Ubuntu Budgie

{{update|part=versions 18.10 through 24.04|date=January 2024}}

{{Short description|Derivative of the Ubuntu operating system, utilizing the Budgie desktop environment}}

{{Infobox OS

| logo = File:UbuntuBudgie-Wordmarkalt.svg

| screenshot = File:Ubuntu Budgie 24.10 default desktop - English.png

| caption = Ubuntu Budgie 24.10 "Oracular Oriole"

| name = Ubuntu Budgie

| developer = Ubuntu Budgie Team

| family = Linux (Unix-like)

| released = {{Start date and age|2016|04|25|df=yes|paren=yes}} as unofficial Ubuntu derivative;
{{Start date and age|2016|11|16|df=yes|paren=yes}} as an official Ubuntu flavour

| marketing target = Personal computers

| userland = GNU

| ui = Budgie

| license = Free software licenses
(mainly GPL)

| website = {{URL|https://ubuntubudgie.org}}

| working_state = Current

| source_model = Open source (with some exceptions){{cite web|url=https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html#Ubuntu|title=Explaining Why We Don't Endorse Other Systems|website=GNU.org|access-date=2015-07-14}}

| latest_release_version = 25.04 "Plucky Puffin"

| latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|2025|04|17|df=yes}}

| updatemodel = APT (Software Updater, GNOME Software)

| package_manager = dpkg, Snappy

| supported_platforms = IA-32 (until version 18.04); x86-64

| kernel_type = Monolithic (Linux)

}}

Ubuntu Budgie is an official community flavor of Ubuntu. It combines the Ubuntu-based system with the independently developed Budgie desktop environment.

History

Ubuntu Budgie started out as an unofficial community flavor in parallel with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, referred to as "budgie-remix".{{cite web|url=https://xpressubuntu.wordpress.com/2016/04/25/budgie-remix-16-04-is-now-out|title=budgie-remix 16.04 is now out!|last=fossfreedom|date=2016-04-25|publisher=Xpress-Ubuntu|access-date=2017-03-20}} budgie-remix 16.10 was later released by strictly following the time frame issued for Ubuntu 16.10.{{cite web|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/2016/10/budgie-remix-16-10-released|title=Budgie-Remix 16.10 released|date=2016-10-16|publisher=Ubuntu Budgie|access-date=2017-03-20|author=Nikola}}

It was eventually recognized as an official community flavor of Ubuntu, and was rebranded as Ubuntu Budgie.{{cite web|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2016/11/09/it-s-official|title=It's official|date=2016-11-09|publisher=Ubuntu Budgie|access-date=2017-03-20|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320233153/https://ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2016/11/09/it-s-official|archive-date=20 March 2017|url-status=dead}}

In November 2017, Vincenzo Bovino was hired as the new brand and PR Manager.{{cite web|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/team|date=2016-11-09|title=Ubuntu Budgie new team|publisher=Ubuntu Budgie|access-date=2017-03-29|language=en-GB}}

Ubuntu Budgie 17.04 was released in April 2017,{{cite web|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/2017/04/17-04-released|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417155436/ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2017/04/13/17-04-released|date=April 13, 2017|archivedate=April 17, 2017|publisher=Ubuntu Budgie|url-status=live|title=17.04 Released!|author=Nikola}} and was updated to version 17.10 in October 2017.{{cite web|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/2017/09/17-10-release-notes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020010300/https://ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2017/09/25/17-10-release-notes|archivedate=October 20, 2017|date=September 25, 2017|title=17.10 Release Notes|publisher=Ubuntu Budgie|author=Nikola}}

32-bit support was deprecated from Ubuntu Budgie and Ubuntu MATE with the 18.10 release.

Releases

class=wikitable
style=background:#d4f4b4|Current release

|style=background:#fdb3ab|Release no longer supported

|style=background:#fef8c6|Release still supported

|style=background:#c1e6f5|Future release

class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center

!Version!!Codename!!Release date!!Supported until!!Remarks!!Kernel version{{cite web|url=https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=ubuntubudgie|title=DistroWatch.com: Ubuntu Budgie}}

style=background:#fdb3ab|16.04 LTS

|Xenial Xerus

|2016-04-25{{cite web|title=budgie-remix 16.04 is now out!|date=25 April 2016|url=https://xpressubuntu.wordpress.com/2016/04/25/budgie-remix-16-04-is-now-out|publisher=Xpress-Ubuntu|access-date=2017-09-09}}

|2018-08{{cite web|url-status=dead|title=BUDGIE-REMIX 16.04 – END OF SUPPORT DATE|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2018/05/22/16-04-budgie-remix-end-of-support|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529054153/https://ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2018/05/22/16-04-budgie-remix-end-of-support|archivedate=May 29, 2018|publisher=Ubuntu Budgie|access-date=2018-05-22}}

|First release, branded budgie-remix

|4.10 (16.04.3)

style=background:#fdb3ab|16.10

|Yakkety Yak

|2016-10-16{{cite web|title=BUDGIE-REMIX 16.10 RELEASED|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/2016/10/budgie-remix-16-10-released|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320233635/ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2016/10/16/budgie-remix-16-10-released|url-status=live|date=October 16, 2016|archivedate=March 20, 2017|publisher=Ubuntu Budgie|author=Nikola}}

|2017-07- 20{{cite web|last=Sneddon|first=Joey|title=Support for Ubuntu 16.10 Ends Today|date=19 July 2017|url=http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/07/ubuntu-16-10-end-of-life|publisher=OMG! Ubuntu!|access-date=2017-09-09}}

|

|4.8

style=background:#fdb3ab|17.04

|Zesty Zapus

|2017-04-11{{cite web|title=17.04 Release Notes|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/2017/04/17-04-release-notes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417135638/ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2017/04/11/17-04-release-notes|date=April 11, 2017|archivedate=April 17, 2017|publisher=Ubuntu Budgie|url-status=live|author=Nikola}}

|2018-01

|First release after rename to Ubuntu Budgie following recognition as an official Ubuntu flavor

|4.10

style=background:#fdb3ab|17.10

|rowspan=2|Artful Aardvark

|2017-10-19{{cite web|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/2017/10/19/17-10-ubuntu-budgie-released|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108034530/ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2017/10/19/17-10-ubuntu-budgie-released|date=October 19, 2017|archivedate=November 8, 2017|publisher=Ubuntu Budgie|url-status=live|title=17.10 Ubuntu Budgie Released!|author=Nikola}}

|rowspan=2|2018-07

|

|rowspan=2|4.13

style=background:#fdb3ab|17.10.1

|2018-01-12{{cite web|url=https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2018-January/004267.html|title=Exceptional respins of Ubuntu 17.10 media; call for testing|date=12 January 2018}}

|Re-release due to the original Ubuntu 17.10 ISO images getting pulled due to a bug that messed up some BIOSes

style=background:#fdb3ab|18.04 LTS

|Bionic Beaver

|2018-04-26{{cite web|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/11/ubuntu-19-04-release-features|title=Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver : What's new?|date=2018-04-14|publisher=Technotification|access-date=2018-04-27|language=en-US}}

2021-04{{cite web|url-status=dead|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2018/04/26/18-04-lts-ubuntu-budgie-released|title=Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 LTS Released!|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427164630/https://ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2018/04/26/18-04-lts-ubuntu-budgie-released|author=David|date=April 26, 2018|archivedate=April 27, 2018|website=Ubuntu Budgie|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-10}}

|First long-term support release as an official Ubuntu flavor

|4.15

style=background:#fdb3ab|18.10

|Cosmic Cuttlefish

|2018-10-18{{cite web|title=DistroWatch.com: Ubuntu Budgie|url=https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=ubuntubudgie|website=distroWatch.com|accessdate=2022-04-25}}

|2019-07

|

|4.18

style=background:#fdb3ab|19.04

|Disco Dingo

|2019-04-18{{cite web|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/2019/03/19-04-release-notes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406053519/ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2019/03/27/19-04-release-notes|date=March 27, 2019|archivedate=April 6, 2019|website=Ubuntu Budgie|url-status=live|title=19.04 Release Notes|author=Nikola}}

|2020-01

|Better graphics support with Mesa 19.0

|5.0

style=background:#fdb3ab|19.10

|Eoan Ermine

|2019-10-17{{cite web|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/2019/09/19-10-release-notes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218110405/https://ubuntubudgie.org/2019/09/25/19-10-release-notes|date=September 25, 2019|archivedate=December 18, 2019|website=Ubuntu Budgie|url-status=live|title=19.10 RELEASE NOTES|author=Nikola}}

|2020-07

|

|5.3

style=background:#fdb3ab|20.04 LTS

|Focal Fossa

|2020-04-23{{cite web|author=David|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/2020/04/23/ubuntu-budgie-20-04-lts-released|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424142440/https://ubuntubudgie.org/2020/04/23/ubuntu-budgie-20-04-lts-released|date=April 23, 2020|archivedate=April 24, 2020|url-status=live|website=Ubuntu Budgie|title=Ubuntu Budgie 20.04 LTS Released!}}

|2023-04

|

|5.4

style=background:#fdb3ab|20.10

|Groovy Gorilla

|2020-10-22{{cite web|author=David|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/2020/09/ubuntu-budgie-20-10-released|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007114608/https://ubuntubudgie.org/2020/09/ubuntu-budgie-20-10-release-notes|date=September 28, 2020|archivedate=October 7, 2020|url-status=live|title=Ubuntu Budgie 20.10 Release Notes}}

|2021-07

|

|5.8

style=background:#fdb3ab|21.04

|Hirsute Hippo

|2021-04-22{{cite web|author=Nikola|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/2021/04/ubuntu-budgie-21-04-released|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422154643/ubuntubudgie.org/2021/04/ubuntu-budgie-21-04-released|date=April 22, 2021|archivedate=April 22, 2021|website=Ubuntu Budgie|url-status=live|title=Ubuntu Budgie 21.04 Released!}}

|2022-01

|

|5.11

style=background:#fdb3ab|21.10

|Impish Indri

|2021-10-14{{cite web|author=David|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/2021/10/ubuntu-budgie-21-10-released|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028163914/https://ubuntubudgie.org/2021/10/ubuntu-budgie-21-10-released|date=October 14, 2021|archivedate=October 28, 2021|website=Ubuntu Budgie|url-status=dead|title=Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 Released!}}

|2022-07

|

|5.13

style=background:#fef8c6|22.04 LTS

|Jammy Jellyfish

|2022-04-21{{cite web|author=Mauro|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/2022/03/ubuntu-budgie-22-04-lts-release-notes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401095637/https://ubuntubudgie.org/2022/03/ubuntu-budgie-22-04-lts-release-notes|date=March 28, 2022|archivedate=April 1, 2022|url-status=live|website=Ubuntu Budgie|title=Ubuntu Budgie 22.04 LTS Release Notes}}

|2025-04

|

|5.15

style=background:#fdb3ab|22.10

|Kinetic Kudu

|2022-10-20{{cite web|author=David|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/2022/10/ubuntu-budgie-22-10-released|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020215336/https://ubuntubudgie.org/2022/10/ubuntu-budgie-22-10-released|date=October 20, 2022|archivedate=October 20, 2022|url-status=live|website=Ubuntu Budgie|title=Ubuntu Budgie 22.10 Released!}}

|2023-07

|

|5.19

style=background:#fdb3ab|23.04

|Lunar Lobster

|2023-04-11{{cite web|author=David|title=Ubuntu Budgie 23.04 Released!|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/2023/04/ubuntu-budgie-23-04-released|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420185936/https://ubuntubudgie.org/2023/04/ubuntu-budgie-23-04-released|date=April 11, 2023|archivedate=April 20, 2023|accessdate=April 29, 2023|website=Ubuntu Budgie|language=en-US|url-status=live}}

|2024-01

|

|6.2

style=background:#fdb3ab|23.10

|Mantic Minotaur

|2023-10-12{{cite web|author=David|title=Ubuntu Budgie 23.10 Released!|url=https://ubuntubudgie.org/2023/10/ubuntu-budgie-23-10-released|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014073927/https://ubuntubudgie.org/2023/10/ubuntu-budgie-23-10-released|date=October 12, 2023|archivedate=October 14, 2023|accessdate=January 10, 2024|website=Ubuntu Budgie|language=en-US|url-status=live}}

|2024-07

|

|6.5

style=background:#fef8c6|24.04 LTS

|Noble Numbat

|2024-04-25

|2027-04

|

|6.8

style=background:#d4f4b4|24.10

|Oracular Oriole

|2024-10-07

|2025-07

|

|6.11

See also

{{Portal|Free and open-source software|Linux}}

References

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