How to install Budgie desktop on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux

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Objective

The objective is to install Budgie desktop as an alternative desktop environment on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux. See also our article: The 8 Best Ubuntu Desktop Environments (18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux) for more desktop environment choices.

Administrative root/sudo permissions.

EASY

# - requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command
$ - requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user

Execute the following linux command to begin installation of Budgie desktop on Ubuntu 18.04:

$ sudo apt install ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Any display manager should do. However, lighdm is a default display manager for budgie desktop.

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Confirm that Budgie Desktop is your default desktop environment.

Budgie Desktop Environment on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver

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