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Automate System Updates on Ubuntu Desktop
Introduction Please note this configuration below is suitable for desktops. For servers, we would need to dig a bit deeper in options, systemd services, timers, email notifications, automatic reboot, and more. Also, I strongly recommended to take system snapshots with Timeshift on a daily basis, and Clonezilla every month. Goals Our goal is the following:…
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Ubuntu Budgie 20.04.4 LTS Released!
We are pleased to announce the release of the next version of our distro, the fourth 20.04 LTS point release. The LTS version is supported for 3 years while the regular releases are supported for 9 months. The new release rolls-up various fixes and optimizations that have been released since the 20.04.3 release in July:…
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Quick overview of Budgie Welcome Application
Budgie Welcome is the first thing we see when we boot a Live ISO, and after we complete our install. But do we really know what it offers? In this quick write up, I am going to walk you through all the features of this small but very useful Welcome application. Budgie Welcome is a…
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Ubuntu Budgie 22.04 Wallpaper Contest
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04 LTS release is just around the corner, as the team is rushing to complete the last few tasks, I want to take a moment to write about my amazing experience with both our community and Ubuntu Budgie team. Contest Starting in 3…2…1… In November 2021, I posted about our wallpaper contest for…
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Ubuntu Budgie and Orchis theme deliver a smooth, elegant desktop experience
With this quick write up I am going to show you a theme we recently added to Ubuntu Budgie. Vinceliuice, the author of this theme, delivered an awesome GTK/GNOME theme called Orchis. And how could we miss it? As soon as we saw it, we asked David to get it in our "Themes and Layouts"…
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Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 Released!
We are pleased to announce the release of the next version of our distro, 21.10. This is a regular release supported for 9 months. For those looking for a longer term support release we recommend our 20.04 LTS version which is supported for 3 years. Key highlights: Release of our second Raspberry Pi image. brand…
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Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 Release Notes
Ubuntu Budgie v21.10 (Impish Indri) Release: 14th Oct, 2021 Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 is a normal release that will be supported for 9 months until Jul 2022. Long Term Releases such as 20.04.3 provide assured stability over a longer term (3 yrs) than a standard 9 month release. Critical and stability fixes will be released for…
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Ubuntu Budgie 20.04.3 LTS Released!
We are pleased to announce the release of the next version of our distro, the third 20.04 LTS point release. The LTS version is supported for 3 years while the regular releases are supported for 9 months. The new release rolls-up various fixes and optimizations that have been released since the 20.04.2 release in Februrary:…
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All-In-One PC with Ubuntu Budgie and Raspberry PI
A few days ago I was thinking that I never got a Raspberry PI. I always had a look at those but never considered them powerful enough for what I do. However, now that the raspberry PI 4B 8GB is out, and Ubuntu Budgie released Alpha1 of Ubuntu Budgie 21.10, I thought it was time…
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Ubuntu Budgie 21.04 Released!
We are pleased to announce the release of the next version of our distro, 21.04. This is a regular release supported for 9 months. For those looking for a longer term support release we recommend our 20.04 LTS version which is supported for 3 years. Key highlights: Release of our first Raspberry Pi image. Thanks…
