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UKUI VS Unity8

Compare UKUI VS Unity8 and see what are their differences

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UKUI logo UKUI

UKUI is a lightweight desktop environment based on pluggable framework for Linux and other Unix-like Distributions.

Unity8 logo Unity8

Mir compositor with Wayland apps support.
  • UKUI Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-06-21
  • Unity8 Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-08-18

UKUI videos

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Review / Ubuntu Kylin 20.04 / UKUI 3.0 / x64 /

Unity8 videos

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Unity8 Desktop Greeter Preview (Split Greeter)

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to UKUI and Unity8)

UKUI

Unity8

Linux
54 54%
Linux
46% 46
Operating Systems
56 56%
Operating Systems
44% 44
Desktop Environments
54 54%
Desktop Environments
46% 46
Productivity
100 100%
Productivity
0% 0

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Unity8 seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 2 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

UKUI mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of UKUI yet. Tracking of UKUI recommendations started around Mar 2021.

Unity8 mentions (2)

  • What happened to lomiri
    Https://lomiri.com links to https://github.com/ubports/unity8 and this repository is accessible. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Any GNOME-like DEs without all the GNOME bs?
    Unity. Yes, it's still around (now going by "unity8" and maintained and developed by UBports now instead of Canonical but it's still the same DE we all know and hate er love). Obv not my cup of tea so I'm not very knowledgeable about it so could be way off but who knows, maybe we'll get a Unity lover here and they can chime in. github. Source: almost 2 years ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing UKUI and Unity8, you can also consider the following products

Wayfire - Wayland compositor with 3d effects.

GNOME - An easy and elegant way to use your computer, GNOME is designed to put you in control and get things done.

KDE Plasma Desktop - Plasma Workspaces is the umbrella term for all graphical environments provided by KDE.

Xfce - Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and low on system resources, while still being visually appealing and user friendly.

Arcan - Game engine and multimedia framework and display server.

BMPanel - BMPanel (bitmap panel) is a lightweight, NETWM compliant panel for X11 Window System, which...

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