Budgie 10.9 Desktop Adds Initial Wayland Support, Redesigned Bluetooth Applet

posted by Marius Nestor on Jan 28, 2024,
updated Feb 01, 2024

The biggest change in Budgie 10.9 is initial Wayland support by porting several components and applets to the libxfce4windowing library, an abstraction library created by the development team behind the Xfce desktop environment to support various Wayland protocols.

This release also introduces a redesigned Bluetooth applet that now provides direct connect and disconnect functionality for paired Bluetooth devices, battery life indicators, and a new functionality that lets you send files to your Bluetooth devices.

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BetaNews:

• Budgie 10.9 Linux desktop environment gets refreshed Bluetooth applet and partial Wayland support

  In a significant update for Linux enthusiasts, Budgie Desktop has today unveiled its latest iteration, Budgie 10.9, marking a new series with notable enhancements and forward-looking architectural changes. This new release gets a redesigned Bluetooth applet, initial steps towards Wayland compatibility, and the adoption of budgie-session for refined session management.

  The Bluetooth applet in Budgie 10.9 has undergone a comprehensive redesign, now offering direct connectivity options for paired Bluetooth devices, including the ability to send files seamlessly. Users can also monitor battery life indicators, a feature that adds a layer of convenience to the desktop experience. This redesign signifies a departure from the gnome-bluetooth library, with Budgie now directly interfacing with BlueZ and UPower over D-Bus. This strategic move not only enhances Bluetooth functionalities but also simplifies maintenance and potentially allows certain Linux distributions to eliminate the older gnome-bluetooth from their repositories.

Linuxiac:

• Budgie 10.9 Desktop Debuts with Preliminary Wayland Porting

  Recently, Joshua Strobl, the lead developer of the Budgie Desktop project, shared his ambitious roadmap for the project’s progress in 2024. Hot on the heels of this announcement, we’re excited to see the release of Budgie 10.9, arriving in just over five months after the 10.8 update. Let’s dive in and explore the new features and improvements it offers.

Also here (late):

• Budgie Desktop 10.9 Released! Redesigned Bluetooth, Initial Wayland Port

  Budgie desktop announced the new 10.9 release this Monday! See what’s new in the free open-source desktop environment. Budgie is a popular desktop environment that default in Ubuntu budgie, and optional in Debian, Fedora, Arch, Manjaro Linux, etc.