# Announcements

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## [About the Announcements category](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/about-the-announcements-category/15)

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**Author:** [@bashfulrobot](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/bashfulrobot)\
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## [Raspberry pi image for 24.04](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/raspberry-pi-image-for-24-04/8783)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/raspberry-pi-image-for-24-04/8783 "2026-07-04T19:43:29Z")

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Team member Sam has created our #raspberrypi 4 & 5 image based on our 24.04 LTS release. Really pleased with the result. Free as always - have fun! Next up will be 26.10/26.04.

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## [26.04 LTS has been released!](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/26-04-lts-has-been-released/8553)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/26-04-lts-has-been-released/8553 "2026-05-24T12:11:46Z")

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## [Ubuntu Budgie 24.04 LTS released](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-budgie-24-04-lts-released/7172)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-budgie-24-04-lts-released/7172 "2024-05-04T18:32:46Z")

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We are pleased to announce the release of the next version of our distro, 24.04 Long Term Support. The LTS version is supported for 3 years while the regular releases are supported for 9 months. The new release rolls…

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## [Ubuntu Budgie 23.10 now available](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-budgie-23-10-now-available/6901)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 9:43am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-budgie-23-10-now-available/6901 "2024-01-17T09:43:18Z")

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\#ubuntubudgie 23.10 has now been released together with all the official #ubuntu flavours. Go grab! As always - free to use thanks to the hundreds of people creating fantastic software. All we ask is to spread the new…

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## [18.04 LTS reaches end of support](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/18-04-lts-reaches-end-of-support/4916)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/18-04-lts-reaches-end-of-support/4916 "2023-07-13T16:28:49Z")

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As of 30 April 2021 Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 LTS has reached EOS (End of Support). There will be no more updates or security patches for the Budgie specific components for this release. Being a long term release (LTS), offic…

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## [Hello from your new Community Manager](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/hello-from-your-new-community-manager/5099)

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**Author:** [@ilvipero](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ilvipero)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/hello-from-your-new-community-manager/5099 "2021-07-11T21:12:31Z")

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Hello Ubuntu Budgie community, I am happy to announce that I have joined the Ubuntu Budgie team as Community Manager. First of all, a little bit about myself. My name is Mauro Gaspari. I am Italian, I have been living…

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## [App Launcher - what do you think?](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/app-launcher-what-do-you-think/691)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/app-launcher-what-do-you-think/691 "2020-01-19T17:14:34Z")

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A request was made where some people wanted an app-launcher via the panel - without the icon-task list capability. So new team member Serdar has pulled together this in double quick time. Anyone want to try this and gi…

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## [Ubuntu Budgie 20.10 Released!](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-budgie-20-10-released/4284)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-budgie-20-10-released/4284 "2020-10-24T21:14:12Z")

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We are pleased and proud to be part of the @ubuntu 20.10 official release - so grab and spread the news!

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## [Ubuntu Budgie 20.04 LTS Released!](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-budgie-20-04-lts-released/3388)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 7:01am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-budgie-20-04-lts-released/3388 "2020-06-10T07:01:24Z")

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## [Congratulations to the winners of the 20.04 Ubuntu Budgie wallpaper competition](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-20-04-ubuntu-budgie-wallpaper-competition/3059)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-20-04-ubuntu-budgie-wallpaper-competition/3059 "2020-02-12T03:13:29Z")

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We would like to thank all of our users that have participated in our Wallpaper Competition to select the desktop artwork for the upcoming Ubuntu Focal 20.04 LTS release of Ubuntu Budgie. There were a lot of great submi…

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## [Ubuntu Budgie 19.10 released!](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-budgie-19-10-released/2549)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2019, 8:46am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-budgie-19-10-released/2549 "2019-10-30T08:46:18Z")

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The @UbuntuBudgie team are pleased to announce our 19.10 #ubuntu based desktop - https://ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2019/10/17/19-10-ubuntu-budgie-released Go grab and spread the news!

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## [19.10 from beta to release](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/19-10-from-beta-to-release/2480)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/19-10-from-beta-to-release/2480 "2019-10-12T23:22:45Z")

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The Ubuntu Budgie team are pleased to announce the beta release of our 19.10 distro. Please help out testing and lets make this release as polished as we can. cheers

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## [18.10 end of support 18th July](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/18-10-end-of-support-18th-july/2253)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/18-10-end-of-support-18th-july/2253 "2019-07-10T12:08:44Z")

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P.S.A - time to upgrade from Ubuntu Budgie 18.10 to 19.04! Thanks to everyone who has used and contributed to UB 18.10 … end of support mean no more security fixes and updates. So please upgrade to 19.04 ASAP if you hav…

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## [Ubuntu Budgie 19.04 Released!](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-budgie-19-04-released/1779)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2019, 11:50pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-budgie-19-04-released/1779 "2019-05-11T23:50:12Z")

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## [Md5sums/sha256sums doesn't match](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/md5sums-sha256sums-doesnt-match/1807)

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**Author:** [@alkina](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/alkina)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2019, 8:14am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/md5sums-sha256sums-doesnt-match/1807 "2019-04-21T08:14:10Z")

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I downloaded the iso file via torrent and I’ve used the method described on linux mint to check the sha256sums and the image below to check both the md5sums and the sha256sums. But both doesn’t match. I’m using Windows 7…

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## [19.04 Ubuntu Budgie Beta release!](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/19-04-ubuntu-budgie-beta-release/1705)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/19-04-ubuntu-budgie-beta-release/1705 "2019-04-03T20:16:54Z")

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The Ubuntu Budgie team are proud to announce our Beta release of Disco Dingo :slight\_smile: Any queries / issues please let us know on this thread and we’ll try to guide you where best to raise the problem. Quick vid…

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## [Annual Financial Statement - 2018 to 2019](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/annual-financial-statement-2018-to-2019/1726)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2019, 9:44am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/annual-financial-statement-2018-to-2019/1726 "2019-04-03T09:44:36Z")

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## [Ubuntu Budgie 18.04.2 LTS release is now available](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-budgie-18-04-2-lts-release-is-now-available/1566)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2019, 9:24am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-budgie-18-04-2-lts-release-is-now-available/1566 "2019-02-15T09:24:33Z")

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Ubuntu Budgie 18.04.2 LTS release is now available … go wild and spread the news!

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## [Visual overview of Ubuntu Budgie development](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/visual-overview-of-ubuntu-budgie-development/1253)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 11:56am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/visual-overview-of-ubuntu-budgie-development/1253 "2018-11-28T11:56:26Z")

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As a team, we are always looking to make things as transparent as possible. Here is another way to continue this - our development focus The URL to bookmark is http://board.ubuntubudgie.org/ It is in a KanBan format…

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## [Ubuntu 18.10 released!](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-18-10-released/1107)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-18-10-released/1107 "2018-10-27T03:19:21Z")

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https://ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2018/10/18/18-10-ubuntu-budgie-released

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## [Beginning our 19.04 journey - are you interested in helping out?](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/beginning-our-19-04-journey-are-you-interested-in-helping-out/1109)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2018, 3:16pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/beginning-our-19-04-journey-are-you-interested-in-helping-out/1109 "2018-10-20T15:16:09Z")

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We are embarking on our 19.04 journey. Here are some initial high level thoughts on development areas that every budgie developer / budding dev should be interested in (hopefully) A key part of this is looking at ups…

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## [18.10 beta release](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/18-10-beta-release/1054)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 10:41am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/18-10-beta-release/1054 "2018-09-28T10:41:34Z")

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Quick announcement for our 18.10 beta release Release notes will be continually updated here: Enjoy!

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## [18.04.1 Ubuntu Budgie Release](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/18-04-1-ubuntu-budgie-release/777)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/18-04-1-ubuntu-budgie-release/777 "2018-08-07T20:30:02Z")

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Ubuntu Budgie is a proud official member of the @ubuntu community. We are pleased to join forces with our fellow flavours with the first point release of our 18.04 long-term support (LTS) release.

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## [QA Manager(s) wanted - apply now!](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/qa-manager-s-wanted-apply-now/795)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2018, 4:48am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/qa-manager-s-wanted-apply-now/795 "2018-08-01T04:48:23Z")

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What we are looking for is someone/some people who likes all things budgie - Budgie Desktop, budgie applets and all the software it ships with. You will coordinate testing activities - finding ways to engage people bo…

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## [18.04.1 Testing - We need your help](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/18-04-1-testing-we-need-your-help/776)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 6:11am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/18-04-1-testing-we-need-your-help/776 "2018-07-25T06:11:53Z")

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Hi all Our 18.04.1 ISOs have now been released for this CRITICAL milestone. We have today (24th July) and tomorrow (25th July) to test only. Release day is the 26th July. Please help to test this milestone - everyone…

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## [V0.6.6 budgie welcome released - new applets and translations](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/v0-6-6-budgie-welcome-released-new-applets-and-translations/665)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/v0-6-6-budgie-welcome-released-new-applets-and-translations/665 "2018-07-01T16:43:00Z")

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V0.6.6 of budgie welcome has been released - the snap should autorefresh on your computer over the next few hours. Highlights: Catalan translation - enough coverage of the translation is now available. More help i…

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## [How minimal is too minimal?](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-minimal-is-too-minimal/388)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-minimal-is-too-minimal/388 "2018-05-11T20:26:46Z")

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## [Dropping 32bit ISO images from 18.10 onwards](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/dropping-32bit-iso-images-from-18-10-onwards/367)

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**Author:** [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2018, 10:20am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/dropping-32bit-iso-images-from-18-10-onwards/367 "2018-05-11T10:20:01Z")

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We have had a successful release of Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 LTS and we now are in full planning mode for 18.10. Similar to the decision made by Ubuntu themselves at 17.10, we have decided to concentrate all our efforts on p…

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## [New categories added](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/new-categories-added/301)

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**Author:** [@vlijm](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/vlijm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2018, 7:44am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/new-categories-added/301 "2018-04-28T07:44:41Z")

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Two new subjects were added to discourse: Wish list and Development. Please feel free to join in and discuss.

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