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- | Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 was released on 14 October, 2021. This “standard” release is supported for nine months, until July 2022, and is the last of three standard releases that will lead to the next long term support (LTS) version. Ubuntu Budgie 22.04 LTS is due out on 21 April, 2022. | + | **Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 was released on 14 October, 2021. This “standard” release is supported for nine months, until July 2022, and is the last of three standard releases that will lead to the next long term support (LTS) version. Ubuntu Budgie 22.04 LTS is due out on 21 April, 2022. |
Background on Budgie | Background on Budgie | ||
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Since this is my first look at an Ubuntu Budgie release, I thought it would be good to give some history about where it came from. | Since this is my first look at an Ubuntu Budgie release, I thought it would be good to give some history about where it came from. | ||
- | The Budgie desktop started as a new project for Evolve OS, a Linux-based distribution which had its first release on December 7, 2013. Evolve was renamed Solus in 2015 and continues as an independent Linux distribution today, with a choice of four desktop environments available, including Budgie. | + | The Budgie desktop started as a new project for Evolve OS, a Linux-based distribution which had its first release on December 7, 2013. Evolve was renamed Solus in 2015 and continues as an independent Linux distribution today, with a choice of four desktop environments available, including Budgie.** |
- | Today, the Budgie desktop is available on a number of Linux distributions including Debian. Development is headed up by the Solus development team, with developers from Arch Linux, Manjaro, openSUSE Tumbleweed, and Ubuntu Budgie all contributing. | + | Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 est sortie le 14 octobre 2021. Cette version « standard » sera prise en charge pendant neuf mois, jusqu’en juillet 2022 ; c’est la dernière des trois versions standards qui mènent à la prochaine version à support à long terme (LTS). La publication d’Ubuntu Budgie 22.04 LTS est prévue pour le 21 avril 2022. |
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+ | Historique de Budgie | ||
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+ | Puisque c’est la première fois que j’examine une publication d’Ubuntu Budgie, je pensais que ce serait bien de donner un peu d’histoire de ses origines. | ||
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+ | Le bureau Budgie a commencé comme un nouveau projet pour Evolve OS, une distribution basée sur Linux dont la première publication a eu lieu le 7 décembre 2013. Evolve a été renommé Solus en 2015 et continue aujourd’hui en tant que distribution Linux indépendante, | ||
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+ | **Today, the Budgie desktop is available on a number of Linux distributions including Debian. Development is headed up by the Solus development team, with developers from Arch Linux, Manjaro, openSUSE Tumbleweed, and Ubuntu Budgie all contributing. | ||
The Budgie desktop is basically a new user interface using a menu and a dock, all on a stack of Gnome GTK-based applications. Solus describes it as a “feature-rich, | The Budgie desktop is basically a new user interface using a menu and a dock, all on a stack of Gnome GTK-based applications. Solus describes it as a “feature-rich, | ||
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Ubuntu Budgie | Ubuntu Budgie | ||
- | Combining the Budgie desktop with the Ubuntu backend was a project started by developer David Mohammed, who assembled a team to work on the project. | + | Combining the Budgie desktop with the Ubuntu backend was a project started by developer David Mohammed, who assembled a team to work on the project.** |
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+ | Aujourd’hui, | ||
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+ | Le bureau est essentiellement une nouvelle interface utilisateur avec un menu et un dock, le tout sur une pile d’applications Gnome, basées sur GTK. Solus le décrit comme étant un « bureau luxueux plein de fonctionnalités qui se sert des technologies les plus modernes. » | ||
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+ | Ubuntu Budgie | ||
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+ | Le projet associant le bureau Budgie avec le backend d’Ubuntu a été démarré par le développeur David Mohammed, qui a constitué une équipe pour travailler dessus. | ||
- | The first Ubuntu-based release was called Budgie-Remix 16.04 LTS and was made available in April, 2016. On 8 November, 2016, after just two releases, the project was accepted as an official Ubuntu flavor and renamed Ubuntu Budgie. | + | **The first Ubuntu-based release was called Budgie-Remix 16.04 LTS and was made available in April, 2016. On 8 November, 2016, after just two releases, the project was accepted as an official Ubuntu flavor and renamed Ubuntu Budgie. |
Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 is the 11th release, and the ninth since it became an official flavor of Ubuntu. | Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 is the 11th release, and the ninth since it became an official flavor of Ubuntu. | ||
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Booting It Up | Booting It Up | ||
- | I downloaded the ISO file from the Ubuntu Budgie website via BitTorrent, and completed a SHA256 check on it to make sure that the downloaded file was good. I used UNetbootin to write it to a USB stick, as it conveniently leaves the stick in FAT32 format. For testing, I ran it from the USB stick. | + | I downloaded the ISO file from the Ubuntu Budgie website via BitTorrent, and completed a SHA256 check on it to make sure that the downloaded file was good. I used UNetbootin to write it to a USB stick, as it conveniently leaves the stick in FAT32 format. For testing, I ran it from the USB stick.** |
- | System requirements | + | S' |
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+ | Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 est la 11e version et la 9e depuis qu’elle est devenue une saveur officielle d’Ubuntu. | ||
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+ | La démarrer | ||
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+ | J’ai téléchargé le fichier ISO à partir du site Web d’Ubuntu Budgie via BitTorrent et fait dessus une vérification SHA256 pour m’assurer que le fichier téléchargé était bon. J’ai utilisé UNetbootin pour l’écrire sur une clé USB, car, ainsi, la clé reste en format FAT32. Je l’ai lancée à partir de la clé USB pour les tests. | ||
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+ | **System requirements | ||
The minimum system requirements for Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 are: | The minimum system requirements for Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 are: | ||
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80 GB of hard-drive space | 80 GB of hard-drive space | ||
- | I tested it on new hardware with a quad-core 4.7 GHz processor and 32 GB of RAM, so it ran very quickly and smoothly. | + | I tested it on new hardware with a quad-core 4.7 GHz processor and 32 GB of RAM, so it ran very quickly and smoothly.** |
- | New | + | Exigences système |
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+ | Les spécifications minimales pour Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 sont : | ||
+ | un processeur Pentium à double cœur et à 1,6 GHz | ||
+ | 2 Go de RAM | ||
+ | 16 Go d’espace disque | ||
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+ | Les spécifications recommandées pour Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 sont : | ||
+ | un processeur Pentium i3 | ||
+ | 4 Go de RAM | ||
+ | 80 Go d’espace disque | ||
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+ | Je l’ai testée sur du matériel neuf avec un processeur 4,7 GHz à quatre cœurs et 32 Go de RAM ; ainsi, elle était très rapide et très fluide. | ||
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Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 includes Budgie desktop 10.5.3, and this includes a large number of refinements and improvements over the previous release. This version even introduces an optional setup that mimics the Windows 11 desktop, to make transitioning to Budgie easier for Windows users. | Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 includes Budgie desktop 10.5.3, and this includes a large number of refinements and improvements over the previous release. This version even introduces an optional setup that mimics the Windows 11 desktop, to make transitioning to Budgie easier for Windows users. | ||
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Firefox as a Snap | Firefox as a Snap | ||
- | One of the controversies in all the Ubuntu 21.10 family of releases has been Canonical’s move to make the Firefox web browser a snap package. For now, the snap format for Firefox is available in addition to the traditional .deb package, but there is a plan to remove the .deb from the repositories for the next release, 22.04 LTS, across the board. | + | One of the controversies in all the Ubuntu 21.10 family of releases has been Canonical’s move to make the Firefox web browser a snap package. For now, the snap format for Firefox is available in addition to the traditional .deb package, but there is a plan to remove the .deb from the repositories for the next release, 22.04 LTS, across the board.** |
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+ | Nouveautés | ||
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+ | Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 inclut le bureau Budgie 10.5.3, qui comprend de très nombreux raffinements et améliorations par rapport à la publication précédente. Cette version présente même une configuration optionnelle qui imite le bureau de Windows 11, pour rendre la transition vers Budgie plus facile pour les utilisateurs de Windows. | ||
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+ | Cette version prend en charge Gnome 40 et le matériel amélioré du Raspberry Pi 4. Comme toutes les saveurs d’Ubuntu 21.10, elle utilise le noyau Linux 5.13. | ||
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+ | Firefox en tant que snap | ||
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+ | L’une des controverses dans les publications de toute la famille d’Ubuntu 21.10 est la tentative de Canonical de faire du navigateur Web Firefox un paquet snap. Pour le moment, le format snap de Firefox est disponible à côté du paquet .deb traditionnel, | ||
- | This move was actually requested by Mozilla, the organization that develops Firefox, to make their support for Linux simpler and less labor intensive. They will be able to move to maintaining the snap alone, instead of multiple packages for different Linux distributions. Moving to a snap package will also make Canonical’s job easier, plus users will get Firefox releases faster and with seamless updates as well. | + | **This move was actually requested by Mozilla, the organization that develops Firefox, to make their support for Linux simpler and less labor intensive. They will be able to move to maintaining the snap alone, instead of multiple packages for different Linux distributions. Moving to a snap package will also make Canonical’s job easier, plus users will get Firefox releases faster and with seamless updates as well. |
The downside of snaps is that, because they include all needed dependencies, | The downside of snaps is that, because they include all needed dependencies, | ||
- | The different Ubuntu flavors are approaching the Firefox snap issue differently, | + | The different Ubuntu flavors are approaching the Firefox snap issue differently, |
- | Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 has also retained the .deb version, while adding in the release notes, “we do encourage all 21.10 users to start using the snap version now, and feedback your findings back to Canonical so that 22.04 will be as problem-free as possible.” This seems like a sensible approach, given the short timeline involved. | + | Ce changement a, en fait, été demandé par Mozilla, l’organisation qui développe Firefox, pour rendre leur prise en charge de Linux plus simple et nécessitant moins de travail. Ils pourront ne maintenir que le snap seul, au lieu de créer de multiples paquets pour les différentes distributions de Linux. Changer pour un paquet snap rendra le travail de Canonical plus facile aussi ; de plus, les utilisateurs recevront les publications de Firefox plus rapidement et les mises à jour seront également sans problème. |
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+ | L’inconvénient des snaps est que, parce qu’ils comprennent toutes les dépendances nécessaires, | ||
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+ | Les différentes saveurs d’Ubuntu abordent le problème du snap de Firefox de manière différente : | ||
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+ | **Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 has also retained the .deb version, while adding in the release notes, “we do encourage all 21.10 users to start using the snap version now, and feedback your findings back to Canonical so that 22.04 will be as problem-free as possible.” This seems like a sensible approach, given the short timeline involved. | ||
It is probably worth noting that the snap and .deb versions of any application can coexist on any operating system, and even be both open and in use at the same time, making them easy to test and compare. | It is probably worth noting that the snap and .deb versions of any application can coexist on any operating system, and even be both open and in use at the same time, making them easy to test and compare. | ||
- | David Mohammed notes that snaps work well with the standard Budgie Pocillo and QogirBudgie themes, as they are available as snaps too. | + | David Mohammed notes that snaps work well with the standard Budgie Pocillo and QogirBudgie themes, as they are available as snaps too.** |
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+ | Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 a également gardé la version .deb tout en ajoutant dans les notes de version, « nous encourageons tous les utilisateurs de la 21.10 à commencer l' | ||
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+ | Il vaut sans doute le coup de signaler que les versions snap et .deb de n’importe quelle application peuvent coexister sur n’importe quel système d’exploitation et peuvent même s’ouvrir et être utilisée en même temps, ce qui les rend facile à tester et à comparer. | ||
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+ | David Mohammed note que les snaps fonctionnent bien avec les thèmes standards Budgie Pocillo et QogirBudgie, | ||
- | Settings | + | **Settings |
Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 does offer some reasonable user customization, | Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 does offer some reasonable user customization, | ||
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There are also 36 desktop applets, small programs which add functionality similar to Kubuntu’s “widgets”. Choices include calendars, clocks and a clipboard applet. | There are also 36 desktop applets, small programs which add functionality similar to Kubuntu’s “widgets”. Choices include calendars, clocks and a clipboard applet. | ||
- | The default wallpaper for 21.10 gives the desktop a sort of “space” theme, and looks quite modern. There are 14 wallpapers choices provided, or you can use your own. | + | The default wallpaper for 21.10 gives the desktop a sort of “space” theme, and looks quite modern. There are 14 wallpapers choices provided, or you can use your own.** |
- | Applications | + | Paramétrage |
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+ | Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 propose une personnalisation utilisateur raisonnable, | ||
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+ | Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 inclut un choix de six thèmes supplémentaires qui peuvent être installés séparément du thème par défault, Pocillo. Ceux-là se trouvent pour la plupart dans des PPA de tiers, ce qui est une façon inhabituelle d’empaqueter des thèmes. Chacun est livré avec, non seulement le thème de la fenêtre, mais aussi ses propres arrière-plan et jeu d’icônes. La plupart des thèmes sont très sombres, tout comme le thème par défaut. Il est en fait très difficile de trouver un bureau avec un thème clair parmi les options données, comme d’autres critiques l'ont noté aussi par le passé. | ||
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+ | Il y a aussi 36 applets de bureau ; ce sont de petits programmes similaires aux « widgets » de Kubuntu,qui ajoutent des fonctions. Les choix comprennent des calendriers, | ||
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+ | Le papier peint par défaut pour la 21.10 donne au bureau un genre de thème « de l’espace » et semble très moderne. 14 choix de papiers peints sont fournis, ou vous pouvez utiliser le vôtre. | ||
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+ | **Applications | ||
Ubuntu Budgie applications can be launched from the main menu or the dock. The menu is configurable to show large icons or a list. It can be easily opened via mouse or touchpad from the Budgie icon in the top-left corner. It can also be accessed by hitting the “super” key and then typing in the name of the application you want, keeping hands on the keyboard, which is efficient. | Ubuntu Budgie applications can be launched from the main menu or the dock. The menu is configurable to show large icons or a list. It can be easily opened via mouse or touchpad from the Budgie icon in the top-left corner. It can also be accessed by hitting the “super” key and then typing in the name of the application you want, keeping hands on the keyboard, which is efficient. | ||
- | The dock is centered at the bottom of the screen and is small and quite unobtrusive. When applications are maximized, it auto-hides. The dock shows which applications are open via small dots, one for each instance in use, Mac-style. | + | The dock is centered at the bottom of the screen and is small and quite unobtrusive. When applications are maximized, it auto-hides. The dock shows which applications are open via small dots, one for each instance in use, Mac-style.** |
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+ | Applications | ||
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+ | Les applications d’Ubuntu Budgie peuvent être lancées à partir du menu principal ou du dock. Le menu peut être configuré pour afficher de grandes icônes ou une liste. Il s’ouvre facilement avec la souris ou le pavé tactile à partir de l’icône Budgie dans le coin en haut à gauche. On peut aussi y accéder en appuyant sur la touche « super », | ||
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+ | Le dock, qui est petit et très discret, est centré en bas de l’écran. Quand les applications sont maximisées, | ||
- | Some of the applications included with Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 are: | + | **Some of the applications included with Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 are: |
Archive Manager (File Roller) 3.40.0 archiver | Archive Manager (File Roller) 3.40.0 archiver | ||
Catfish 4.16.2 file search | Catfish 4.16.2 file search | ||
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Transmission 3.00 bittorrent client* | Transmission 3.00 bittorrent client* | ||
- | * indicates same application version as used in Ubuntu Budgie 21.04. | + | * indicates same application version as used in Ubuntu Budgie 21.04.** |
- | The application collection includes a mix of software mostly from Gnome. Notably not from Gnome is the Catfish file search which is from the Xfce desktop found on Xubuntu. | + | Voici quelques-unes des applications comprises dans Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 : |
+ | Archive Manager (File Roller) 3.40.0 gestionnaire d’archives | ||
+ | Catfish 4.16.2 recherche de fichiers | ||
+ | Celluloid 0.20 lecteur de films* | ||
+ | Cheese 3.38.0 application de webcam* | ||
+ | CUPS 2.3.3 système d’impression* | ||
+ | Document Viewer (Evince) 40.4 visionneur de PDF | ||
+ | Document Scanner (Simple Scan) 40.5 scanner numérique | ||
+ | Drawing 0.8.3 éditeur d’images | ||
+ | Firefox 93.0 navigateur Web | ||
+ | Gnome Calendar 41.0 calendrier de bureau | ||
+ | Gnome Disks 41.0 gestionnaire de disques | ||
+ | Gnome Software 40.4 système de gestion de paquets | ||
+ | Gnome System Monitor moniteur des ressources système | ||
+ | Gparted 1.2.0 éditeur de partition | ||
+ | gThumb 3.11.2 visionneur d’images* | ||
+ | LibreOffice 7.2.1 suite bureautique | ||
+ | Nemo 4.8.6 gestionnaire de fichiers | ||
+ | PulseAudio 15.0 contrôleur audio | ||
+ | Rhythmbox 3.4.4 lecteur de musique* | ||
+ | Text Editor (gedit) 40.1 éditeur de texte | ||
+ | Thunderbird 91.1.2 client mail | ||
+ | Transmission 3.00 client bittorrent* | ||
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+ | * indique la même version de l’application que celle utilisée dans Ubuntu Budgie 21.04. | ||
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+ | **The application collection includes a mix of software mostly from Gnome. Notably not from Gnome is the Catfish file search which is from the Xfce desktop found on Xubuntu. | ||
Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 uses the Nemo file manager instead of the standard Gnome file manager, Nautilus. Nemo is a better choice as it restores several needed features that Nautilus deleted a few years ago – including the "up one level" arrow button. | Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 uses the Nemo file manager instead of the standard Gnome file manager, Nautilus. Nemo is a better choice as it restores several needed features that Nautilus deleted a few years ago – including the "up one level" arrow button. | ||
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I am not entirely sure what the user case for including Catfish is, as Nemo has a builtin file search that works very well. | I am not entirely sure what the user case for including Catfish is, as Nemo has a builtin file search that works very well. | ||
- | Ubuntu Budgie includes the Cheese webcam application but omits a default CD/DVD burning application. | + | Ubuntu Budgie includes the Cheese webcam application but omits a default CD/DVD burning application.** |
- | Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 also includes LibreOffice 7.2.1, which is lacking only the LibreOffice Base database program. | + | La collection d’applications comprend un mélange de logiciels, dont la plupart vient de Gnome, sauf Catfish pour la recherche de fichiers, qui vient du bureau Xfce sur Xubuntu. |
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+ | Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 utilise le gestionnaire de fichiers Nemo à la place du gestionnaire de fichiers Nautilus, qui est le standard pour Gnome. Nemo est un meilleur choix, car il restaure plusieurs fonctions nécessaires que Nautilus a supprimées il y a quelques années – y compris le bouton fléché, « monter d’un niveau ». | ||
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+ | Je ne suis pas tout à fait certain de la raison de l’inclusion de Catfish, parce qu’une très bonne fonction de recherche de fichiers est intégrée à Nemo. | ||
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+ | Ubuntu Budgie comprend l’application de webcam Cheese, mais omet une application par défaut de gravure de CD/DVD. | ||
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+ | **Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 also includes LibreOffice 7.2.1, which is lacking only the LibreOffice Base database program. | ||
PulseAudio 15 brings support for both Bluetooth LDAC and AptX codecs, and adds HFP Bluetooth profiles which provide improved audio quality, particularly for Bluetooth audio. | PulseAudio 15 brings support for both Bluetooth LDAC and AptX codecs, and adds HFP Bluetooth profiles which provide improved audio quality, particularly for Bluetooth audio. | ||
- | The default gedit 40.1 text editor has syntax highlighting, | + | The default gedit 40.1 text editor has syntax highlighting, |
- | Conclusions | + | |
+ | Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 inclut aussi LibreOffice 7.2.1, à qui ne manque que le programme de base de données LibreOffice Base. | ||
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+ | PulseAudio 15 apporte le support des codecs Bluetooth LDAC et AptX et ajoute des profils HFP Bluetooth qui fournissent une qualité audio améliorée, | ||
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+ | L’éditeur de texte par défaut, gedit 40.1 comporte le surlignement de syntaxe avec un choix entre sept modèles de couleurs de surlignement, | ||
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+ | **Conclusions | ||
Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 is a solid release with no serious issues. It has some incremental changes over the 21.04 release, and points to a spring of 2022 LTS release that will probably be very similar to 21.10, with just the switch of Firefox from .deb to a snap package expected. | Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 is a solid release with no serious issues. It has some incremental changes over the 21.04 release, and points to a spring of 2022 LTS release that will probably be very similar to 21.10, with just the switch of Firefox from .deb to a snap package expected. | ||
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Budgie users and developers seem to have an affinity for dark themes as most of the available color schemes are quite dark. It is actually hard to set up a light desktop. | Budgie users and developers seem to have an affinity for dark themes as most of the available color schemes are quite dark. It is actually hard to set up a light desktop. | ||
- | Because it is basically a Gnome distribution with a different interface, Ubuntu Budgie will appeal to Gnome fans, just as Ubuntu and Ubuntu Unity do. The interface has also been designed to appeal to both Windows and Mac users, and to create an easy transition for people using those operating systems. | + | Because it is basically a Gnome distribution with a different interface, Ubuntu Budgie will appeal to Gnome fans, just as Ubuntu and Ubuntu Unity do. The interface has also been designed to appeal to both Windows and Mac users, and to create an easy transition for people using those operating systems.** |
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+ | Conclusions | ||
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+ | Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 est une publication solide sans problèmes sérieux. Elle a quelques modifications incrémentielles par rapport à la version 21.04 et indique une publication LTS au printemps 2022 qui sera probablement très similaire à la 21.10, sauf pour ce qui concerne le changement attendu de Firefox d’un fichier .deb à un paquet snap. | ||
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+ | Les utilisateurs et développeurs de Budgie semblent avoir une affinité pour les thèmes sombres, étant donné que la plupart des modèles de couleur sont très sombres. En fait, il est très difficile de configurer un bureau clair. | ||
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+ | Parce qu’il s’agit essentiellement d’une distribution Gnome avec une interface différente, | ||
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