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GeneC

Budgie Desktop on Mint 17 - Cinnamon

Post by GeneC »

https://evolve-os.com/budgie/
Budgie
Budgie is the flagship desktop of the Evolve OS Linux Distribution, and is an Evolve OS project. Designed with the modern user in mind, it focuses on simplicity and elegance. A huge advantage for the Budgie desktop is that it is not a fork of another project, but rather one written from scratch with integration in mind.

The Budgie Desktop tightly integrates with the GNOME stack, employing underlying technologies to offer an alternative desktop experience. In the spirit of open source, the project is compatible with and available for other Linux distributions.

Also note that Budgie can now emulate the look and feel of the GNOME 2 desktop, optionally, via a setting in the panel preferences. An example of this is shown in a screenshot further down.

At this time Budgie is heavily under development, and is hosted on GitHub. Contributions are always welcome, code, bug reports or otherwise!

Installed Budgie DE on Mint 17 Cinnamon from PPA

Code: Select all

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:evolve-os/ppa
Added :
1. Budgie-desktop (6.0r2~trusty-1ubuntu1)
3. Gnome-control-center
3. Gnome-tweak-tool (Evolve could use this).

EDIT: (the line below is incorrect, see next post to clarify)..
(There is not a panel prefernces tool yet in ppa version, so dock [Plank] and panel on bottom..). There is in the current Evolve OS version.

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GeneC

Re: Budgie Desktop on Mint 17 - Cinnamon

Post by GeneC »

GeneC wrote:https://evolve-os.com/budgie/

(There is not a panel preferences tool yet in ppa version, so dock [Plank] and panel on bottom..). There is in the current Evolve OS version.
EDIT to above quote.
Just notified that issue is a bug that is being updated. But, panel 'preferences' is there and accessible by just right clicking on a panel icon... as below
(now panel up top..your choice)
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GeneC

Re: Budgie Desktop on Mint 17 - Cinnamon

Post by GeneC »

Repost (papaphrased) of an answer to a PM.

To get onto Budgie Desktop (..logout, choose Budgie from dropdown, log-in..)
Desktop is bare when first loaded. You need to use Gnome-Tweak-Tool (or dconf-editor) to add background, good theme, icons, et.

You can get proper support from the forums.
https://evolve-os.com/forums/index.php
MacLindroid

Re: Budgie Desktop on Mint 17 - Cinnamon

Post by MacLindroid »

My Mint 17 Cinnamon 32x starts nicely in its Cinnamon desktop, but comes up blank/black with both Budgie and MATE.

I can live with Cinnamon but there always is a horizon with something to be discovered over yonder. Did I boot into a black hole in space, is there a time warp or am I at the edge of the multiverse now?

For now, Cinnamon muffins, but is there a way out?

AMD Athlon64x TF-20 (that cannot run 64-bit), 2GB RAM..................
GeneC

Re: Budgie Desktop on Mint 17 - Cinnamon

Post by GeneC »

^^ Sorry. Missed your reply. Sounds like some sort of video issue. I'd try the Evolve OS forums and ask the 'boss' (Ikey)... 8)
https://evolve-os.com/forums

Latest 'screenie' of Mint 17 with the latest Budgie v7.
I noticed that this Desktop boots consideribly faster than Cinnamon

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argusskeletor

Re: Budgie Desktop on Mint 17 - Cinnamon

Post by argusskeletor »

I've installed this desktop and it works fine..
Until i try to modify something. I enter in Setting and it freezes badly, there's nothing i can do to fix it. I can only restart the computer. I really want to use this desktop, it works fine, but i cant touch anything of the settings and thats shit.
It's like.. I can move the mouse, but nothing else responds. I want to change the background and boom, doesnt work. Try to change the resolution and boom again.
I dont know what to do about it..
GeneC

Re: Budgie Desktop on Mint 17 - Cinnamon

Post by GeneC »

^^ I haven't seen that issue nor seen it reported. I would go to the main EvolveOS forum to see if I could get some help.. :wink:
https://evolve-os.com/forums/index.php
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Re: Budgie Desktop on Mint 17 - Cinnamon

Post by deleted »

Nice... I have had a lot of luck getting Budgie on Ubuntu. I wonder what Mint's secret sauce is?
I'll give it a whirl.
-Hinto
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