Ubuntu Budgie
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| Ubuntu Budgie | |
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 Ubuntu Budgie 25.10 "Questing Quokka" | |
| Developer | Ubuntu Budgie Team |
| OS family | Unix-like: Linux |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source, with exceptions[1] |
| Initial release | 25 April 2016 as unofficial Ubuntu derivative; 16 November 2016 as an official Ubuntu flavour |
| Latest release | 25.10[2]  "Questing Quokka" / 8 October 2025 |
| Marketing target | Personal computers |
| Update method | APT (Software Updater, GNOME Software) |
| Package manager | dpkg, Snap |
| 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 an Ubuntu-based operating system with an independently developed graphical user interface-based desktop environment named Budgie.
Ubuntu Budgie began as an unofficial community flavor in parallel with Ubuntu 16.04 long-term support (LTS), referred to as "budgie-remix".[3] budgie-remix 16.10 was later released by strictly following the time frame issued for Ubuntu 16.10.[4]
It was eventually recognized as an official community flavor of Ubuntu, and was rebranded as Ubuntu Budgie.[5]
In November 2017, Vincenzo Bovino was hired as the new brand and public relations (PR) manager.[6]
Ubuntu Budgie 17.04 was released in April 2017,[7] and was updated to version 17.10 in October 2017.[8]
32-bit support was deprecated from Ubuntu Budgie and Ubuntu MATE with version 18.10.[9]
Releases
| Current release | Release no longer supported | Release still supported | Future release |
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| Version | Codename | Release date | Supported until | Remarks | Kernel version[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 LTS | Xenial Xerus | 2016-04-25[10] | 2018-08[11] | First release, branded budgie-remix | 4.10 (16.04.3) |
| 16.10 | Yakkety Yak | 2016-10-16[12] | 2017-07- 20[13] | 4.8 | |
| 17.04 | Zesty Zapus | 2017-04-11[14] | 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[15] | 2018-07 | 4.13 | |
| 17.10.1 | 2018-01-12[16] | 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[17] | 2021-04[18] | First long-term support release as an official Ubuntu flavor | 4.15 |
| 18.10 | Cosmic Cuttlefish | 2018-10-18[19] | 2019-07 | 4.18 | |
| 19.04 | Disco Dingo | 2019-04-18[20] | 2020-01 | Better graphics support with Mesa 19.0 | 5.0 |
| 19.10 | Eoan Ermine | 2019-10-17[21] | 2020-07 | 5.3 | |
| 20.04 LTS | Focal Fossa | 2020-04-23[22] | 2023-04 | 5.4 | |
| 20.10 | Groovy Gorilla | 2020-10-22[23] | 2021-07 | 5.8 | |
| 21.04 | Hirsute Hippo | 2021-04-22[24] | 2022-01 | 5.11 | |
| 21.10 | Impish Indri | 2021-10-14[25] | 2022-07 | 5.13 | |
| 22.04 LTS | Jammy Jellyfish | 2022-04-21[26] | 2025-04 | 5.15 | |
| 22.10 | Kinetic Kudu | 2022-10-20[27] | 2023-07 | 5.19 | |
| 23.04 | Lunar Lobster | 2023-04-11[28] | 2024-01 | 6.2 | |
| 23.10 | Mantic Minotaur | 2023-10-12[29] | 2024-07 | 6.5 | |
| 24.04 LTS | Noble Numbat | 2024-04-25 | 2027-04 | 6.8 | |
| 24.10 | Oracular Oriole | 2024-10-07[30] | 2025-07 | 6.11 | |
| 25.04 | Plucky Puffin | 2025-04-15[31] | 2026-01 | 6.14 | |
| 25.10 | Questing Quokka | 2025-10-08[32] | 2026-07 | 6.17 | |
| 26.04 LTS | Resolute Raccoon | 2026-04-23[33] | 2029-04 | 7.0 |
