Ubuntu 20.04: how to install Unity on this version of the distro

As you know, Canonical made the decision to stop using Unity in their official distros. Therefore, this graphical shell that worked on GNOME, was put aside. A fact that has angered some users who preferred this shell, although others who prefer "naked" GNOME have liked it. As always, it's a matter of taste, and it doesn't always rain to everyone's liking.

But you should know that you can continue installing Unity on your distro, even if it is one of the latest versions that does not include it by default. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Unity on your Ubuntu 20.04 distro in a very simple way. So, you don't have to choose between the new versions of the Canonical or Unity distros, don't give up anything and get both that easy ...

If you want to continue with those sensations of the interface that you used in the era that goes from Ubuntu 11.04 to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, you just have to follow these steps To install Unity on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:

• Open the terminal in your distro. You can do it from the icon or by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.
• Now run the following command to update packages:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

• Now you must install the Unit packageand with the following command:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-unity-desktop --install-suggests</pre>
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• It will take a while, as they are just over 130MB that you need to download, unpack, install, and configure. But during the process a message will appear in which you can choose the manager between gdm3 and lightdm. You must choose lightdm, which is Unity.
• Now once it is completed, you must do logoff (that is, log out).
• On the login screen where your name appears to enter your password and enter the session again, you must choose Unity in selector.
• Now you should see Unity on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.