Linux: The Ultimate Guide

New Features and Enhancements
• Files (Nautilus) 3.26 have a Folder Color to change the color and add 
symbols to folders
• Files now come with Various Documents Templates available for use
• Settings (gnome-control-center) have a style change

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• GNOME-based apps are now available in the latest version, 3.26 (if 
released)
• Budgie-welcome now has relevant title bars to clear the window
• The Budgie-welcome translation is now available in many languages
• One-click switch between IBUS and FCITX
• GNOME images have been replaced by gThumb
• The default Budgie reception settings now have stylish and extended 
edits
• Budgie can now incorporate many budgie applets from foreign 
companies
• The Global Menu Applet can be added to the panel
• Budgie installed snap links and flatpak websites for more software 
installation options
• The one-click theme has the best font support for key-based themes 
– fonts with better size
• Night-light and Caffeine (disable screen) are now sent as default 
panel icons
• Screen lock had a style change
• Move from Terminix to Tilix for a terminal template
• Support Tilix Quake mode – just press F12
• Ubuntu Background 17.10 Community Contest
• Added design wallpaper – used when using budgie-welcome 
makeovers
• Enhanced Panel Icons – stylish support for standard apps like 
Caffeine and Dropbox
• Login screen changed from lightdm-gtk-greeter to slick-greeter
The LTS version is supported for three years, while the standard release 
is supported for nine months. The new release includes a variety of fixes 

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and improvements to the Ubuntu Budgie team that released it since the 
February 18.04.2 release.
The kernel and images found in version 19.04 have been restored in ver-
sion 18.04. It is part of the Hardware-Enablement-Stack release, and 18.04 
users, including HWE (see later), are automatically upgraded to the next 
kernel and photo stack about three to four months after the temporary 
release. 18.04.2 users will therefore see new packages from now on. All 
19.04 applets and fixes back.
Most of the updates are:
• budgie-screen-applet
• budgie-weather-applet
• budgie-sys-monitor-applet
• budgie-cpufreq-applet
• budgie-advanced-brightness-controller
• Updated Pocillo theme
Ubuntu Budgie 19.04 will support for nine months until January 2020. 
If you need long-term support, it is recommended that you use Ubuntu 
18.04 LTS instead.
Among the notes released on the covered areas are:
• New features and enhancements
• Problems solved
• Upgrades from 18.04/18.10 Ubuntu Budgie
• Known issues when developing
• Where to download Ubuntu Budgie
18.10 Features in 19.04
• Firefox is the default browser. So the chromium-browser icon pops 
out of both the icon – the task list and the dock – into Firefox.
• For a better rating, add a welcome budgie personality as a default 
program icon to make quick access (both to the thumbnail list and 
the wooden dock).

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• We discarded TLP for the default installation. Saving power on the 
kernel from kernel 4.18 and later is important for new computers. 
TLP is still available for installation if kernel power saving does not 
affect you due to old CPU usage.
• Caffeine resource discarded – This replaces the caffeine budgie-
applet that comes with the budgie-desktop v10.5.
19.04 Things to Look For
• New default background image and desktop.
• The fonts have changed from “Ubuntu” to “Noto Sans” without the 
terminal font, as Ubuntu is straightforward to read.
• Ubuntu Budgie Team Wallpapers 19.04 – The UB team has decided 
that this release will choose their favorite wallpapers – a lot of eclectic. 
I hope you like them. Next, we will run a 20.04 LTS community race.
• The translation team was busy – many more languages are now 
available.
• Browser Vote from the beginning now knows Snap – We offer 
GNOME Web and Midori as web browser options and Snap versions 
for Firefox and Chromium-Browser. Chrome, Vivaldi, and repo ver-
sions of Firefox and Chromium-Browser are still available.
• Catfish file and text search is now an automatic installation.
• The community has requested that the Files (Nautilus) be converted 
to Files (Nemo) – so you are also welcome to the partition screen 
and other great features. Tip – press Alt or right-click the toolbar to 
display the Favorite Menu, etc.
• Nemo can be launched on the Plank and the icon list applet.
• V3.8.6 is a Nemo version of the repository. V4.0.6 is available in our 
PPA backports.
• The nemo-drop box is available in our PPA backports.
• Nemo-share is available in our PPA backports – This adds a right-click 
option so folders can be shared without the need for root permission.
• Budgie-nemo integration – Right-click options to change the back-
ground, open budgie-desktop settings, and catfish file and text search.

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• The color of the Nemo folder is unfortunately not found in the 
archives, so it is discarded.
• The latest version of moka-icon-theme is available – Pocillo uses 
Moka icons.
• Budgie-desktop is built on mutter 3.32 – so we benefit from the good 
running speed up the river.
• Introducing the default QogirBudgie theme from Vinceliuice Smart 
Theme – So three of the best default themes now in budgie-desktop 
settings (Arc, Pocillo, and QogirBudgie).
• The UB logo is proudly displayed on the About screen.
• The Pocillo-gtk theme has been upgraded – The visible key was the 
suggestion buttons. Green is now dark blue.
• Budgie-Welcome – We have removed our budgie-remix Reddit icons 
and the less-used G + page.
• Another Rhythmbox toolbar-integrated appmenu – Fix crashes with 
non-English locations.
Budgie 19.10 Released
The Budgie team has announced the release of 19.10 Eoan Ermine, the 
latest stable release of Ubuntu flavor featuring Budgie Desktop. Includes 
numerous developments from Ubuntu and Budgie Desktop projects. 
Ubuntu Budgie Eoan Ermine provides a better user experience with 
updated packages and tweaks.
The highlights of Ubuntu Budgie 19.10 are described below.
• Budgie Desktop integrated with the latest GNOME 3.34 stack. Also, 
the team has made significant contributions to making the overall 
desktop experience better and more consistent.
• Budgie Applets has been improved to work better with user expe-
rience. Advanced applets include window preview, instant char 
mini-app, vague clock applet, stopwatch applet, light control, status 
notification, etc.
• NVIDIA drivers are licensed in ISO. It allows the installation of 
NVIDIA drivers without an internet connection.

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• Enables installation in ZFS partitions. It is a test feature, and 
Canonical tries to make this a significant factor in future LTS 
releases.
• Linux Kernel 5.3.
• Redesigned background selection from the GNOME 3.34 stack.
• LibreOffice 6.3.x.
Ubuntu Budgie 20.10
Version 21.10 of Ubuntu Budgie is supported for nine months until 2022 
July. Long-term discharges such as 20.04.3 help stability (three years) 
compared to normal release for nine months.
Significant stability and refinement will be published in all supported 
sections of Ubuntu Budgie. We, the wider Ubuntu community, will initi-
ate this and Canonical.
Some of the areas mentioned in this release note are as follows:
• Enhancements and new features
• Upgrades from version 20.04.3 or 21.04 version of Ubuntu Budgie
• Where to put Ubuntu Budgie
• Known issues when developing
• Small apps and apples