Ubuntu’s Unity 8, Mir, and LXC for Xapps Received Major Improvements

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Marius Nestor
Jul 13, 2015

We can report today that the Unity 8 user interface received multiple enhancements and fixes, among which we can mention GU changes that will land in Ubuntu Touch as part of the forthcoming OTA-5 update, several test cleanups, as well as various QtMir improvements for multi-monitor support. Additionally, the input info usage landed in Unity 8 to toggle the windowed mode.

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Marius Nestor

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