Ubuntu – the difference between Unity-2D and Unity-3D

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What is the difference between Unity-2D and Unity-3D? Would unity-2D be supported (updates, features) in the future version of ubuntu?

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Technical differences.

Unity

  • Written in C++ as a compiz plugin and uses nux for OpenGL support.
  • Requires hardware acceleration (Compositing). (Hardware requirements)
  • Is shipped as the default environment in 11.04
  • Also does window management via compiz itself.

Unity 2D

  • Written in C++ with Qt
  • Works on systems without hardware acceleration, like ARM-based platforms, as a result it is incapable of advanced 3D effects.
  • Shipped as the fallback method in 11.10. Is not shipped by default in 11.04, available as a separate package that the user has to install.
  • Needs a seperate window manager (like metacity) to do window management.
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