This quick tutorial is going to show you how to install the latest Budgie Desktop on Manjaro 17.0 desktop. Why Budgie? Budgie is believed as a simple, lightweight and beautiful desktop environment for Linux. It was made popular by Solus OS. Budgie is actually a fork of GNOME desktop but way simpler and more lightweight.
In order to install Budgie Desktop on Manjaro, all you need is a working network connection. The Budgie Desktop is included in Pacman repository on Manjaro. You can either install Budgie Desktop via Terminal or Pacman GUI.
Install Budgie Desktop via Terminal
If you prefer to install using Terminal, use the following command to update and install Budgie Desktop on your Manjaro Linux.
sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S budgie-desktop
The download process will started and in few minutes, the Budgie Desktop should be installed.
Install Budgie Desktop via GUI
Open Pacman software manager and type budgie on the search box. You will see any packages related to budgie will show up. Select budgie-desktop from the list and mark it for installation. Press Apply to confirm and the process will started.
Optionally, you can also install budgie-wallpapers and manjaro-budgie-settings that will make Budgie Desktop more usable.
Once complete, simply log out and re login to the new Budgie Desktop.
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