Ubuntu unity

The following text may serve as a succint navigation guide for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and later versions. The user interface for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is called unity; any windows users may feel more comfortable referring to it as a desktop.

Fig. 1. - Desktop environment

Unity Dash

Unity dash is suppose to resemble the functionality and appearence of a dasboard (as one may find in a car or a plane), but it is not entirely wrong to think of it as a menu of sorts. Something similar to the dashboard in Fig.2. should appear after clicking the dash icon. It is also possible to press the "meta/windows" key to open the dashboard.

Shortcuts and Functions

Fig. 2. - Unity Dashboard

Fig. 3. - "Alt + tab" allows you to flip through programs

Fig. 4. - Press "Alt" to open the HUD (Head-Up Display)