Install Budgie Desktop 10.3 in Ubuntu 17.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10 and other Ubuntu Derivatives. Budgie Desktop Environment for Ubuntu (V10.3) only includes minor updates and tweaks.
General Improvements
- MPRIS Artwork – Budgie now supports the downloading of artwork for the MprisClient. Including new code to prevent duplicate artwork from being downloaded (previously most noticeable in Spotify).
- Alt-Tab – Added a new implementation of Alt-Tab improving upon the previous version with enhanced speed, visuals and reliability.
GTK 3.22
The following issues have been resolved with GTK 3.22:
- When Budgie panel is located at the bottom, Budgie Menu and popovers will no longer move from the top to the bottom of the screen.
- Duplicate popover animations.
- The Run dialogue will cease to appear “stumpy”.
Budgie Applets
Various Budgie Applets have had the following bug fixes:
- Clock Applet: Vertical alignment now appears correctly.
- Icon Tasklist: Resolved the inability to pin GNOME Twitch via the Icon Tasklist.
- Tray Icons: By syncing natray with the upstream gnome-panel, icons are spaced correctly.
- Places Applet: Added support for encrypted volumes and remote (S/FTP, SMB) shares, and clicking on S/FTP bookmarks now open them in the default file manager.
How to Update to Budgie Desktop V 10.3
16.04 and 16.10 (budgie-remix)
You simply will need to update using the traditional mechanisms such as the Software application, or running the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:budgie-remix/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install budgie-desktop budgie-indicator-applet
17.04 (Ubuntu Budgie)
You will first need to enable the backports PPA before you will have the 10.3 update made available to you.
- open the
budgie-welcomeapplication - go to recommendations
- select the option to enable the “Backports” repository.
At this point, you can then update using the traditional mechanisms such as the Software application, or running the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntubudgie/backports
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install budgie-desktop budgie-indicator-applet