On April 23rd, 2020, the Ubuntu Kylin team is pleased to announce the official release of UbuntuKylin's open source operating system version 20.04 LTS (codenamed "Focal Fossa" Mashima Long-tailed Beaver Cat). UKUI 3.0 is a major retooling of the desktop compared to the MATE-based UKUI desktop you may be familiar with (it’s not a total divorce from MATE … Since 2009.Ubuntu Kylin have always tried to be more than just a localised version of Ubuntu.
The UKUI desktop used in Ubuntu Kylin is getting a major facelift — in Qt! UKUI is developed by Ubuntu Kylin, an official Ubuntu flavor for Chinese. UKUI is a new desktop environment for GNU/Linux operating system. Ubuntu Kylin 20.10 is a short-term support version. It’s particularly nice to know that all those interesting integrations with China-based web services that are lost on me, aren’t lost on those they’re included for.If Kylin can pull this new look off and make it as show-y as it looks in these screencasts, it could be the start of something very special indeed…Ubuntu Kylin as a distro doesn’t get much coverage here in the west (at least not on the sites I read) but it has proven to be hugely popular in China, its target market.Based on an updated shared on Chinese social media, the UKUI team appear to be rebuilding UKUI using Qt. UKUI is the default lightweight desktop environment for Ubuntu Kylin. However, you should know that to use UKUI on Debian; you must be running Since 2009.File bugs in the relevant sections of the UKUI project on GitHub:Now yet on show, for example, is the UKUI Sidebar (which is a bit like the macOS Notification Center in that it houses notifications and can surface widgets). Ubuntu Kylin development team isalso pleased to release Ubuntu Kylin … UKUI is developed by Ubuntu Kylin, the official Chinese-language spin of Ubuntu. We’re talking major revamp territory here, with Linux Deepin-grade levels of visual showiness — Blur, bling, and a buttload of GUI appeal!Move over Deepin desktop, there's a new bling king in town UKUI saw its first release (in preview form) back in October [Chinese ], where it popped out alongside the release of Unity-based Ubuntu Kylin 16.10. The release of Ubuntu Kylin 20.04 beta is equipped with the latest 5.4 kernel and the new UKUI 3.0 desktop environment preview by default. Ubuntukylin 20.04 is the fourth Long Term Support (LTS) version after 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, and offers 3 years of technical support. It is included, but doesn’t launch by default.Clicking on the ‘expander’ icon in the upper-right of the menu window transforms the menu from a narrow column to a full-screen (and touch friendly) launchpad:Window and workspace management is also present and correct, though it looks like number of workspaces is presently fixed at just 4:When I booted up the Ubuntu Kylin 20.04 beta on my own laptop earlier today I got presented with crisp transparency rather than the filtered Gaussian you see above:If you do take the distro for a spin keep in mind: The upcoming release of Ubuntu Kylin 20.04 features a fancy looking new desktop environment, the Qt-based UKUI 3.0.