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Budgie @ Linux Guide:

  • Developer: Buddies for Budgie
  • State: In active Development
  • Languages: Vala

The Budgie Desktop is a feature-rich, modern desktop environment designed to keep out the way of the user. Budgie is based on GNOME. Budgie provides an easy to use interface for everyone.

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Budgie has all the features GNOME has (some may be removed or etc) but have been modified for Budgie's use.

Installation

Budgie is available on almost all Linux Distributions.

Arch-based systems

  • To install the budgie package group, which includes first-party applications such as a screensaver, execute sudo pacman -S budgie.
  • Alternatively, sudo pacman -S budgie-desktop will install the standalone desktop.
  • Recommended optional packages include the Arc GTK theme, the Papirus icon theme, and the Network Manager applet. Executing sudo pacman -S arc-gtk-theme papirus-icon-theme network-manager-applet will install them.

Fedora

Fedora has a spin with Budgie Desktop instead of GNOME. Click Here

Ubuntu

There is a community ISO that contains Ubuntu with Budgie Desktop instead of GNOME. Click Here

Void Linux

Do sudo xbps-install budgie-desktop

OpenSUSE

Budgie can be selected during the OpenSUSE installation or installed afterward using sudo zypper install budgie-desktop.