Ubuntu Budgie

Last updated
Ubuntu Budgie
UbuntuBudgie-Wordmarkalt.svg
Ubuntu Budgie 24.10 default desktop - English.png
Ubuntu Budgie 24.10 "Oracular Oriole"
Developer Ubuntu Budgie Team
OS family Linux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source model Open source (with some exceptions) [1]
Initial release25 April 2016(8 years ago) (2016-04-25) as unofficial Ubuntu derivative;
16 November 2016(8 years ago) (2016-11-16) as an official Ubuntu flavour
Latest release 25.04 "Plucky Puffin" / 17 April 2025;5 days ago (2025-04-17)
Marketing target Personal computers
Update method APT (Software Updater, GNOME Software)
Package manager dpkg, Snappy
Platforms IA-32 (until version 18.04); x86-64
Kernel type Monolithic (Linux)
Userland GNU
Default
user interface
Budgie
License Free software licenses
(mainly GPL)
Official website ubuntubudgie.org

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

Contents

History

Ubuntu Budgie started out as an unofficial community flavor in parallel with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, referred to as "budgie-remix". [2] budgie-remix 16.10 was later released by strictly following the time frame issued for Ubuntu 16.10. [3]

It was eventually recognized as an official community flavor of Ubuntu, and was rebranded as Ubuntu Budgie. [4]

In November 2017, Vincenzo Bovino was hired as the new brand and PR Manager. [5]

Ubuntu Budgie 17.04 was released in April 2017, [6] and was updated to version 17.10 in October 2017. [7]

32-bit support was deprecated from Ubuntu Budgie and Ubuntu MATE with the 18.10 release. [8]

Releases

Current releaseRelease no longer supportedRelease still supportedFuture release
VersionCodenameRelease dateSupported untilRemarksKernel version [8]
16.04 LTSXenial Xerus2016-04-25 [9] 2018-08 [10] First release, branded budgie-remix4.10 (16.04.3)
16.10Yakkety Yak2016-10-16 [11] 2017-07- 20 [12] 4.8
17.04Zesty Zapus2017-04-11 [13] 2018-01First release after rename to Ubuntu Budgie following recognition as an official Ubuntu flavor4.10
17.10Artful Aardvark2017-10-19 [14] 2018-074.13
17.10.12018-01-12 [15] Re-release due to the original Ubuntu 17.10 ISO images getting pulled due to a bug that messed up some BIOSes
18.04 LTSBionic Beaver2018-04-26 [16] 2021-04 [17] First long-term support release as an official Ubuntu flavor4.15
18.10Cosmic Cuttlefish2018-10-18 [18] 2019-074.18
19.04Disco Dingo2019-04-18 [19] 2020-01Better graphics support with Mesa 19.05.0
19.10Eoan Ermine2019-10-17 [20] 2020-075.3
20.04 LTSFocal Fossa2020-04-23 [21] 2023-045.4
20.10Groovy Gorilla2020-10-22 [22] 2021-075.8
21.04Hirsute Hippo2021-04-22 [23] 2022-015.11
21.10Impish Indri2021-10-14 [24] 2022-075.13
22.04 LTSJammy Jellyfish2022-04-21 [25] 2025-045.15
22.10Kinetic Kudu2022-10-20 [26] 2023-075.19
23.04Lunar Lobster2023-04-11 [27] 2024-016.2
23.10Mantic Minotaur2023-10-12 [28] 2024-076.5
24.04 LTSNoble Numbat2024-04-252027-046.8
24.10Oracular Oriole2024-10-072025-076.11

See also

References

  1. "Explaining Why We Don't Endorse Other Systems". GNU.org. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  2. fossfreedom (2016-04-25). "budgie-remix 16.04 is now out!". Xpress-Ubuntu. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  3. Nikola (2016-10-16). "Budgie-Remix 16.10 released". Ubuntu Budgie. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  4. "It's official". Ubuntu Budgie. 2016-11-09. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  5. "Ubuntu Budgie new team". Ubuntu Budgie. 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  6. Nikola (April 13, 2017). "17.04 Released!". Ubuntu Budgie. Archived from the original on April 17, 2017.
  7. Nikola (September 25, 2017). "17.10 Release Notes". Ubuntu Budgie. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017.
  8. 1 2 "DistroWatch.com: Ubuntu Budgie".
  9. "budgie-remix 16.04 is now out!". Xpress-Ubuntu. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  10. "BUDGIE-REMIX 16.04 – END OF SUPPORT DATE". Ubuntu Budgie. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  11. Nikola (October 16, 2016). "BUDGIE-REMIX 16.10 RELEASED". Ubuntu Budgie. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017.
  12. Sneddon, Joey (19 July 2017). "Support for Ubuntu 16.10 Ends Today". OMG! Ubuntu!. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  13. Nikola (April 11, 2017). "17.04 Release Notes". Ubuntu Budgie. Archived from the original on April 17, 2017.
  14. Nikola (October 19, 2017). "17.10 Ubuntu Budgie Released!". Ubuntu Budgie. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017.
  15. "Exceptional respins of Ubuntu 17.10 media; call for testing". 12 January 2018.
  16. "Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver : What's new?". Technotification. 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  17. David (April 26, 2018). "Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 LTS Released!". Ubuntu Budgie. Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  18. "DistroWatch.com: Ubuntu Budgie". distroWatch.com. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  19. Nikola (March 27, 2019). "19.04 Release Notes". Ubuntu Budgie. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019.
  20. Nikola (September 25, 2019). "19.10 RELEASE NOTES". Ubuntu Budgie. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019.
  21. David (April 23, 2020). "Ubuntu Budgie 20.04 LTS Released!". Ubuntu Budgie. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020.
  22. David (September 28, 2020). "Ubuntu Budgie 20.10 Release Notes". Archived from the original on October 7, 2020.
  23. Nikola (April 22, 2021). "Ubuntu Budgie 21.04 Released!". Ubuntu Budgie. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021.
  24. David (October 14, 2021). "Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 Released!". Ubuntu Budgie. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021.
  25. Mauro (March 28, 2022). "Ubuntu Budgie 22.04 LTS Release Notes". Ubuntu Budgie. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022.
  26. David (October 20, 2022). "Ubuntu Budgie 22.10 Released!". Ubuntu Budgie. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022.
  27. David (April 11, 2023). "Ubuntu Budgie 23.04 Released!". Ubuntu Budgie. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  28. David (October 12, 2023). "Ubuntu Budgie 23.10 Released!". Ubuntu Budgie. Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2024.