Including Nemo in the repository opens up the possibility to use Nemo's desktop view instead of Budgie Desktop View on Budgie. This offers a fuller experience that people have come to expect from a desktop view. In the next edition of Solus, this will become the default for new installations of Solus Budgie, and these steps will not be necessary.
If you don't want to wait or reinstall, there is good news! You don't have to! 🎉
After installing Nemo from the repository, you can perform these steps to use Nemo's desktop implementation:
- In Budgie Desktop Settings, go to the Desktop page on the left and turn off desktop icons, just in case.
- Create a file in
~/.config/autostart named org.nemo-desktop.desktop, and into it paste the following:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Nemo
Comment=Start Nemo desktop at log in
Exec=nemo-desktop
OnlyShowIn=Budgie;
AutostartCondition=GSettings org.nemo.desktop show-desktop-icons
X-GNOME-AutoRestart=true
NoDisplay=true
- Run this in a terminal (or set it via Dconf Editor) to tell Budgie to use Nemo for the desktop view:
gsettings set com.solus-project.budgie-wm desktop-type-override nemo
- Uninstall budgie-desktop-view
- Log out and back in
- Turn Desktop Icons back on in Budgie Desktop Settings if they aren't already enabled.
Make sure you have the package budgie-desktop-branding-fortitude-plus installed as well. It contains a few settings overrides to make Nemo Desktop work with conky, Showtime, and desktop_weather.
