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Budgie 10.10 Launches Wayland Transition, Prepares for Budgie 11

1/11/2026

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Budgie 10.10 marks the X11-to-Wayland transition as the final Budgie 10 release.
Developers ported components to Wayland for over a year to preserve a seamless user experience.
Budgie 10.10 includes updates to applets and tools that enhance functionality and accessibility.
It will appear in Fedora Linux 44 and Ubuntu Budgie 26.04 LTS repositories, with launch planned for April 2026.
The project will shift focus to Budgie 11.

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Story summary

Budgie 10.10 marks the X11-to-Wayland transition as the final Budgie 10 release.
Developers ported components to Wayland for over a year to preserve a seamless user experience.
Budgie 10.10 includes updates to applets and tools that enhance functionality and accessibility.
It will appear in Fedora Linux 44 and Ubuntu Budgie 26.04 LTS repositories, with launch planned for April 2026.
The project will shift focus to Budgie 11.