Previously it has been spoken of SolusOS 1.0 releaseOne of the most attractive of the distro is its Budgie Desktop environment.
What is Budgie Desktop?
It is a Desktop Environment based on GNOME 3 and developed by the team of SolusProject for your distro. The panel is configurable, by default it is at the top of the screen, but I have it at the bottom:
Although you can also have both
In the following image, on the right you can see the multipurpose panel 'Raven', which is displayed when you press, or on the bell or at the time. In this panel you can do several things, among them, change the subject, check the calendar, manage the sound or see the notifications that arrive:
This panel also helps us to manage some open applications, for example Rhytmbox:
From factory, panel theme it is dark (there fit where it is supposed to be changed, although the panel remains Dark). Budgie it's based on standard components from the Gnome desktop as 'mutter ' instead of modify all components as algunos other desks, so installation is easier if you have Gnome installed.
Installation
Installation in Ubuntu and derivatives
We start with the installation in Ubuntu and derivatives such as Linux Mint or elementaryOS.
First we have to install 2 packages:
sudo apt-get install build-essential git
Lugo we downloaded Budgie and the theme 'evopop', which is the most recommended:
git clone https://github.com/solus-project/budgie-desktop.git
git clone https://github.com/solus-cold-storage/evopop-gtk-theme
We enter and install EvoPop
cd evopop-gtk-theme
sh autogen.sh
sudo make install
Now we are going to install dependencies
sudo apt-get install libglib2.0-dev libgtk-3-dev libpeas-dev libpulse-dev libgnome-desktop-dev libmutter-dev libgnome-menu-3-dev libwnck-dev libupower-glib-dev libtool valac uuid-dev libgnome-desktop-3-dev gsettings-desktop-schemas-dev intltool libwnck-3-dev libpolkit-agent-1-dev libpolkit-gobject-1-dev
And we are going to compile
cd ~
cd budgie-desktop
./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
make
sudo make install
Ready, our Desktop Environment is installed, now we install some more packages
sudo apt-get install mutter gnome-settings-daemon gnome-control-center gnome-shell-common gnome-themes-standard-data gnome-tweak-tool
And we launch it on the login screen
Installation on ArchLinux
If you are an Arch user, you don't need much help, so here are the commands:
sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S base-devel git desktop-file-utils gnome-menus gnome-settings-daemon gnome-themes-standard gtk3 libgee libpeas libpulse libwnck3 mutter upower vala --needed
git clone https://github.com/evolve-os/budgie-desktop.git;cd budgie-desktop;./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr;make;sudo make install
Installation on Fedora / OpenSUSE
At the moment there is no modern version of Budgie in Fedora and OpenSUSE, but you can download the old one here.
Nothing more for today, I hope it helps you install Budgie or at least you have known this fantastic but simple desktop. Do not forget to comment and I already say goodbye in these lines, Bye!
Please update the info for archlinux, there are already budgie-desktop and budgie-desktop-git packages (both from AUR) to easily install this desktop, any questions https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Budgie_Desktop
"It is a Desktop Environment based on GNOME 2 and ...". From what I see (from the build dependencies) it is based on Gnome3 !!.
The easy way to taste budgie without touching anything is to try manjaro with its budgie variant that looks very good and is always trendy!
regards
The installation for ArchLinux can be done via yaourt, the packages already exist to install them.
regards
Thanks for the info, but I can't edit the entry. Still thanks for commenting!
Very good, based on Gnome 2, since you buy something that belonged to the community, at least read the project's github a bit above and you will realize that it is based on gnome 3, it even uses the same file browser and is written in Vala, I would be ashamed to write this article.
Well, for a mistake, you don't have to put yourself like that, it's already corrected.
I would be ashamed to write that comment.
First of all, thanks for the criticism, but I don't know how to edit the entry. Could someone help me how to do it? Or can only be modified by admins?
Thank you
How is the panel put down?
In the notification area, at the top right, click on the wheel. Then click on 'Panel' and where it says 'Panel Position' select 'Bottom'
Excellent post! I read on my vacation about Budgie and now with this article I am already installing it.
There is an error in the dependencies command for Ubuntu and derivatives: two packages (libwnck-3-dev and libpolkit-agent-1-dev) have an extra comma at the end, which makes the system not recognize them.
Regards,
Unfortunately I can't change it but just remove the commas.
Thanks for comment!
It's nice if, but arch has problems, I think, it also removes many functionalities from gnome, adds several that were solved with extensions, and does not allow using gnome shell. I'm not convinced yet.
This installation method is only for Ubuntu 15.10 or is the way you explain it valid for version 14? Viewing the solusproyect wiki https://wiki.solus-project.com/Budgie_on_other_Operating_Systems It says it has been tested on Ubuntu 15.10 but shows a slightly different installation method. Also I get a problem when I try to do "make", a message that says "No target specified and no makefile found." High"
It is supposed to work in all versions. Regarding the 'make' thing, have you run the 'configure' script? Otherwise it doesn't work.
Thanks for comment!
installation for debian?
You can do it with the installation offered for Ubuntu without problems
Apart from what was said in the post, you have to install gtk-doc-tools, because when executing the autogen.sh it gives an error.
The stable Debian version of valac is 0.26.1, and 0.28 is required, so you would have to change the sources to testing, or install only that package (it is not recommended to mix releases). If you are already using a Debian testing / stretch, ignore the latter :)
Before I forget, libibus-1.0-dev would also have to be installed, before we can do the make.
I can't install it, it gives me an error on the budgie-desktop part.
./autogen.sh –prefix = / usr - In this part, nothing happens