In this article I will show you how to install the Mate Desktop Environment on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin and on Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric.
Because Ubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu 11.10 have different repos, use this first trick, that works on both Ubuntu distros and chooses it’s repo.
Add repo:
$ sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) main"
Update:
$ sudo apt-get update
Install Mate Archive Keyring:
$ sudo apt-get install mate-archive-keyring
Update:
$ sudo apt-get update
Install Mate Core and Mate Desktop:
$ sudo apt-get install mate-core mate-desktop-environment
To remove mate and its extra installed packages, do this:
$ sudo apt-get remove libmatesensorsappletplugin mate-calc mate-desktop-environment mate-netspeed mate-sensors-applet mate-system-tools mate-utils mozo python-mate-menu system-tools-backends
Related Reading: Install Cinnamon on Ubuntu 12.04
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