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Libreoffice feedback
We need to get some feedback for 18.04 – Libreoffice Snap For 18.04 we will ship the latest version of libreoffice – v6. That version will receive stability fixes throughout the next three years of the LTS period – but the actual version will remain at v6. We have a choice – we could instead…
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Developer Diary – November
Showcase Development A new release of the applet budgie-brightness-control was made available by its developer. A few bug fixes was made, and the orientation of the slider was made horizontal. This is now available in backports to be installed. I have created a git release of budgie-pixel-saver-applet from the same developer as budgie-brightness-control. This fixes…
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Making Ubuntu Budgie accessible to all
We all use our desktop in our own unique way to suit our preferred workflow. We also know some people need additional changes to help use their desktop more effectively. For example visual impairment may mean there is a need for additional tweaks to contrast/sizing etc, whereas some degree of hearing loss may need some…
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Developer Diary – October
Showcase This month’s activities have been dominated by the final push and release of our second release as an official member of the Ubuntu family. It has been an interesting six months – and this month was no exception; more on that later. We are very grateful to our small yet growing band of Patreons and Paypal contributors…
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Competition – changing faces
t not often you get to change the face of a distro – so here is your chance. Our default desktop, much of our website artwork has used this picture. As we approach 18.04 (Bionic Beaver), we are offering up for you to change our default artwork. Can you do better? Competition time – the…
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17.10 Ubuntu Budgie Released!
We are pleased to announce the release of the next version of our distro – and the second as an official flavor of the Ubuntufamily. Based on 17.04 experiences, feedback and suggestions we have received from our users, the new release comes with a lot of new features, fixes and optimizations: More customisation options via budgie welcome Complete desktop look and feel…
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Developer Diary – September
Our fabulous community Thank-you to everyone who has donated this month. We now have raised enough to cover: URL renewal costs for budgie-remix.org and ubuntubudgie.org for the next three years Put aside server costs for the next three years if our sponsorship with DigitalOcean is not renewed. Our donation page has been revamped with additional goals to…
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17.10 Release Notes
Version Ubuntu Budgie v17.10 (artful) Release: Oct 19th, 2017 New features and enhancements Files (Nautilus) 3.26 with Folder-Color to change color and add emblems to folders Files now come with Various Document Templates available to use Settings (gnome-control-center) has had a stylish makeover GNOME-based apps are now available at the latest upstream version 3.26 (if…
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Developer Diary – August
Shoutout Well this month has been monumentally busy – in summary budgie-remix 16.04.3 was released budgie-desktop 10.4 was released Ubuntu Budgie 17.10 beta 1 was released launch of our first Ubuntu Budgie branded desktops and laptops a whole host of bug-fixes… and we’ve found sometime to do some really nice development stuff We need a holiday … no chance! budgie-remix…
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Budgie Desktop v10.4 released for Debian and Ubuntu
Its my pleasure to announce the release of the latest Budgie Desktop for both Debian and Ubuntu users. The release is for: Debian unstable Debian Buster (will be sync’d next week) Ubuntu 17.10 Ubuntu Budgie 17.10 Ubuntu 17.04 Ubuntu Budgie 17.04 Ubuntu 16.04.3 budgie-remix 16.04.3 At the same time, I have refreshed all builds made…
