Delivering a Unity 8 Desktop in Ubuntu 13.10
As part of the convergence story, Unity 8 running on Mir needs to be made available as an alternative session on the desktop as soon as practical. While not targeted as a production-quality release in this cycle, getting a functioning system into the hands of designers, engineers, and some plucky users at an early stage will help iron out wrinkles before they become problems that affect other form factors.
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Started
- Approver:
- Stephen M. Webb
- Priority:
- Undefined
- Drafter:
- Stephen M. Webb
- Direction:
- Needs approval
- Assignee:
- Unity Maintainers
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Accepted for saucy
- Implementation:
-
Good progress
- Milestone target:
-
ubuntu-13.07
- Started by
- Stephen M. Webb
- Completed by
Whiteboard
Work Items
Work items for ubuntu-13.07:
provide a Unity8 shell package in a PPA for Ubuntu 13.10 Desktop: DONE
[robert-ancell] merge Mir support into LightDM in main: DONE
[mterry] investigate interaction between greeter/
Work items for ubuntu-13.08:
[didrocks] provide a session script tp run Unity8 from LightDM: TODO
investigate support for all input devices: TODO
provide a Browser app package in a PPA for Ubuntu 13.10 Desktop (Unity daily stack preparation PPA + archive): DONE
provide a Gallery app package in a PPA for Ubuntu 13.10 Desktop (Unity daily stack preparation PPA + archive): DONE
provide a Music Player app package in a PPA for Ubuntu 13.10 Desktop (Ubuntu Touch Core Apps Daily PPA): DONE
provide a Video Player app package in a PPA for Ubuntu 13.10 Desktop (Unity daily stack preparation PPA + archive): DONE
[bregma] provide PPA and metapackage or task definition: TODO
[bregma] installation and basic-use docs: TODO
Work items for ubuntu-13.09:
post a warning dialog if the Mir system compositor is installed but not running due to hardware: TODO
display a watermark in Desktop Unity8 for positive feedback during evaluation: TODO
Dependency tree
* Blueprints in grey have been implemented.
