Ubuntu Budgie
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Developer | Ubuntu Budgie team |
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OS family | Linux |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open source (with some exceptions)[1] |
Initial release | 16 November 2016Ubuntu flavour | as an official
Latest release | Ubuntu Budgie Remix 17.04 / 13 April 2017 |
Marketing target | Personal computers |
Update method | APT (Software Updater, GNOME Software) |
Package manager | dpkg, Snappy |
Platforms | AMD64; I386 |
Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
Userland | GNU |
Default user interface | Budgie |
License | Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
Official website | ubuntubudgie |
Ubuntu Budgie (formerly Budgie-Remix) is an official community flavor of Ubuntu featuring budgie desktop. It combines stable and throughly tested Ubuntu core with modern, lightweight and traditional looking budgie desktop developed by Solus project.
History
- Started as an unofficial community flavor in parallel with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS release.[2]
- Released budgie-remix 16.10 by strictly following time frame issued for Ubuntu 16.10[3]
- Recognized as an official community flavor Ubuntu.[4]
- Hired Vincenzo Bovino as new Brand & PR Manager.[5]
- Released Ubuntu Budgie 17.04 in April 2017[6]
References
- ^ "Explaining Why We Don't Endorse Other Systems". Free Software Foundation. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ fossfreedom (2016-04-25). "budgie-remix 16.04 is now out!". xpress-ubuntu. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- ^ "Budgie-Remix 16.10 released". Ubuntu Budgie. 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- ^ "It's official". Ubuntu Budgie. 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- ^ "Ubuntu Budgie new team". Ubuntu Budgie. 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
- ^ "17.04 Released!". Ubuntu Budgie. 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2017-04-16.