diff --git a/community/budgie/Packages-Desktop b/community/budgie/Packages-Desktop
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+adwaita-icon-theme
+alsa-firmware
+baobab
+dconf-editor
+dmidecode
+hexchat
+eog
+lightdm
+lightdm-webkit2-greeter-manjaro
+budgie-desktop
+baobab
+dconf-editor
+hexchat
+evince
+gnome-calculator
+gnome-control-center
+gnome-disk-utility
+gnome-font-viewer
+gnome-keyring
+gnome-settings-daemon
+gnome-system-log
+gnome-system-monitor
+gnome-terminal
+gnome-screensaver
+gnome-tweak-tool
+grilo-plugins
+gucharmap
+mousetweaks
+nautilus
+nautilus-empty-file
+file-roller
+sushi
+vino
+gedit
+firefox
+gparted
+grilo-plugins
+gst-libav
+gst-plugins-bad
+gst-plugins-base
+gst-plugins-good
+gst-plugins-ugly
+gstreamer0.10-bad-plugins
+gstreamer0.10-base-plugins
+gstreamer0.10-good-plugins
+gstreamer0.10-ugly-plugins
+gucharmap
+gufw
+gvfs-afc
+gvfs-gphoto2
+gvfs-mtp
+gvfs-smb
+inxi
+isousb
+mc # Midnight Commander
+pacli
+mhwd-tui
+lollypop
+manjaro-alsa
+manjaro-artwork
+manjaro-browser-settings
+manjaro-gnome-settings
+manjaro-hotfixes
+manjaro-pulse
+manjaro-settings-manager
+manjaro-hello
+mesa-demos
+mobile-broadband-provider-info
+modemmanager
+mousetweaks
+>multilib lib32-mesa-demos
+mutter
+nautilus
+nautilus-admin
+nautilus-empty-file
+netctl
+networkmanager-dispatcher-ntpd
+networkmanager-openconnect
+networkmanager-openvpn
+networkmanager-pptp
+networkmanager-vpnc
+nss-mdns
+numlockx
+>openrc alsa-utils-openrc
+>openrc avahi-openrc
+>openrc cgmanager-openrc
+>openrc consolekit-openrc
+>openrc displaymanager-openrc
+>openrc networkmanager-consolekit
+>openrc networkmanager-openrc
+>openrc ntp-openrc
+>openrc openssh-openrc
+>openrc pm-utils
+>openrc sddm-consolekit
+>openrc syslog-ng-openrc
+openresolv
+pamac
+polkit-gnome
+powertop
+pulseaudio-bluetooth
+pulseaudio-ctl
+pulseaudio-zeroconf
+sushi
+>systemd alsa-utils
+>systemd avahi
+>systemd networkmanager
+>systemd ntp
+>systemd openssh
+>systemd plymouth-theme-manjaro-gnome
+terminus-font
+totem
+tracker
+ttf-bitstream-vera
+ttf-dejavu
+ttf-droid
+ttf-inconsolata
+ttf-indic-otf
+ttf-liberation
+vertex-maia-icon-theme
+#vertex-maia-themes
+arc-themes-maia
+firefox-arc-maia-settings
+budgie-wallpapers
+moka-icon-theme
+vino
+xdg-su
+xdg-user-dirs
+xdg-user-dirs-gtk
+xdg-utils
+xf86-input-acecad
+xf86-input-elographics
+xf86-input-evdev
+xf86-input-joystick
+xf86-input-keyboard
+xf86-input-libinput
+xf86-input-mouse
+xf86-input-void
+xorg-server
+xorg-server-utils
+xorg-twm
+xorg-utils
+xorg-xinit
+yelp
diff --git a/community/budgie/Packages-Live b/community/budgie/Packages-Live
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+../../shared/Packages-Live-Xorg
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/community/budgie/Packages-Mhwd b/community/budgie/Packages-Mhwd
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index 00000000..9df3d5e3
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+++ b/community/budgie/Packages-Mhwd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../shared/Packages-Mhwd
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/community/budgie/Packages-Root b/community/budgie/Packages-Root
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..60cc7bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/community/budgie/Packages-Root
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+../../shared/Packages-Root
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/community/budgie/desktop-overlay/etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf b/community/budgie/desktop-overlay/etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83035baa
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+++ b/community/budgie/desktop-overlay/etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf
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+[greeter]
+background = /usr/share/backgrounds/maia.jpg
+font-name = Cantarell 11
+xft-antialias = true
+icon-theme-name = maia
+theme-name = Vertex-Maia-Square
+cursor-theme-name = Simple-and-Soft
+show-clock = true
+default-user-image = /usr/share/icons/manjaro-maia.png
+xft-hintstyle = hintfull
+position = 50%,center 50%,center
+panel-position = top
diff --git a/community/budgie/desktop-overlay/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf b/community/budgie/desktop-overlay/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
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+#
+# General configuration
+#
+# start-default-seat = True to always start one seat if none are defined in the configuration
+# greeter-user = User to run greeter as
+# minimum-display-number = Minimum display number to use for X servers
+# minimum-vt = First VT to run displays on
+# lock-memory = True to prevent memory from being paged to disk
+# user-authority-in-system-dir = True if session authority should be in the system location
+# guest-account-script = Script to be run to setup guest account
+# logind-check-graphical = True to on start seats that are marked as graphical by logind
+# log-directory = Directory to log information to
+# run-directory = Directory to put running state in
+# cache-directory = Directory to cache to
+# sessions-directory = Directory to find sessions
+# remote-sessions-directory = Directory to find remote sessions
+# greeters-directory = Directory to find greeters
+# backup-logs = True to move add a .old suffix to old log files when opening new ones
+#
+[LightDM]
+#start-default-seat=true
+#greeter-user=lightdm
+#minimum-display-number=0
+#minimum-vt=7 # Setting this to a value < 7 implies security issues, see FS#46799
+#lock-memory=true
+#user-authority-in-system-dir=false
+#guest-account-script=guest-account
+#logind-check-graphical=false
+#log-directory=/var/log/lightdm
+run-directory=/run/lightdm
+#cache-directory=/var/cache/lightdm
+#sessions-directory=/usr/share/lightdm/sessions:/usr/share/xsessions:/usr/share/wayland-sessions
+#remote-sessions-directory=/usr/share/lightdm/remote-sessions
+#greeters-directory=/usr/share/lightdm/greeters:/usr/share/xgreeters
+#backup-logs=true
+
+#
+# Seat configuration
+#
+# Seat configuration is matched against the seat name glob in the section, for example:
+# [Seat:*] matches all seats and is applied first.
+# [Seat:seat0] matches the seat named "seat0".
+# [Seat:seat-thin-client*] matches all seats that have names that start with "seat-thin-client".
+#
+# type = Seat type (xlocal, xremote, unity)
+# pam-service = PAM service to use for login
+# pam-autologin-service = PAM service to use for autologin
+# pam-greeter-service = PAM service to use for greeters
+# xserver-command = X server command to run (can also contain arguments e.g. X -special-option)
+# xmir-command = Xmir server command to run (can also contain arguments e.g. Xmir -special-option)
+# xserver-config = Config file to pass to X server
+# xserver-layout = Layout to pass to X server
+# xserver-allow-tcp = True if TCP/IP connections are allowed to this X server
+# xserver-share = True if the X server is shared for both greeter and session
+# xserver-hostname = Hostname of X server (only for type=xremote)
+# xserver-display-number = Display number of X server (only for type=xremote)
+# xdmcp-manager = XDMCP manager to connect to (implies xserver-allow-tcp=true)
+# xdmcp-port = XDMCP UDP/IP port to communicate on
+# xdmcp-key = Authentication key to use for XDM-AUTHENTICATION-1 (stored in keys.conf)
+# unity-compositor-command = Unity compositor command to run (can also contain arguments e.g. unity-system-compositor -special-option)
+# unity-compositor-timeout = Number of seconds to wait for compositor to start
+# greeter-session = Session to load for greeter
+# greeter-hide-users = True to hide the user list
+# greeter-allow-guest = True if the greeter should show a guest login option
+# greeter-show-manual-login = True if the greeter should offer a manual login option
+# greeter-show-remote-login = True if the greeter should offer a remote login option
+# user-session = Session to load for users
+# allow-user-switching = True if allowed to switch users
+# allow-guest = True if guest login is allowed
+# guest-session = Session to load for guests (overrides user-session)
+# session-wrapper = Wrapper script to run session with
+# greeter-wrapper = Wrapper script to run greeter with
+# guest-wrapper = Wrapper script to run guest sessions with
+# display-setup-script = Script to run when starting a greeter session (runs as root)
+# display-stopped-script = Script to run after stopping the display server (runs as root)
+# greeter-setup-script = Script to run when starting a greeter (runs as root)
+# session-setup-script = Script to run when starting a user session (runs as root)
+# session-cleanup-script = Script to run when quitting a user session (runs as root)
+# autologin-guest = True to log in as guest by default
+# autologin-user = User to log in with by default (overrides autologin-guest)
+# autologin-user-timeout = Number of seconds to wait before loading default user
+# autologin-session = Session to load for automatic login (overrides user-session)
+# autologin-in-background = True if autologin session should not be immediately activated
+# exit-on-failure = True if the daemon should exit if this seat fails
+#
+[Seat:*]
+#type=xlocal
+#pam-service=lightdm
+#pam-autologin-service=lightdm-autologin
+#pam-greeter-service=lightdm-greeter
+#xserver-command=X
+#xmir-command=Xmir
+#xserver-config=
+#xserver-layout=
+#xserver-allow-tcp=false
+#xserver-share=true
+#xserver-hostname=
+#xserver-display-number=
+#xdmcp-manager=
+#xdmcp-port=177
+#xdmcp-key=
+#unity-compositor-command=unity-system-compositor
+#unity-compositor-timeout=60
+greeter-session=lightdm-webkit2-greeter
+#greeter-hide-users=false
+#greeter-allow-guest=true
+#greeter-show-manual-login=false
+#greeter-show-remote-login=true
+#user-session=default
+#allow-user-switching=true
+#allow-guest=true
+#guest-session=
+session-wrapper=/etc/lightdm/Xsession
+#greeter-wrapper=
+#guest-wrapper=
+#display-setup-script=
+#display-stopped-script=
+#greeter-setup-script=
+#session-setup-script=
+#session-cleanup-script=
+#autologin-guest=false
+#autologin-user=
+#autologin-user-timeout=0
+#autologin-in-background=false
+#autologin-session=
+#exit-on-failure=false
+
+#
+# XDMCP Server configuration
+#
+# enabled = True if XDMCP connections should be allowed
+# port = UDP/IP port to listen for connections on
+# listen-address = Host/address to listen for XDMCP connections (use all addresses if not present)
+# key = Authentication key to use for XDM-AUTHENTICATION-1 or blank to not use authentication (stored in keys.conf)
+# hostname = Hostname to report to XDMCP clients (defaults to system hostname if unset)
+#
+# The authentication key is a 56 bit DES key specified in hex as 0xnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.  Alternatively
+# it can be a word and the first 7 characters are used as the key.
+#
+[XDMCPServer]
+#enabled=false
+#port=177
+#listen-address=
+#key=
+#hostname=
+
+#
+# VNC Server configuration
+#
+# enabled = True if VNC connections should be allowed
+# command = Command to run Xvnc server with
+# port = TCP/IP port to listen for connections on
+# listen-address = Host/address to listen for VNC connections (use all addresses if not present)
+# width = Width of display to use
+# height = Height of display to use
+# depth = Color depth of display to use
+#
+[VNCServer]
+#enabled=false
+#command=Xvnc
+#port=5900
+#listen-address=
+#width=1024
+#height=768
+#depth=8
diff --git a/community/budgie/desktop-overlay/etc/profile.d/libreoffice-fresh.csh b/community/budgie/desktop-overlay/etc/profile.d/libreoffice-fresh.csh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..dd66e9f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/community/budgie/desktop-overlay/etc/profile.d/libreoffice-fresh.csh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# to force a certain look'n feel
+
+#setenv SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN gen
+#setenv SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN kde4
+setenv SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN gtk
+#setenv SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN gtk3 # currently broken and not available
diff --git a/community/budgie/desktop-overlay/etc/profile.d/libreoffice-fresh.sh b/community/budgie/desktop-overlay/etc/profile.d/libreoffice-fresh.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d5e91ec1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/community/budgie/desktop-overlay/etc/profile.d/libreoffice-fresh.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# to force a certain look'n feel
+
+#export SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gen
+#export SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=kde4
+export SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gtk
+#export SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gtk3 # currently broken and not available
diff --git a/community/budgie/desktop-overlay/etc/systemd/logind.conf b/community/budgie/desktop-overlay/etc/systemd/logind.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a0889ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/community/budgie/desktop-overlay/etc/systemd/logind.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#  This file is part of systemd.
+#
+#  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Entries in this file show the compile time defaults.
+# You can change settings by editing this file.
+# Defaults can be restored by simply deleting this file.
+#
+# See logind.conf(5) for details.
+
+[Login]
+#NAutoVTs=6
+#ReserveVT=6
+#KillUserProcesses=no
+#KillOnlyUsers=
+#KillExcludeUsers=root
+#InhibitDelayMaxSec=5
+#HandlePowerKey=poweroff
+HandleSuspendKey=ignore
+#HandleHibernateKey=hibernate
+HandleLidSwitch=ignore
+HandleLidSwitchDocked=suspend
+#PowerKeyIgnoreInhibited=no
+#SuspendKeyIgnoreInhibited=no
+#HibernateKeyIgnoreInhibited=no
+#LidSwitchIgnoreInhibited=yes
+#HoldoffTimeoutSec=30s
+#IdleAction=ignore
+#IdleActionSec=30min
+#RuntimeDirectorySize=10%
+#RemoveIPC=yes
+#UserTasksMax=4096
diff --git a/community/budgie/desktop-overlay/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme b/community/budgie/desktop-overlay/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..741f643e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/community/budgie/desktop-overlay/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Icon Theme]
+Inherits=Breeze
diff --git a/community/budgie/live-overlay b/community/budgie/live-overlay
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..27b9d2a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/community/budgie/live-overlay
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../shared/manjaro/live-overlay
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/community/budgie/mkinitcpio.conf b/community/budgie/mkinitcpio.conf
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..d6246068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/community/budgie/mkinitcpio.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../shared/mkinitcpio.conf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/community/budgie/profile.conf b/community/budgie/profile.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce5cdf4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/community/budgie/profile.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+##########################################
+###### use this file in the profile ######
+##########################################
+
+# use multilib packages; x86_64 only
+# multilib="true"
+
+displaymanager="lightdmm"
+
+# Set to false to disable autologin in the livecd
+# autologin="true"
+
+# nonfree mhwd drivers
+  nonfree_mhwd="false"
+
+# use plymouth; initcpio hook
+# plymouth_boot="true"
+
+# use pxe boot; initcpio hook
+  pxe_boot="false"
+
+################ install ################
+
+# unset defaults to given value
+# efi_boot_loader="grub"
+
+# configure calamares for netinstall
+# netinstall="false"
+
+# the default url for the netinstall.yaml
+# netgroups="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/manjaro/iso-profiles/master/shared/netgroups"
+
+# configure calamares to use chrootcfg instead of unpackfs
+# chrootcfg="false"
+
+# use geoip for localization
+# geoip='true'
+
+# unset defaults to given value
+ plymouth_theme=manjaro-fancy-budgie
+
+# unset defaults to given values
+# names must match systemd service names
+# enable_systemd=('bluetooth' 'cronie' 'ModemManager' 'NetworkManager' 'org.cups.cupsd' 'tlp' 'tlp-sleep')
+# disable_systemd=('pacman-init')
+
+# unset defaults to given values,
+# names must match openrc service names
+# enable_openrc=('acpid' 'bluetooth' 'cgmanager' 'consolekit' 'cronie' 'cupsd' 'dbus' 'syslog-ng' 'NetworkManager')
+# disable_openrc=()
+
+# the same workgroup name if samba is used
+# smb_workgroup=""
+
+################# livecd #################
+
+# unset defaults to given value
+  hostname="manjaro-budgie"
+
+# unset defaults to given value
+# username="manjaro"
+
+# unset defaults to given value
+# password="manjaro"
+
+# the login shell
+# defaults to bash
+# login_shell=/bin/bash
+
+# unset defaults to given values
+# addgroups="video,audio,power,disk,storage,optical,network,lp,scanner,wheel"
+
+# unset defaults to given values
+# names must match systemd service names
+# services in enable_systemd array don't need to be listed here
+# enable_systemd_live=('manjaro-live' 'mhwd-live' 'pacman-init' 'mirrors-live')
+
+# unset defaults to given values,
+# names must match openrc service names
+# services in enable_openrc array don't need to be listed here
+# enable_openrc_live=('manjaro-live' 'mhwd-live' 'pacman-init' 'mirrors-live')
diff --git a/manjaro/gnome/desktop-overlay/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme b/manjaro/gnome/desktop-overlay/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..741f643e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manjaro/gnome/desktop-overlay/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Icon Theme]
+Inherits=Breeze