I Tawt I Taw A Purdy Desktop
Final release in the v10.2 branch.
The next release of Budgie will be v10.3, which will move to enforcing a stable performant API/ABI through a C rewrite of the core. The soname will be bumped in v10.3 meaning all binary extensions to Budgie will require rebuilds in the next version. No removals will be made to the API so no code changes will be required.
Check the full changelog for all the details and items that might not be iterated here.
Main Changes
GtkSwitchsIconTasklistApplet
AppSystem for better identification of the .desktop file belonging to running applications, enable far more applications to be pinned to the Budgie Panel (such as GNOME GtkApplications)gnome-screensaver with an autostart file. In the near future this will be replaced with budgie-screensaver
ALT+F2) with a more modern effort that better integrates into the Budgie 10 style.image-path dbus hint, so that Lollypop can show cover-art in its notifications.Super+A shortcut to go directly to Raven Applet View, with Super+N opening the Raven Notifications ViewFuture Integration Notes for Vendors (v10.3):
gnome-screensaver will be replaced with budgie-screensaver, which is currently a lightly modified version of the now dead-upstream gnome-screensaver to integrate fully with modern GNOME settings and the Budgie UX. The code will also be updated, cleaned, and undergo static analysis in tandem with the Budgie C Rewritelightdm-budgie-greeter will be made available to all and will be the default Budgie greeter. It is assumed vendors will recommend LightDM with their packaging as GDM is entirely dependent on gnome-shell and there is absolutely no way around this, as gnome-shell provides the entire UI. This is inappropriate for most vendors and remixes.Important
Budgie Desktop makes use of the gnome-volume-control component, "gvc", as a git submodule. Please ensure you use only the attached tarball (.tar.xz) when updating your packages, as they are produced by us using make distcheck, which ensures everything is where it should be.
Failure to do so, such as the use of custom gvc versions that are untested by the Solus team, or the use of shallow git clones, or GitHub's autogenerated, and notoriously broken, tarballs, will result in a subpar experience for your users, please be considerate so that we may provide them with the best of support and easier triage future issues (Of which we know plenty exist, don't worry.)
Fixes make dist issues along with that derpy network tray icon issue (finally)
I can't remember, I just know it's better than before.
Changelog: https://github.com/solus-project/budgie-desktop/compare/v10.2.2...v10.2.3
Fix critical focus issue
See v10 release notes
Version 10 is a complete and utter rewrite of the Budgie Desktop from the ground up.
Budgie is now also 2 years old, Woo, Go Budgie!
Massive thanks go to @horst3180 for all of his effort in this rewrite, including all the assets, styling, and overall design through multiple iterations, mockups and pull requests. You rock bro.
For best results, we recommend using the Arc themes with Budgie.
There's way too much to cover, but long story short:
This is a maintainence release specifically for Manjaro updates