A number of forks were proposed, with UBports taking over Unity 8 development for its value as a cellphone interface and renaming it Lomiri in February 2020.

[8][13][14] In a review in Forbes, Jason Evangelho stated, "If you're yearning for the good ole' Unity and Compiz days, I bring awesome tidings: someone's shining a new spotlight on them, and the stage underneath is a brand new Linux distribution called Ubuntu Unity Remix 20.04".

[8] Jack Wallen of TechRepublic wrote, "Unity is back as is your ticket out of a world of inefficient desktop interfaces that made using a laptop a less-than-ideal proposition.

[13] Marius Nestor reviewed the release in 9to5Linux, stating, "I took Ubuntu Unity Remix 20.04 for a spin and it brought back good old memories for me.

[15] Adam Hunt of Full Circle, wrote, "this release can't be termed "groundbreaking" or "a game-changer", but it does show exactly where the mainstream Ubuntu could have been today if it had not left Unity 7 behind for the Gnome Shell".

[16] The first point release was made on 6 August 2020, on the same day as the other Ubuntu flavours and included fixes for a number of small issues.

[17] A 19 October 2020 review by John Perkins in Make Tech Easier faulted the release for its high idle CPU and RAM use, and noted, "the main thing that sticks out as a con to me is the wallflower factor.

It also adds fixes and updates for many user interface issue, including adding the Compiz settings manager, with many plugins and effects.

[21] A review of the final release on Debug Point, Arandam Giri praised Ubuntu Unity's efficiency and how it improved user productivity.

It builds on the success and all the tech press attention that the first release garnered and shows developer commitment to taking Ubuntu Unity further, with the goal of gaining official status.

Adding the CompizConfig Settings Manager, more window and icon themes, and a wide array of wallpaper choices, plus settling on Thunderbird for email and Nemo as the default file manager, shows that this development cycle is going to be focused on sharpening the user experience.

[25] Reviewer Marius Nestor noted in 9 to 5 Linux, "Ubuntu Unity 21.04 is here to give fans of the good old Unity 7 desktop environment a much-improved experience by shipping with a new Yaru-Unity7 dark theme that features a transparent launcher icon, a new Plymouth boot splash theme, as well as new wallpapers based on the Hirsute Hippo mascot.

In addition, this release adds the missing notifications for volume and brightness changes, and improves support for Snap apps".

[26] A review in the August 2021 issue of Full Circle, concluded, "Ubuntu Unity 21.04 is another strong release from the development team.

The focus of this development cycle has been on including more user 'look and feel' choices, while providing the efficient Unity 7 interface and a good range of applications.

[30] This release also marked the start of migration of the project to GitLab and the design of a new website, due to expanding need and increased traffic.

"Ubuntu Unity 22.04 LTS is a solid release with no obvious bad habits or issues identified.

Ubuntu Unity continues to offer its users a lot of customization choices, plus a unique mix of default applications from the GNOME and MATE desktops".

[36] An It's FOSS review in September 2022 before the final release had been made, noted, "the young developer Rudra Saraswat started (another) new distribution called Ubuntu Unity Remix back in 2020.

If you like the Unity design, HUD search, global menu, and left action buttons – then it's for you.

"[38] A Full Circle magazine review from April 2023, found fault with the scattered locations and inconsistent nature of the desktop user settings and also the rapid dropping and then re-adding of default applications over the past few releases, saying "all this undocumented switching out of applications in recent releases is a bit bewildering from a user point of view.

[40] It is the first distribution to come with the Unity 7.7 desktop out-of-the-box, bringing a new dash similar to that displayed in concepts described in Ubuntu 16.04, improvements to the panel and the implementation of 'UWidgets'.