14 DAY TRIAL // It only took them a few years, but Ubuntu developers have finally managed to get the login screen to look like the lock screen and the update will be ready for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Ubuntu fans have been asking for this particular feature for quite some time, but it probably wasn’t a priority until now. Ubuntu developer Marco Trevisan has demonstrated how the feature works and some of the enhanced functionalities that will be present.
For example, until now, users didn’t have access to any kind of information when the screen was locked, with the exception of a watch that was added recently.
Now, users will be able to access all the normal indications that would be available when a normal session is running in the background, just like it’s possible to do before logging in.
The lock screen used to be managed by the GNOME Screensaver package, but with the new update it will no longer be necessary.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) promises to be one of the most exciting releases in quite a while, and a large number of features have been implemented over the course of the development cycle.
The new Linux distribution from Canonical is expected to arrive on April 17.