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Ubuntu Budgie
The official Budgie-desktop flavor of Ubuntu, combining Ubuntu's base with a desktop originally built for Solus that emphasizes simplicity and a built-in widget sidebar (Raven).
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Based on
Ubuntu
First released
2017
Package manager
APT (.deb)
Desktop environments
Budgie
Ubuntu Budgie brings the Budgie desktop -- originally developed for the independent Solus distribution -- to Ubuntu's package base as an official flavor. Budgie's headline feature is Raven, a slide-out sidebar combining notifications, a calendar, sound/media controls, and customizable applets in one panel, distinct from how GNOME or Plasma handle the same functionality. The desktop favors a clean, uncluttered default layout while remaining fully themeable, and the flavor otherwise inherits everything else -- release cadence, package availability, hardware support -- directly from Ubuntu.
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