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Thursday, December 1, 2016
A Quick Look At Budgie Remix 16 04 The Unofficial Budgie Desktop Ubuntu Flavor
A Quick Look At Budgie Remix 16 04 The Unofficial Budgie Desktop Ubuntu Flavor
Budgie Remix 16.04, the unofficial Ubuntu flavor that uses Budgie Desktop by default, was released recently.
For now, Budgie Remix is an unofficial Ubuntu flavor however, its developers aim at making it an official member of the Ubuntu family. The next step towards this goal is to release Budgie Remix 16.04.1 in three months, followed by a first Budgie Remix 16.10 alpha in July.
Budgie Remix 16.04 is based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and it includes the latest Budgie Desktop 10.2.5. Budgie Desktop integrates tightly with the GNOME stack and it features a libmutter-based window manager and a customizable panel which includes an applet, notification, and customization center, called Raven.
I have to note that Budgie Desktop doesnt support AppIndicators and tray icons dont seem to work either, or at least some dont work (I tried Shutter and Transmission in Budgie Remix 16.04 and the tray icon didnt work for either of them), this being my only issue with Budgie desktop.
I have to note that Budgie Desktop doesnt support AppIndicators and tray icons dont seem to work either, or at least some dont work (I tried Shutter and Transmission in Budgie Remix 16.04 and the tray icon didnt work for either of them), this being my only issue with Budgie desktop.
The new unofficial Ubuntu flavor already includes its own artwork, with custom Plymouth and LightDM theme, and the beautiful Arc GTK and Faba icon themes.
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| Budgie Remix 16.04 LightDM theme |
Since Budgie is a shell for GNOME, Budgie Remix 16.04 ships with GNOME Settings (Control Center / Settings Daemon):
Furthermore, Budgie Remix 16.04 includes Nautilus 3.18, and not the version available in the official Ubuntu 16.04 repositories, which is 3.14:
Thats possible because Budgie Remix is not an official Ubuntu flavor, so it uses a PPA by default, which provides not only Nautilus 3.18, but also the whole Budgie Desktop, artwork and so on.
You can use this PPA to try Budgie Desktop in Ubuntu, but keep in mind that it will update Nautilus to a version that doesnt have any Unity patches (you can lock the current Nautilus version to avoid that though).
Other applications included by default with Budgie Remix 16.04 include Plank (0.11.1) dock, which is used on the left of the screen with Intellihide and a beautiful theme called Arc by default, along with:
- Gedit 3.18
- GNOME Photos 3.18
- gThumb 3.4.3
- Rhythmbox 3.3
- Totem 3.18
- Eye Of GNOME (Image Viewer) 3.18
- GNOME Terminal 3.18
- LibreOffice 5.1.2
- Firefox 45
- Transmission 2.84
- and various utilities like Calculator, Disks, Calendar and so on.
For installing new software and updates, Budgie Remix uses GNOME Software and Software Updater, just like Ubuntu (with Unity):
Under the hood, just like Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Budgie Remix includes GTK+ 3.18.9, Mesa 11.2.0, Xorg server 1.18.3 and the Ubuntu Linux Kernel 4.4.0-21, based on the upstream 4.4.6 Linux Kernel.
Budgie Remix 16.04 video
To see Budgie Remix 16.04 in action, check out the video below (by Riba Linux):
(direct video link)
Download Budgie Remix 16.04
Download Budgie Remix 16.04
If you like Budgie Remix, check out its Google+ and Reddit pages.
Available link for download
Thursday, October 20, 2016
A Quick Look At Ubuntu MATE 16 04 LTS
A Quick Look At Ubuntu MATE 16 04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS was released today and it includes some interesting changes, like a complete overhaul of the MATE Welcome user interface, a new panel layout option in Ubuntu MATE Tweak, which mimics Unity with a dock-like panel and global menu setup, and more.
Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS video
Below you can watch a quick video which shows some of the new features / changes in Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS:
(direct video link; for more videos, subscribe to the WebUpd8 YouTube channel)
Changes in Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)
Ubuntu MATE, the Ubuntu flavor that became official with its 15.04 release, uses MATE, a GNOME 2 fork that lets you use the old GNOME 2 desktop interface, with support for both old (like the old Gedit 2 which was forked as Pluma, or Nautilus 2, which was forked as Caja) and new (header bar) applications.
- fixes and improvements for GTK3 support across the entire MATE Desktop including GTK 3.18 support;
- significantly improved touchpad support, which now supports natural scrolling, 2 finger and 3 finger clicks;
- improved multi monitor support;
- the power applet now displays model and vendor information;
- improved session management which now includes screensaver inhibition while playing media;
- extended systemd support.
Those are just the changes in MATE desktop. Ubuntu MATE 16.04 ships with quite a few other improvements. For instance, Synapse, a popular quick application launcher, is now installed by default but its not active (it can be enabled using MATE Tweak, under Interface > Enable launcher):
Another new default package is MATE Dock Applet, a configurable MATE Panel applet that can display open windows as icons:
TopMenu Applet, the applet that can be used to add a global menu on the MATE panel, is now installed by default. Its not used by default though so if you want to use it, right click the panel, select "Add to panel" and add "TopMenu" or use the new Mutiny panel layout from MATE Tweak:
This global menu implementation supports GTK2 and GTK3 applications only (it doesnt work with Qt applications, among others).
Probably the most important applications user experience-wise in this Ubuntu flavor, MATE Welcome and Ubuntu MATE Tweak have received significant improvements.
MATE Welcome:
- complete overhaul of the user interface, with applications separated in a "Software Boutique" section. It includes a expandable/collapsible "More Details" section for each application, which provides screenshots, source (repository), website, platform and license information;
- added System Specifications page;
- added detection of graphics card (including VirtualBox) including one-click enablement of the graphics-drivers PPA if Nvidia is detected;
- added one-click enablement of the LibreOffice Fresh PPA to continually track stable LibreOffice releases;
- added multiple new applications, including Kodi, Nuvola Player, Pinta, Vivaldi, SparkleShare, GNOME Software, OBS Studio and many others.
Ubuntu MATE Tweak:
- added keyboard led indicator option;
- added launcher (Synapse) option;
- added capability to enable/disable animations;
- added support for Compton hardware compositing for Marco and Metacity;
- added Mutiny panel layout which includes Mate Dock Applet and TopMenu Applet.
Other changes in Ubuntu MATE 16.04:
- improved client-side decoration app theming, with resize area and shadows, minimal style for CSD windows running without a compositor, etc.
- Plank dock was updated to version 0.11 which adds docklets, option (available via Dconf Editor / gsettings) to use multiple docks, and theres also a new Plank theme for Ubuntu MATE;
- MATE Desktop CPU resource requirements have been reduced across the board;
- Google Chrome and Chromium windows are now considered Compiz windows in fullscreen to avoid tearing;
- much more.
Under the hood, Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS ships with Mesa 11.2.0, Xorg server 1.18.3 and the Ubuntu Linux Kernel 4.4.0-18.34, based on the upstream 4.4.6 Linux Kernel.
Also see: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) Available For Download, See What`s New
Also see: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) Available For Download, See What`s New
Download Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)
Download Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS
Also see the official release announcement.
You can now use Ubuntu MATE on Raspberry Pi 2 and 3. For more information and download links, see THIS page.
Available link for download
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