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![]() | Parts of this article (those related to versions 18.10 through 24.04) need to be updated.(January 2024) |
Ubuntu Budgie | |
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Developer | Ubuntu Budgie Team |
OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open source (with some exceptions)[1] |
Initial release | 25 April 2016Ubuntu derivative; 16 November 2016 as an official Ubuntu flavour | as unofficial
Latest release | 25.04 "Plucky Puffin" / 17 April 2025 |
Marketing target | Personal computers |
Update method | APT (Software Updater, GNOME Software) |
Package manager | dpkg, Snappy |
Supported platforms | IA-32 (until version 18.04); x86-64 |
Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
Userland | GNU |
Default user interface | Budgie |
License | Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
Official website | ubuntubudgie |
Ubuntu Budgie is an official community flavor of Ubuntu. It combines the Ubuntu-based system with the independently developed Budgie desktop environment.
Ubuntu Budgie started out as an unofficial community flavor in parallel with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, referred to as "budgie-remix".[2] budgie-remix 16.10 was later released by strictly following the time frame issued for Ubuntu 16.10.[3]
It was eventually recognized as an official community flavor of Ubuntu, and was rebranded as Ubuntu Budgie.[4]
In November 2017, Vincenzo Bovino was hired as the new brand and PR Manager.[5]
Ubuntu Budgie 17.04 was released in April 2017,[6] and was updated to version 17.10 in October 2017.[7]
32-bit support was deprecated from Ubuntu Budgie and Ubuntu MATE with the 18.10 release.[8]
Current release | Release no longer supported | Release still supported | Future release |
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Version | Codename | Release date | Supported until | Remarks | Kernel version[8] |
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16.04 LTS | Xenial Xerus | 2016-04-25[9] | 2018-08[10] | First release, branded budgie-remix | 4.10 (16.04.3) |
16.10 | Yakkety Yak | 2016-10-16[11] | 2017-07- 20[12] | 4.8 | |
17.04 | Zesty Zapus | 2017-04-11[13] | 2018-01 | First release after rename to Ubuntu Budgie following recognition as an official Ubuntu flavor | 4.10 |
17.10 | Artful Aardvark | 2017-10-19[14] | 2018-07 | 4.13 | |
17.10.1 | 2018-01-12[15] | Re-release due to the original Ubuntu 17.10 ISO images getting pulled due to a bug that messed up some BIOSes | |||
18.04 LTS | Bionic Beaver | 2018-04-26[16] | 2021-04[17] | First long-term support release as an official Ubuntu flavor | 4.15 |
18.10 | Cosmic Cuttlefish | 2018-10-18[18] | 2019-07 | 4.18 | |
19.04 | Disco Dingo | 2019-04-18[19] | 2020-01 | Better graphics support with Mesa 19.0 | 5.0 |
19.10 | Eoan Ermine | 2019-10-17[20] | 2020-07 | 5.3 | |
20.04 LTS | Focal Fossa | 2020-04-23[21] | 2023-04 | 5.4 | |
20.10 | Groovy Gorilla | 2020-10-22[22] | 2021-07 | 5.8 | |
21.04 | Hirsute Hippo | 2021-04-22[23] | 2022-01 | 5.11 | |
21.10 | Impish Indri | 2021-10-14[24] | 2022-07 | 5.13 | |
22.04 LTS | Jammy Jellyfish | 2022-04-21[25] | 2025-04 | 5.15 | |
22.10 | Kinetic Kudu | 2022-10-20[26] | 2023-07 | 5.19 | |
23.04 | Lunar Lobster | 2023-04-11[27] | 2024-01 | 6.2 | |
23.10 | Mantic Minotaur | 2023-10-12[28] | 2024-07 | 6.5 | |
24.04 LTS | Noble Numbat | 2024-04-25 | 2027-04 | 6.8 | |
24.10 | Oracular Oriole | 2024-10-07 | 2025-07 | 6.11 |