How to install Budgie Desktop on Manjaro 17.0

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. 

Install Linux Kernel 4.8.9 on Manjaro 16.10

Linux Kernel 4.8.9 is available through Manjaro System Settings. I am not pretty sure if upgrading to this new Kernel is necessary, but here I want to show you how to upgrade or install Kernel 4.8.9 on Manjaro 16.10. I am using Manjaro 16.10 Budgie edition. All works pretty well but I am not guarantee that this will also produce the same result with different Manjaro version and edition.

Install Kernel 4.8.9 on Manjaro 16.10

Check current Kernel version

uname –a

Output:

Linux dhani-manjaro 4.4.28-2-MANJARO #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Oct 30 10:28:10 UTC 2016 x86_64 GNU/Linux

As you can see, I am running Kernel 4.4.28-2 on this machine and now we want to install new Kernel.

Install via GUI

Go to Manjaro Setting Manager and click Kernel

You can see there are many Kernel version listed. Click install Next to the Kernel version we want to install.

Wait until the installation completed, and reboot. You can select which Kernel to boot from the boot menu list. 

Install Docky on Manjaro 16.10 Budgie Edition

For me, Docky is a good application that every Manjaro users should have. It provides a quick access (shortcut) to favorite applications installed on Manjaro. If you are using Manjaro Budgie edition, Docky is very helpful. Rather than navigating through the main menu, clicking the Docky icon way faster to run applications. 

See how Docky performs on Manjaro 16.10 Budgie Edition

To install Docky on Manjaro 16.10 Budgie Edition, follow these steps: