windows open. Let's say I open Audacity

  • And next thing you know, the launcher becomes so stacked because it has so many icons.

  • Well, of course you can just drag it down.

  • And then it'll give a transition which is doing it right now.

  • And yeah, that's basically it. That's all the features on the launcher.

  • You can customize it, if you install Compiz with Ubuntu Software Center.

  • They use hotkeys which is pretty cool you can use the Start Menu.

  • And it can open up the Dash

  • Before you always have to click on and now they included it within Unity.

  • and all the Features that are similar to Windows using the Start Menu and the numbers on the

  • keyboard.

  • So the Dash, you can just search basically just like

  • The Mac's own. Well not the Mac's own. But Window's 7 start menu.

  • And Search for whatever you want.

  • That's pretty much everything on the Dash.

  • So now that we got that done, you're wondering about the new

  • Software that's included. As I said they have "LibreOffice."

  • And it starts-up quickly.

  • And this is what comes Pre-Installed with Ubuntu 11.04.

  • It's similar to OpenOffice which was in the previous versions of

  • Ubuntu.

  • I have no idea why they switched to something that's similar to OpenOffice and has the

  • same thing

  • If you don't mind, explain it below in the comments

  • And please don't hate on me.

  • And they have "Banshee" which is for your music.

  • Before it used to be Rythmbox. As you all should know.

  • Banshee

  • Is more superior compared to Rythmbox, so I heard...

  • It has more of a eye-candy. Let's say you hover and it gives a transition, blah-blah-blah.

  • And of course, It was included I think in 9.10

  • When you click on the "Sound" icon. Within the Indicators up here.

  • And it gives a interface when it plays a song. and It can show the

  • the album

  • Picture of it

  • and that's a pretty good feature.

  • Now if you look up here...

  • and you click on the turn-off button here

  • It's more of an extension but they added in one thing which is "System Settings"

  • Um... Before, you know they had a Preference's and Administration at the top left

  • Well now they...

  • Cohesively

  • Combined it in here.

  • They concured.

  • and you can always edit it.

  • I have Compiz installed and you can always customize Unity.

  • and you can do a bunch of settings that were in the old Ubuntu.

  • Ubuntu

  • Uh... Now if you notice, just to point out something to all of you.

  • The scrollbar.

  • It's pretty weird, right? It's just a red icon When you scroll down, it follows you.

  • Well, if you move your mouse there.

  • And you Drag this. It does it.

  • That's a pretty cool addon they put in. That's similar to uh...

  • The Tablets and iPhones and Androids. It's pretty cool, right?

  • So, yeah. If you can get Compiz within the Ubuntu Software Center. You can do that.

  • Yeah, it's pretty cool.

  • Um... Last thing. I think this is the Last Part I will be showing is "Ubuntu Software Center"

  • They improved it slighty. You can rate

  • software. You can look at reviews which is quite a good feature.

  • Now if we Maximize, it'll

  • take up everything. You have to move your mouse at the top left, to uh...

  • What's that called; Indicate

  • the Launcher, yeah.

  • It's quite buggy and it's annoying. That's why I get Compiz and go into the Unity.

  • And I customize it a little bit

  • I take out Dodge Windows. I like it when this thing's top of everything so it can be an easier

  • Interface. Go to the Experimental Tab.

  • You know, how everything is all bright.

  • But on Windows 7, you click on a it'll indicate the color

  • of the program when it's open. Well I like that feature 'cause this is quite confusing. Well they have the

  • indicator but i like it

  • while its

  • "Backlight Toggles"

  • So now I know which application is open. Now, this is great because it's fully customizable.

  • and that's what's pretty cool. You can always set the "Wiggle" or "Pulse".

  • When something is trying to notify you.

  • It will show a blue icon up here indicating that you check it.

  • So, back to Ubuntu Software Center.

  • When you maximize. It does the interface.

  • Now my launchers are still here.

  • And you get to search for anything you want. It's basically the same.

  • They have Synaptic Package Manager. When you press the Start Menu button.

  • Synaptic.

  • Everything's bascially same. They have a new interface, that's about it.

  • That's Ubuntu.

  • It's Eye-candy. You can show it to your friends and they'll like it because

  • now it looks nicer

  • and they'll probably like it as well.

  • uh... Yeah, you can get Google Chrome.

  • And a bunch of other Features. They made everything obvious and user-friendly

  • with this

  • Yeah, I like it a lot.

  • At first I didn't.

  • I had my ups and downs

  • and doubts

  • Well through the whole time I liked it.

  • And when I first tried it I started hating it. But now I like it again.

  • I'm quite bias about that :P

  • So this is Ubuntu 11.04. Explore the features of it.

  • Try it out yourself

  • and love it

  • If you do not like it.

  • Don't worry, you can switch back to the Ubuntu Classic.

  • Enjoy, get Ubuntu and Subscribe to more Upcoming tutorials On Ubuntu and Windows. Goodbye.

  • Goodbye.

Ubuntu 11.04 is the new release from the canonical company.

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