How to install a lightweight Budgie desktop (v8) on Ubuntu 14.04)

How to install a lightweight Budgie desktop (v8) on Ubuntu 14.04)

Budgie is the flagship desktop customized for the Linux release, and is also a custom project. Designed for an avant-garde user, it is committed to simplicity and conciseness. One of its major advantages is that it is not the fork version of other projects, and is independent from the whole to the end.

The Budgie desktop is closely integrated with the GNOME stack and uses advanced technologies to provide an alternative desktop experience. Out of the open-source concept, this desktop can be seen in other Linux releases.

Currently, Budgie can use panel settings to provide a similar experience as GNOME2 desktop.

 

Features of version 0.8

• Taskbar: applications can be locked to the taskbar.
• Taskbar: Use the. desktop file to configure the quicklists menu
• Taskbar: Use the. desktop file to configure the icon resolution
• Taskbar: blue flashes when Notifications are available
• Panel: supports default dark subjects
• Add widgets for menu bar
• Panel: automatically hide menu bar and toolbar (this configuration is manual)
• Panel: supports shadow at the edge of the screen
• Panel: supports gnome panel topics dynamically
• Run dialog box: Virtual refresh
• Budgie menu: The Compact mode is added and the default mode is used.
• Budgie menu: Sort menu items in order of use
• Budgie menu: remove old power options
• Editor: add all menu options in the UI
• Supports upgrading from GNOME 3.10 to 3.16
• Wm: Close the workspace animation (after v8)
• Wm: Better animation when changing Wallpaper

 

Important information

• Budgie version 0.8 is currently only beta
• There is no local network management; it can be solved by using the Ubuntu Components
• Budgie is designed for Evolve OS, so this PPA may have bugs.
• GNOME topics have better effects than local Ubuntu themes
• The Ubuntu scroll bar will not work
• If you want to know more, visit the Evolve OS website.

 

Install

Now we will install our lightweight Budgie desktop in Ubuntu14.04 LTS. First, we need to add the PPA source to our Ubuntu. Run the following command:

1. $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:evolve-os/ppa

After the ppa is added, run the following command to update the local software repository.

1. $ sudo apt-get update

Then, you only need to execute the following command to install

1. $ sudo apt-get install budgie-desktop

Note:

This is an active development version, and some major features may not be particularly well-developed, such as: No network manager or volume control components (you can use a keyboard to control the volume ), the system is not notified and the app cannot be locked to the taskbar.

There is a temporary solution to disable the stacked scroll bar: Set another default topic, and then exit the current session from the terminal:

1. $ gnome-session-quit

 

Log on to the Budgie session

After the installation is complete, we can log on to the budgie desktop.

 

Cancel current user

1. $ budgie-sessioon --logout

 

Conclusion

Hi, now we have successfully installed the lightweight Budgie desktop environment on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. The Budgie desktop is currently under development, so many features are missing. Although it is based on GTK3 of Gnome, it is not completely copied. Budgie is fully implemented from scratch. Its design is elegant and constantly improved. If you have any questions or comments, please post them in the comment box below. May you like Budgie desktop 0.8.

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