From c679986b49c8701eb82735078bd793574fa664f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DarkSun Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 05:03:24 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98[tech]:=2020230928=204=20Incr?= =?UTF-8?q?edibly=20Simple=20Ways=20to=20Customize=20Budgie=20Desktop=20in?= =?UTF-8?q?=20Linux?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit sources/tech/20230928 4 Incredibly Simple Ways to Customize Budgie Desktop in Linux.md --- ...ys to Customize Budgie Desktop in Linux.md | 356 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 356 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/tech/20230928 4 Incredibly Simple Ways to Customize Budgie Desktop in Linux.md diff --git a/sources/tech/20230928 4 Incredibly Simple Ways to Customize Budgie Desktop in Linux.md b/sources/tech/20230928 4 Incredibly Simple Ways to Customize Budgie Desktop in Linux.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..88e5cff534 --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20230928 4 Incredibly Simple Ways to Customize Budgie Desktop in Linux.md @@ -0,0 +1,356 @@ +[#]: subject: "4 Incredibly Simple Ways to Customize Budgie Desktop in Linux" +[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/budgie-customization/" +[#]: author: "Sagar Sharma https://itsfoss.com/author/sagar/" +[#]: collector: "lujun9972/lctt-scripts-1693450080" +[#]: translator: " " +[#]: reviewer: " " +[#]: publisher: " " +[#]: url: " " + +4 Incredibly Simple Ways to Customize Budgie Desktop in Linux +====== + +If you ask me to make the MATE desktop modernized with added features and GTK support, I may come up with something like Budgie! + +Budgie is an impressive desktop environment (DE) that provides you with a familiar layout along with a unique user experience. + +So, how can you customize the Budgie desktop to elevate your experience? Fret not; I got your back here with some essential tips to tweak your Budgie experience. + +I will help you do the following: + + * **Change wallpaper** + * **Change themes, icons, and cursor (the easy way)** + * **Customize panel** + * **Customize dock** + + + +Let us get started! 🤩 + +### 1\. Change the wallpaper of Budgie DE + +The Budgie desktop comes with some beautiful wallpapers pre-installed. + +To change the wallpaper on Budgie's desktop, all you have to do is follow two simple steps: + + 1. Right-click on the home screen and choose `Change Desktop Backgroun` option + 2. Select the image, and it will be applied to your home screen + + + +![Click to enlarge the image][1] + +But if you don't like the available options, you can always download wallpapers from the web. + +Once done, open the file manager, navigate to where the image is located, right-click on the image, and choose the `Set as Wallpaper...` option. + +![][2] + +### 2\. Change the desktop theme, icons, and cursor theme + +Traditionally, we download themes from the web, extract the downloaded file, and move files to the respective directory to [apply the theme on Linux][3]. + +![][4] + +But that takes a while and may not be the quickest way to do it. You are free to explore it above if you are curious. + +And that's where the **ocs-url** tool comes into play. + +A tool that will install any theme (from portals like _gnome-look.org_ ) with a single click. + +💡 + +Gnome-look.org and pling.com are a network of sites by [Opendesktop.org][5] to help you find themes, wallpapers, icons, and other goodies in a single place. + +It is in no way officially affiliated with any desktop environment. + +But the sad part is that it is not available in the package manager of any Linux distribution, which means you have to install it on your system manually. + +So first, go to the [official download page of the ocs-url][6], go to the `Files` tab, and download packages for your system: + +![][7] + +Once done, open your terminal and change the directory where the file was downloaded. For the most users, it will be the `Downloads` directory: + +``` + + cd Downloads + +``` + +Now, use the following command for your Linux distro: + +**For Ubuntu:** + +``` + + sudo dpkg -i ocs-url*.deb + +``` + +**For Fedora:** + +``` + + sudo dnf install qt5-qtbase qt5-qtbase-gui qt5-qtsvg qt5-qtdeclarative qt5-qtquickcontrols && sudo rpm -i ocs-url*.rpm + +``` + +**For Arch:** + +``` + + sudo pacman -S qt5-base qt5-svg qt5-declarative qt5-quickcontrols && sudo pacman -U ocs-url*.pkg.tar.xz + +``` + +**For openSUSE:** + +``` + + sudo zypper install libQt5Svg5 libqt5-qtquickcontrols && sudo rpm -i ocs-url*.rpm + +``` + +Now, let's take a look at how you install system themes, icons, and cursor themes. + +#### Change system theme + +To change the system theme, first, visit the [Gnome Look][8] portal and select your preferred theme (you can choose between GTK 3 and 4 themes): + +![][9] + +Decide any of your favorite themes; here, I'm going with the `Kripton` theme. From there, you will see the option to `Install` themes. + +From here, you will have to follow two simple steps: + + * After clicking on the `Install` button, it will show different variations of the theme. Choose one of them. + * Next, it will open a prompt, there you have to hit the `Install` button: + + + +![][10] + +It will open ocs-url asking you whether you want to install the selected theme. + +Simply press the `OK` button to install the theme: + +![][11] + +Now, access the **Budgie Desktop Settings** and pick the installed theme from the `Widget` option under **Style** section. + +![][12] + +#### Change icons + +To change icons, [visit the Icon section of the Gnome-look][13] portal, and find/search for the icon that suits you the best: + +![][14] + +Once you find that perfect icon, you will find two options there: Download and Install. Click on the `Install` button. + +You may find multiple icons, but in most cases there will only be one. Click on that option, it will open a prompt. Again, hit the `Install` button: + +![][15] + +Soon, you'll see a prompt from ocs-url asking whether you want to install the selected icon pack or not. Hit the `OK` button to install the icon pack: + +![][16] + +Next, open the **Budgie Desktop Settings** and from the icons, you can select the recently installed icons (I went with the elementary-kde option): + +![][17] + +#### Change cursor theme + +Similar to the above, [visit the Gnome Look's cursor icon section][18] to find the most suitable cursor theme for you: + +![][19] + +Once you find the perfect cursor theme, click on the option, and you will see the option to install the selected cursor theme. + +It will open a prompt and there, click again on the installation button: + +![][20] + +You will see a prompt from the ocs-url to install the cursor theme. All you have to do is press the `OK` button to start the installation: + +![][21] + +Once done, open the Budgie Desktop Settings and choose the cursor theme from the `Cursors`: + +![][22] + +### 3\. Customize the panel in Budgie Desktop + +Depending on the Linux distro, the position for the panel may differ. For instance, you could be using Solus Budgie or Ubuntu Budgie. + +To access the settings for the panel, open the Budgie Desktop Settings, and from there you will find the settings for the panel: + +![][23] + +As you can see, it shows the enabled applets on the panel in three sections: + +**Start** (extreme left), **Center** , and **End** (extreme right). + +📋 + +Remember, each applet has multiple options so you can also configure them individually. + +You can adjust between them. For example, here, I moved the clock to the left side as it suits my workflow much better: + +![][24] + +To move applets, all you have to do is select the applet and use the up and down arrow buttons **located above the list of the applet.** + +If you want to remove the applet, just select the applet and use the delete button: + +![][25] + +To add more applets, there is an option to add applet with the `+` icon. Simply press the button, and it will list all the available applets to you. + +Once you find a useful applet, select the applet and click on the `Add` button: + +![][26] + +If you want to make the panel transparent, add shadows, increase/decrease space between applets, then go to the settings menu as shown below: + +![][27] + +For example, here, I made my panel transparent and added shadows to make it look pleasant: + +![][28] + +### 4\. Customize the dock in the Budgie Desktop + +In this section, I will walk you through the following ways to make your dock look appealing and functional: + + * Changing the theme of the dock + * Adding docklets to add more features to the dock + + + +#### Change the theme of the dock + +Sorry, but the ocs-url tool won't help you change the theme of the dock, so the only way you are left with it is the manual way! + +First, [visit the Gnome Look's Plank theme][29] section and download any of your favorite plank dock themes. + +Here, I went for the Monterey theme to mimic macOS (dark-inline version): + +![][30] + +Now, open the terminal and navigate to where the theme was downloaded. + +For most users, it will be the `Downloads` directory: + +``` + + cd ~/Downloads + +``` + +Now, [use the unzip command][31] to extract files to the `.local/share/plank/themes/`: + +``` + + unzip -d .local/share/plank/themes/ + +``` + +In my case, it looked like this: + +``` + + unzip Monterey-Dark-inline.zip -d ~/.local/share/plank/themes/ + +``` + +![][32] + +Next, open the `Plank preferences` and change to the recently installed theme. + +I changed mine to `Monterey -Dark inline`: + +![][33] + +#### Add docklets to have more features + +Think of docklets as applets but for the dock but unlike applets, you are not given many options. + +To add/remove docklets, first, open the `Plank preferences` and go to the `Docklets` menu to list the available options: + +![][34] + +Now, if you want to add docklets, simply drag them to the dock: + +![][35] + +But what if you would like to remove the added docklets? + +Well, that's pretty simple! Just drag them out of the dock and they will be removed: + +![][36] + +### Ready to Get Started With Budgie? + +Sure, you can always install a Linux distribution with Budgie desktop environment baked in—for convenience. + +However, you can also choose to [install Budgie][37] on your existing distro, such as Ubuntu: + +![][4] + +For this tutorial, I utilized Ubuntu Budgie. The steps work for Budgie desktop no matter the distribution you use. + +_💬 How do you customize your Budgie desktop experience? Do you want to add any tips to this article? Share your experiences in the comments down below._ + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://itsfoss.com/budgie-customization/ + +作者：[Sagar Sharma][a] +选题：[lujun9972][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/sagar/ +[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 +[1]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/08/Change-wallpaper.png +[2]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/08/Set-third-party-wallpaper-in-budgie-desktop.png +[3]: https://itsfoss.com/install-themes-ubuntu/ +[4]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/12/android-chrome-192x192.png +[5]: https://www.opendesktop.org/ +[6]: https://www.opendesktop.org/p/1136805/ +[7]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/08/Download-ocs-url-in-budgie.png +[8]: https://www.gnome-look.org/browse?cat=135&ord=latest +[9]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Open-gnome-look-to-install-system-themes-in-budgie-desktop.png +[10]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Install-theme-from-ocs-url-in-budgie-dekstop.png +[11]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Install-theme-from-ocs-url.png +[12]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Change-theme-in-Budgie-desktop-using-the-budgie-desktop-settings-1.png +[13]: https://www.gnome-look.org/browse?cat=132&ord=latest +[14]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Download-icons-for-budgie-desktop.png +[15]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Install-icons-for-budgie-desktop-environment.png +[16]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Use-ocs-url-to-install-icons-in-budgie-desktop-environment.png +[17]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Select-icon-to-customize-the-budgie-desktop-from-budgie-desktop-settings.png +[18]: https://www.gnome-look.org/browse?cat=107&ord=latest +[19]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Download-cursor-icons-for-budgie-desktop.png +[20]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Install-cursor-icons-for-the-budgie-desktop-environment.png +[21]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Install-the-cursor-icon-theme-in-budgie-desktop-environment-using-the-ocs-url.png +[22]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Select-the-cursor-icon-theme-from-the-budgie-desktop-settings-for-custoomizing-the-budgie-desktop-environment.png +[23]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Access-budgie-desktop-panel-settings.png +[24]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Move-applets-in-budgie-desktop.png +[25]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Delete-applet-from-the-panel.png +[26]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Add-applet-in-budgie-desktop-environment.png +[27]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Tweak-panel-of-the-budgie-desktop.png +[28]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Add-transparency-and-shadows-in-budgie-desktop-panel-1.png +[29]: https://www.gnome-look.org/browse?cat=273&ord=latest +[30]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Download-theme-for-the-plank-dock-in-budgie-desktop-environment.png +[31]: https://itsfoss.com/unzip-linux/ +[32]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/extract-plank-dock-themes-in-budgie-desktop.png +[33]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Change-theme-in-plank-dock-1.png +[34]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Docklets-in-Plank-dock.png +[35]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Add-docklets-in-Plank-dock-budgie-desktop-configuration.gif +[36]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Remove-docklets-from-the-plank-budgie-desktop.gif +[37]: https://itsfoss.com/install-budgie-ubuntu/