10:10 Ubuntu will support Multi-Touch Computers

Posted on 18 August, 2010 under Technology with Post a Comment

Fans of the Linux-Based Operating System, Ubuntu. There is good news for you, especially for those using a computer with a multi-touch interface. Version 10.10 of Ubuntu will support multi-touch, allowing developers to create interfaces with support for ringtones and screen movements and presenting a whole new method of navigation for users.

Right at the launch of the distro, many applications will already have GTK support enabling touch, among other things, the lateral or horizontal scroll directly on the screen of the equipment. And for the Ubuntu Netbook Edition, will have an interface with support for Unity touch.

Mark Shuttleworth made the official announcement on his blog, where he explained about the novelty, stressing that to take full advantage of the technology you need equipment to support the movements of four or more fingers.

If you already have a device with support for touch and want to test, just add a repository to Ubuntu:

sudo apt-add-ppa repository: utouch-team/utouch
sudo apt-get update

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