Install Budgie Minimal on top of Ubuntu Server 20.04

Installation
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Hello,
I am not that much experienced with Linux that is why I need your help :slight_smile:

I run a Ubuntu Server 20.04.3 without GUI and now I want to upgrade this installation to a Budgie Desktop without the office package.

Do I have to install a “official” Ubuntu GUI first? When I type “sudo apt-get install budgie-desktop-minimal” it says that the package cannot be found.

This is my /etc/apt/sources.list

# deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal main restricted

# deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-updates main restricted
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security main restricted

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal main restricted
# deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-updates main restricted
# deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal universe
# deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal universe
deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-updates universe
# deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu 
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to 
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in 
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal multiverse
# deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal multiverse
deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-updates multiverse
# deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-updates multiverse

## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal partner

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security main restricted
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security multiverse
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security multiverse``
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Hi and welcome!

There isn’t a minimal package per se - on the regular desktop ISO what happens is that it installs Ubuntu Budgie with all packages … and then cleans up at the end with a list of all packages that we recommend removing to make a “minimal” installation.

https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntubudgie-dev/ubuntu-seeds/ubuntu-budgie.focal/view/head:/desktop.minimal-remove

So to install “Ubuntu Budgie” its

sudo apt install ubuntu-budgie-desktop
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Ok, thank you for this hint. I installed „regular“ Budgie Desktop and it worked. Thanks