Hi everyone,

We hope you are having great time.

We would like to share with you our development journal with special focus on Ubuntu Budgie's new website.

Continue Reading "Welcome to new Ubuntu Budgie Website"

We are pleased to announce the release of the next version of our distro, the sixth as an official flavor of the Ubuntu family.

19.10 is supported for 9 months; our 18.04 LTS is supported for 3 years.

Based on 18.04 through to 19.04 experiences, feedback and suggestions that we have received from our users, the new release comes with a lot of new features, fixes and optimizations. This release is the final major step towards our 20.04 LTS.

Continue Reading "UBUNTU BUDGIE 19.10 RELEASED!"

VERSION

Ubuntu Budgie v19.10 (Eoan Ermine) Release: Oct 17th, 2019

Ubuntu Budgie 19.10 will be supported for 9 months until Jul 2020. If you need Long Term Support, it is recommended you use Ubuntu 18.04 LTS instead.

In these release notes the areas covered are:

• New features and enhancements
• Issues Resolved
• Upgrading from 18.04 / 18.10 / 19.04 Ubuntu Budgie
• Known Issues when upgrading
• Where to download Ubuntu Budgie

Continue Reading "19.10 RELEASE NOTES"

We are pleased to announce the release of the next version of our distro, our third LTS point release as an official flavor of the Ubuntu family. The LTS version is supported for 3 years while the regular releases are supported for 9 months. Continue Reading "UBUNTU BUDGIE 18.04.3 LTS RELEASED!"

We are pleased to announce the release of the next version of our distro, the fifth as an official flavor of the Ubuntu family.

19.04 is supported for 9 months; our 18.04 LTS is supported for 3 years.

Based on 18.04 & 18.10 experiences, feedback and suggestions that we have received from our users, the new release comes with a lot of new features, fixes and optimizations. This release is a big step towards our 20.04 LTS.

Here is what you can expect with the new release:

• showcasing the latest budgie-desktop developments - budgie-desktop v10.5 is now officially available,
• showcasing the latest budgie-applets available
• replacing nautilus for nemo - retains desktop-icons capability with all the features of nemo such as dual pane etc + integrated catfish search. Lookout for our nemo-extensions in budgie-welcome recommendations.
• stylish reworking of our desktop together shipping a new theme QogirBudgie which can be chosen together with Pocillo and Arc
• integrating all of this together with the major GNOME developments of GTK+3.24 and Mutter 3.32

You can read more about what we have been upto via our 19.04 release notes. Upgrade instructions from 18.10 are included. Please have a read these since there are a number of issues that you need to be aware of.

Download links and installation guide are provided. As always - do check the md5sum hash value of the downloaded ISO - this really does help you get on with a flying start for your install.

If you have any questions, remember, our forum is always open and ready to help you.

Thank you all for your continued support - spread the news!

David, Ubuntu Budgie Project Leader.

p.s. and here is a video to wet your appetite!

Ubuntu Budgie v19.04 (Disco Dingo) Final Release: Apr 18th, 2019

Ubuntu Budgie 19.04 will be supported for 9 months until Jan 2020. If you need Long Term Support, it is recommended you use Ubuntu 18.04 LTS instead.

In these release notes the areas covered are:

• New features and enhancements
• Issues Resolved
• Upgrading from 18.04 / 18.10 Ubuntu Budgie
• Known Issues when upgrading
• Where to download Ubuntu Budgie

Continue Reading "19.04 Release Notes"

We are pleased to announce the release of the next version of our distro, our second LTS point release as an official flavor of the Ubuntu family.

The LTS version is supported for 3 years while the regular releases are supported for 9 months.

Continue Reading "Ubuntu Budgie 18.04.2 LTS Released!"

UBUNTU BUDGIE 18.10 RELEASED! We are pleased to announce the release of the next version of our distro, the fourth as an official flavor of the Ubuntu family.

18.10 is supported for 9 months; our 18.04 LTS is supported for 3 years.

Based on 18.04 experiences, feedback and suggestions that we have received from our users, the new release comes with a lot of new features, fixes and optimizations

Here is what you can expect with the new release:

showcasing the latest budgie-desktop developments, reworking some of our most used applets to be more efficient, faster adding new productivity applets integrating all of this together with the major GNOME developments of GTK+3.24 and Mutter 3.30 You can read more about what we have been upto via our release notes. Upgrade instructions from 18.04 LTS are included. Please have a read these since there are a number of issues that you need to be aware of.

Download links and installation guide are provided. As always - do check the md5sum hash value of the downloaded ISO - this really does help you get on with a flying start for your install.

If you have any questions, remember, our forum is always open and ready to help you.

Thank you all for your continued support - spread the news!

David, Ubuntu Budgie Project Leader.