Get notified when we publish a new article So the Budgie team is evaluating options moving forward Download an ISO of Ubuntu Budgie create a bootable USB drive and install the OS on a spare machine to see if you have the same reaction to this open source operating system This example on DailyWTF is almost legendary But there apos s a lesser known official Ubuntu spin that really hits all the marks for new users That distribution is Ubuntu Budgie If you apos re looking for a new desktop operating system that is as simple as https://firstnow.ru/i/38 is beautiful one that won apos t get in your way challenge your skillset or limit you Ubuntu Budgie is a great option In fact we already wrote about Xfce s efforts for Wayland back in February Budgie was created by Ikey Doherty as the default desktop environment for his new Linux distribution EvolveOS which was eventually renamed to Solus Click Makeovers Layouts scroll through the Appearance tab until you find a design you like and click either Apply Makeover or Install It has the simple underpinnings of Ubuntu including Snap packages and a UI that makes working with Linux as easy as using Windows or MacOS Ubuntu Budgie makes that easy with the Budgie Welcome app The Ubuntu Budgie Makeover Theme selection is minimal but should have something to satisfy any user type It makes sense for smaller more dynamic projects to work together where there are shared goals During this time contributors to the project that had ceased involvement with Solus began contributing to other Linux distributions Bertel King wrote in 7568 that Budgie feels like someone took the great things about GNOME took out all the not so great things set some great default options and sent that out into the world However King also considered this a negative writing that Budgie can feel more like a customized version of GNOME than a separate entity 96 55 98 John Perkins described Budgie as a beautiful desktop that aims to provide sane defaults and a beautiful interface while lamenting its limited availability on distributions other than Solus Every pixel exactly where you want it And whether you apos ve spent most of your years using MacOS or Windows you apos ll immediately feel at ease EFL offers experimental support for Wayland We should note that this isn t the first time Enlightenment has faced criticism Budgie has been generally well received with reviews noting its appealing visual design and intuitive layout It apos s part Pantheon GNOME KDE and Cinnamon coming together to make something completely unique and easy to use The default Ubuntu Budgie desktop includes a desktop menu at the top left corner a system tray and notification section at the top right and a dock at the bottom edge of the display Budgie is taking a pragmatic approach looking to see what can be done in the short to medium term then taking a long term view Also Thinking about switching to Linux