In our today’s guide, we take you through how to Install MATE Desktop Environment on Ubuntu 22.04|20.04. MATE offers a user interface that is more simplistic than the GNOME Desktop environment, making it more suitable for low-end PCs. The theme and icon set for MATE are extremely cool. Python, C++, and C are used to create MATE Desktop.
MATE was first made available in 2011 and uses an operating system similar to Unix. All the standard software programs, including an image viewer and a text editor, are available on the MATE desktop. Caja file manager is available in MATE for managing files.
Install MATE Desktop Environment on Ubuntu 22.04|20.04
To install the MATE desktop environment on Ubuntu 22.04, follow the on-screen instructions below.
Step 1: Update system packages
Use the following command to update the system package repositories to the most recent versions:
sudo apt updateStep 2: Install MATE Desktop Environment
Using the following command, we will install the MATE package found in its default repository in order to install the MATE desktop environment:
sudo apt install ubuntu-mate-desktop -ySample output:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
adcli akqml appmenu-gtk-module-common appmenu-gtk2-module appmenu-gtk3-module appmenu-registrar arctica-greeter
arctica-greeter-guest-session atril atril-common ayatana-indicator-application ayatana-indicator-common
ayatana-indicator-datetime ayatana-indicator-keyboard ayatana-indicator-messages ayatana-indicator-notifications
ayatana-indicator-power ayatana-indicator-printers ayatana-indicator-session ayatana-indicator-sound ayatana-settings bamfdaemon
binutils binutils-common binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu blueman bogofilter bogofilter-bdb bogofilter-common brltty-x11
build-essential caca-utils caja caja-admin caja-common caja-eiciel caja-extensions-common caja-gtkhash caja-mediainfo
caja-open-terminal caja-rename caja-seahorse caja-sendto caja-wallpaper celluloid chafa cpp-11 cryptsetup cryptsetup-bin
cryptsetup-initramfs dbus dbus-x11 deja-dup-caja diffstat dpkg-dev engrampa engrampa-common eom eom-common evolution
evolution-common evolution-ews evolution-plugin-bogofilter evolution-plugin-pstimport evolution-plugins evolution-rss fakeroot
ffmpeg ffmpegthumbnailer flatpak folder-color-caja folder-color-common folks-common fonts-cabin fonts-cantarell fonts-mathjax
fonts-open-sans fonts-opendyslexic fonts-tiresias fortune-mod fortunes-min g++ g++-11 gcc gcc-11 gcc-11-base gdebi gdebi-core
gettext gir1.2-ayatanaappindicator3-0.1 gir1.2-caja-2.0 gir1.2-champlain-0.12 gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0
gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 gir1.2-eom-1.0 gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0 gir1.2-gfbgraph-0.2 gir1.2-gtkchamplain-0.12 gir1.2-gtkclutter-1.0
gir1.2-keybinder-3.0 gir1.2-matemenu-2.0 gir1.2-pluma-1.0 gir1.2-rest-0.7 gir1.2-xfconf-0 glew-utils gnome-clocks gnome-firmware
gnome-icon-theme gnome-maps gnome-weather gsfonts gtkhash gucharmap gufw htop i965-va-driver ideviceinstaller ifupdown ifuse
imagemagick imagemagick-6-common imagemagick-6.q16 intel-media-va-driver intltool-debian inxi iw jp2a ldap-utils libaacs0
Setting up caja-mediainfo (1.0.4+repack1-1) ...
Setting up mate-desktop-environment-core (1.26.0+1ubuntu6) ...
Setting up mate-window-buttons-applet (21.04.0-1) ...
Setting up ubuntu-mate-core (1.282) ...
Setting up ubuntu-mate-desktop (1.282) ...
Processing triggers for dbus (1.12.20-2ubuntu4.1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.35-0ubuntu3.1) ...
.....On lightdm, a notification will appear; click the “Ok” button:
Step 3: Configure Lightdm
Set lightdm using tab keys as your default display manager.
Sample output:
Step 4: Reboot the system
Once MATE Desktop has been installed, restart your computer by hovering your cursor over the system tray or by using the reboot command:
sudo rebootTo choose the desktop environment, click the button next to the username:
Select “MATE,” then enter the password to sign in:
MATE desktop has been launched on the system.
Closing Thoughts
We learned how to install the MATE desktop environment GUI on Ubuntu 22.04|20.04. MATE is a fast and responsive desktop environment that comes with a slew of its own applications to make system administration easier.
Ubuntu 22.04|20.04 and MATE desktop environment are a great combination that you’re sure to enjoy – many people prefer it to Ubuntu’s default GNOME environment.
Read more about MATE Desktop Environment.
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