Draft:Lomiri

Development of Unity 8 started in 2013 and the first preview build was published on 30 July 2014.{{Cite web |url=https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity8/+publishinghistory |title=Publishing history : "unity" package : Ubuntu |date=22 June 2018 |access-date=10 June 2024}} It was intended to be introduced as a primary user interface in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/414712/convergence-delayed-unity-8-wont-be-the-default-desktop-in-ubuntu-1610.html |title=Convergence delayed: Unity 8 won't be the default desktop in Ubuntu 16.10 |access-date=17 May 2025 |author=Chris Hoffman |date=5 May 2016 |magazine=PC World}} but it was ultimately an optional downloadable package as it was not yet ready for production use.{{Cite web |url=http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/04/ubuntu-16-04-unity-8-desktop-progress-video|title=Unity 8 Takes Shape, Here's How To Install It on Ubuntu 16.04 |author=Joey Sneddon |work=OMG! Ubuntu! |date=3 April 2016 |access-date=10 June 2024}} Canonical later announced that the following short-term release of Ubuntu would use Unity 8 as the main interface but Unity 7 continued in this role while the later version remained as a preview.{{Cite web |url=http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/05/ubuntu-16-10-unity-8-default-desktop |title=Ubuntu 16.10 Won't Use Unity 8 By Default |date=3 May 2016 |access-date=10 June 2024}}

On 5 April 2017, Mark Shuttleworth announced that Canonical's work on Unity and the associated Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system would end and that the following LTS release of Ubuntu would use the GNOME 3 desktop instead.{{Cite web |title=Ubuntu UNITY is GNOME-MORE: 'One Linux' dream of phone, slab, desktop UI axed |url=https://www.theregister.com/2017/04/05/ubuntu_euthanizes_unity/ |author=Kieren McCarthy |date=5 April 2017 |access-date=17 May 2025 |website=The Register}} The UBports project subsequently continued development of Unity 8 along with Ubuntu Touch.{{Cite web |title=UBports community delivers 'second-largest release of Ubuntu Touch ever' |url=https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/18/ubports_community_delivers_secondlargest_release/ |author=Tim Anderson |date=18 March 2021 |access-date=17 May 2025 |website=The Register}}

On 27 February 2020, UBports announced that Unity 8 would be renamed to Lomiri to prevent confusion with the Unity game engine and the separately-maintained fork of Unity 7.{{Cite web |date=2020-02-27 |title=Lomiri: New Name, Same Great Unity8 |url=https://ubports.com/de/blog/ubports-blogs-nachrichten-1/post/lomiri-new-name-same-great-unity8-115 |access-date=2021-05-14 |website=UBports Foundation}} It has been ported to other Linux distributions including Debian,{{Cite web |title=Official: Lomiri desktop now runs on Debian |url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/02/27/lomiri_desktop_on_debian/ |author=Liam Proven |date=27 February 2024 |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=The Register}} Arch Linux, Manjaro,{{Cite web |title=Fresh versions of Ubuntu Touch, Mir display server, and Unity arrive |url=https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/29/new_versions_of_ubuntu_touch/ |author=Liam Proven |date=29 November 2022 |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=The Register}} and postmarketOS.{{Cite web |title=Had enough of Android? First 'Focal' based Ubuntu Touch is out |url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/29/first_focal_based_ubuntu_touch/ |author=Liam Proven |date=29 March 2024 |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=The Register}} In April 2024, Ubuntu Unity, an official Ubuntu version using a fork of the Unity 7 desktop, introduced early support for Lomiri with version 24.04.{{Cite web |title=Experimental remix finally brings the former Unity 8 back to Ubuntu |url=https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/09/ubuntu_unity_2404_plus_lomiri/ |author=Liam Proven |date=9 May 2024 |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=The Register}}

Users can access the whole system by swiping from the edges of the screen. A short swipe from the left edge allows for instant access to applications pinned to the launcher, while swiping all the way across reveals the home scope, which can be set by the user. This menu is available from the home screen and any running app.{{Cite web |title=UI model {{!}} Ubuntu Design |url=http://design.ubuntu.com/apps/get-started/ui-model |access-date=10 April 2013 |publisher=Ubuntu Design |archive-date=26 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326192714/http://design.ubuntu.com/apps/get-started/ui-model |url-status=live }}

Other running applications are accessed by swiping the finger from the right edge of the screen to the left, which switches to the previous application (short swipe) or shows all open apps (long swipe). Swiping up from the bottom is used to show or hide tools specific to the app being used.{{Cite web |title=Content views {{!}} Ubuntu Design |url=http://design.ubuntu.com/apps/global-patterns/content-views#full-screen-view |access-date=10 April 2013 |publisher=Ubuntu Design |archive-date=17 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317094300/http://design.ubuntu.com/apps/global-patterns/content-views#full-screen-view |url-status=live }}

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:Category:Graphical user interfaces

:Category:Software that uses QML

:Category:Touch user interfaces

:Category:Mobile/desktop convergence

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