Ubuntu MATE

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Ubuntu MATE
Software Details:
Version: 18.04.1 LTS / 17.10.1 / 16.04.5 LTS updated
Upload Date: 16 Aug 18
Developer: Ubuntu MATE Team
Distribution Type: Freeware
Downloads: 1613

Rating: 2.5/5 (Total Votes: 4)

Ubuntu MATE is an open source, community-derived operating system based on Ubuntu and features MATE, a fork of the GNOME Classic desktop environment, as its default and only graphical interface.

The most beautiful MATE setup ever made!

Ubuntu MATE is not just another Linux kernel-based operating system built around the MATE desktop environment, as it beautifully integrates this GNOME Classic fork, making it look very attractive, while at the same time being very lightweight. It uses a classic two-panel layout.

How to use it? Simple, use the Applications menu item to browser and open apps, the Places menu item to access the local filesystem or network shares and the System menu item to configure and tweak the OS. From the bottom panel you can easily interact with opened programs, as well as to cycle between the four virtual workspaces.

Includes a standard selection of applications

Default applications include the LibreOffice office suite, Mozilla Thunderbird email and news client, Mozilla Firefox web browser, Rhythmbox audio player, Totem video player, Transmission torrent downloader, Pidgin multi-protocol instant messenger, Cheese webcam viewer, HexChat IRC client and Shotwell image viewer and organizer.

Freely downloadable as two Live DVDs for mainstream architectures

The distribution is available for download as two Live DVD ISO images of approximately 1GB in size each, designed to support both 32-bit (i386) and 64-bit (amd64) hardware platfroms.

On Linux, you can write the ISO images to USB thumb drives of 1GB or higher capacity using a bootable USB disk creator like UNetbootin or GNOME Disk Utility (Disks). Optionally, if you don’t have a spare USB stick, you can burn them to blank or RW DVD discs.

Boot options à la Ubuntu Linux

It appears that the distribution uses Ubuntu’s default bootloader on the Live DVDs, which has been instructed to start the live system in about seven seconds from the moment the user boots the OS from the BIOS of a computer.

Default boot options include the ability to start the try Ubuntu MATE without installing, start the installer directly, run a memory test, boot an existing operating system from the local drive or check the bootable medium for defects (only if using a DVD media).

What is new in this release:

  • This is what has been changed since Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  • GNOME Main Menu (as used in the openSUSE layout) has been dropped.    * No one in the MATE team believes this applet is good enough to port to GTK3+. As it is GTK2+ only and has nobody to port or maintain it, this applet will be dropped for good.
  • The openSUSE layout is currently missing, but will be re-instated in MATE Desktop 1.16.    * This will feature a different menu applet.
  • The Mutiny layout is currently missing but will be re-instated when the topmenu-gtk MATE applet has been rebuilt for GTK3+
  • Pidgin will no longer be installed by default
  • Pidgin is now available in the Software Boutique.
  • Cheese is not currently installed by default but will be re-instated as a default application when merge proposal 298171 is merged and released.
  • Cheese is available in the Software Boutique.
  • Indicator Session is not currently available in Ubiquity while installing Ubuntu MATE but will be re-instated when merge proposal 297183 is merged and released.
  • This is what have been updated or added:
  • All the Ubuntu MATE seeds and meta-packages have been completely overhauled:
  • Basically we've started over, and completely rebuilt Ubuntu MATE 16.10 from the ground up.
  • It is now possible to safely uninstall all the default applications without the ubuntu-mate-desktop package also being removed.
  • Memory consumption of Ubuntu MATE 16.10 Alpha 1 is lower than that of Ubuntu MATE 16.04.
  • New community contributed wallpapers from:
  • Ghost Sixtyseven
  • Jordyn
  • Okinawa
  • Per Andersson
  • Upgraded to MATE Desktop 1.14, which is now built entirely against GTK 3.18:
  • Indicator support for MATE Desktop, when built against GTK3+, has been significantly improved.
  • Ambiant-MATE and Radiant-MATE themes have been completely reworked to support GTK 3.18.
  • We have initial HiDPI support (almost) working. Don't get too excited, this is an all or nothing implementation. When enabled all GTK3+ applications (not just MATE) will be rendered using high quality pixel doubling. If you have a 2160p display, it looks ace
  • You can find out what changed in MATE Desktop 1.14 from the upstream release announcement.
  • Upgraded Ubuntu MATE Welcome to 16.10.4:
  • Ported to WebKit2 4.0. The transitions and animations are now hardware accelerated (where supported) and it looks very smooth indeed.
  • Sports a new look and many visual and usability enhancements.
  • Getting Started section offers much more assistance for a post install setup and configuration. (Some elements back ported to 16.04)
  • Adds driver installer for Logitech's Unifying Receiver peripherals.
  • New builds are automatically tested.
  • Testers can check out this daily PPA, including packages for Xenial users wanting to test new versions of Welcome.
  • Detailed system specifications can now be copied to the clipboard.
  • Assorted performance optimisations.
  • Upgraded Software Boutique:
  • Adds News to inform you of additions/removals to the Software Boutique. (Back ported to 16.04)
  • Adds Search facility so you can quickly find software by name, keyword and description. (Back ported to 16.04)
  • Adds Bulk queue installs so you can queue up multiple applications to install at once.
  • Adds a responsive design** so you can see more software listings when resizing or maximising the Software Boutique window.
  • Software Boutique now stocks ~160 applications. (Back ported to 16.04)
  • Introduces a new feature to display a complete list of all applications and the repositories they are sourced from.
  • Support added for installing software for arm64 and ppc64el architectures.
  • Software install and removal notifications now use the associated application icon.
  • Upgraded MATE Tweak:
  • Splits up the UI and introduces a new Panel section.
  • Can now change icon sizes and menu item icon sizes in the panel, exposing a new MATE Desktop 1.14 capability. This has two benefits, bigger icons for high resolution displays and, if you are so inclined, large panels suitable for touch input but without changing the desktop metaphor.
  • Supports enabling new style GTK3+ indicators.
  • Supports xcompmgr compositor, the preferred compositor to use along side the Raspberry Pi hardware accelerated VC4 drivers.
  • Tilda is no longer enabled by default. Tilda is still installed by default, but can now be optionally enabled via MATE Tweak.
  • Upgraded MATE Dock Applet which now supports GTK3+
  • Upgraded MATE Menu which now support GTK3+

What is new in version 18.04 LTS / 17.10.1 / 16.04.4 LTS:

  • This is what has been changed since Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  • GNOME Main Menu (as used in the openSUSE layout) has been dropped.    * No one in the MATE team believes this applet is good enough to port to GTK3+. As it is GTK2+ only and has nobody to port or maintain it, this applet will be dropped for good.
  • The openSUSE layout is currently missing, but will be re-instated in MATE Desktop 1.16.    * This will feature a different menu applet.
  • The Mutiny layout is currently missing but will be re-instated when the topmenu-gtk MATE applet has been rebuilt for GTK3+
  • Pidgin will no longer be installed by default
  • Pidgin is now available in the Software Boutique.
  • Cheese is not currently installed by default but will be re-instated as a default application when merge proposal 298171 is merged and released.
  • Cheese is available in the Software Boutique.
  • Indicator Session is not currently available in Ubiquity while installing Ubuntu MATE but will be re-instated when merge proposal 297183 is merged and released.
  • This is what have been updated or added:
  • All the Ubuntu MATE seeds and meta-packages have been completely overhauled:
  • Basically we've started over, and completely rebuilt Ubuntu MATE 16.10 from the ground up.
  • It is now possible to safely uninstall all the default applications without the ubuntu-mate-desktop package also being removed.
  • Memory consumption of Ubuntu MATE 16.10 Alpha 1 is lower than that of Ubuntu MATE 16.04.
  • New community contributed wallpapers from:
  • Ghost Sixtyseven
  • Jordyn
  • Okinawa
  • Per Andersson
  • Upgraded to MATE Desktop 1.14, which is now built entirely against GTK 3.18:
  • Indicator support for MATE Desktop, when built against GTK3+, has been significantly improved.
  • Ambiant-MATE and Radiant-MATE themes have been completely reworked to support GTK 3.18.
  • We have initial HiDPI support (almost) working. Don't get too excited, this is an all or nothing implementation. When enabled all GTK3+ applications (not just MATE) will be rendered using high quality pixel doubling. If you have a 2160p display, it looks ace
  • You can find out what changed in MATE Desktop 1.14 from the upstream release announcement.
  • Upgraded Ubuntu MATE Welcome to 16.10.4:
  • Ported to WebKit2 4.0. The transitions and animations are now hardware accelerated (where supported) and it looks very smooth indeed.
  • Sports a new look and many visual and usability enhancements.
  • Getting Started section offers much more assistance for a post install setup and configuration. (Some elements back ported to 16.04)
  • Adds driver installer for Logitech's Unifying Receiver peripherals.
  • New builds are automatically tested.
  • Testers can check out this daily PPA, including packages for Xenial users wanting to test new versions of Welcome.
  • Detailed system specifications can now be copied to the clipboard.
  • Assorted performance optimisations.
  • Upgraded Software Boutique:
  • Adds News to inform you of additions/removals to the Software Boutique. (Back ported to 16.04)
  • Adds Search facility so you can quickly find software by name, keyword and description. (Back ported to 16.04)
  • Adds Bulk queue installs so you can queue up multiple applications to install at once.
  • Adds a responsive design** so you can see more software listings when resizing or maximising the Software Boutique window.
  • Software Boutique now stocks ~160 applications. (Back ported to 16.04)
  • Introduces a new feature to display a complete list of all applications and the repositories they are sourced from.
  • Support added for installing software for arm64 and ppc64el architectures.
  • Software install and removal notifications now use the associated application icon.
  • Upgraded MATE Tweak:
  • Splits up the UI and introduces a new Panel section.
  • Can now change icon sizes and menu item icon sizes in the panel, exposing a new MATE Desktop 1.14 capability. This has two benefits, bigger icons for high resolution displays and, if you are so inclined, large panels suitable for touch input but without changing the desktop metaphor.
  • Supports enabling new style GTK3+ indicators.
  • Supports xcompmgr compositor, the preferred compositor to use along side the Raspberry Pi hardware accelerated VC4 drivers.
  • Tilda is no longer enabled by default. Tilda is still installed by default, but can now be optionally enabled via MATE Tweak.
  • Upgraded MATE Dock Applet which now supports GTK3+
  • Upgraded MATE Menu which now support GTK3+

What is new in version :

  • This is what has been changed since Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  • GNOME Main Menu (as used in the openSUSE layout) has been dropped.    * No one in the MATE team believes this applet is good enough to port to GTK3+. As it is GTK2+ only and has nobody to port or maintain it, this applet will be dropped for good.
  • The openSUSE layout is currently missing, but will be re-instated in MATE Desktop 1.16.    * This will feature a different menu applet.
  • The Mutiny layout is currently missing but will be re-instated when the topmenu-gtk MATE applet has been rebuilt for GTK3+
  • Pidgin will no longer be installed by default
  • Pidgin is now available in the Software Boutique.
  • Cheese is not currently installed by default but will be re-instated as a default application when merge proposal 298171 is merged and released.
  • Cheese is available in the Software Boutique.
  • Indicator Session is not currently available in Ubiquity while installing Ubuntu MATE but will be re-instated when merge proposal 297183 is merged and released.
  • This is what have been updated or added:
  • All the Ubuntu MATE seeds and meta-packages have been completely overhauled:
  • Basically we've started over, and completely rebuilt Ubuntu MATE 16.10 from the ground up.
  • It is now possible to safely uninstall all the default applications without the ubuntu-mate-desktop package also being removed.
  • Memory consumption of Ubuntu MATE 16.10 Alpha 1 is lower than that of Ubuntu MATE 16.04.
  • New community contributed wallpapers from:
  • Ghost Sixtyseven
  • Jordyn
  • Okinawa
  • Per Andersson
  • Upgraded to MATE Desktop 1.14, which is now built entirely against GTK 3.18:
  • Indicator support for MATE Desktop, when built against GTK3+, has been significantly improved.
  • Ambiant-MATE and Radiant-MATE themes have been completely reworked to support GTK 3.18.
  • We have initial HiDPI support (almost) working. Don't get too excited, this is an all or nothing implementation. When enabled all GTK3+ applications (not just MATE) will be rendered using high quality pixel doubling. If you have a 2160p display, it looks ace
  • You can find out what changed in MATE Desktop 1.14 from the upstream release announcement.
  • Upgraded Ubuntu MATE Welcome to 16.10.4:
  • Ported to WebKit2 4.0. The transitions and animations are now hardware accelerated (where supported) and it looks very smooth indeed.
  • Sports a new look and many visual and usability enhancements.
  • Getting Started section offers much more assistance for a post install setup and configuration. (Some elements back ported to 16.04)
  • Adds driver installer for Logitech's Unifying Receiver peripherals.
  • New builds are automatically tested.
  • Testers can check out this daily PPA, including packages for Xenial users wanting to test new versions of Welcome.
  • Detailed system specifications can now be copied to the clipboard.
  • Assorted performance optimisations.
  • Upgraded Software Boutique:
  • Adds News to inform you of additions/removals to the Software Boutique. (Back ported to 16.04)
  • Adds Search facility so you can quickly find software by name, keyword and description. (Back ported to 16.04)
  • Adds Bulk queue installs so you can queue up multiple applications to install at once.
  • Adds a responsive design** so you can see more software listings when resizing or maximising the Software Boutique window.
  • Software Boutique now stocks ~160 applications. (Back ported to 16.04)
  • Introduces a new feature to display a complete list of all applications and the repositories they are sourced from.
  • Support added for installing software for arm64 and ppc64el architectures.
  • Software install and removal notifications now use the associated application icon.
  • Upgraded MATE Tweak:
  • Splits up the UI and introduces a new Panel section.
  • Can now change icon sizes and menu item icon sizes in the panel, exposing a new MATE Desktop 1.14 capability. This has two benefits, bigger icons for high resolution displays and, if you are so inclined, large panels suitable for touch input but without changing the desktop metaphor.
  • Supports enabling new style GTK3+ indicators.
  • Supports xcompmgr compositor, the preferred compositor to use along side the Raspberry Pi hardware accelerated VC4 drivers.
  • Tilda is no longer enabled by default. Tilda is still installed by default, but can now be optionally enabled via MATE Tweak.
  • Upgraded MATE Dock Applet which now supports GTK3+
  • Upgraded MATE Menu which now support GTK3+

What is new in version 16.04.3 LTS / 17.04 / 17.10 Alpha 2:

  • This is what has been changed since Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  • GNOME Main Menu (as used in the openSUSE layout) has been dropped.    * No one in the MATE team believes this applet is good enough to port to GTK3+. As it is GTK2+ only and has nobody to port or maintain it, this applet will be dropped for good.
  • The openSUSE layout is currently missing, but will be re-instated in MATE Desktop 1.16.    * This will feature a different menu applet.
  • The Mutiny layout is currently missing but will be re-instated when the topmenu-gtk MATE applet has been rebuilt for GTK3+
  • Pidgin will no longer be installed by default
  • Pidgin is now available in the Software Boutique.
  • Cheese is not currently installed by default but will be re-instated as a default application when merge proposal 298171 is merged and released.
  • Cheese is available in the Software Boutique.
  • Indicator Session is not currently available in Ubiquity while installing Ubuntu MATE but will be re-instated when merge proposal 297183 is merged and released.
  • This is what have been updated or added:
  • All the Ubuntu MATE seeds and meta-packages have been completely overhauled:
  • Basically we've started over, and completely rebuilt Ubuntu MATE 16.10 from the ground up.
  • It is now possible to safely uninstall all the default applications without the ubuntu-mate-desktop package also being removed.
  • Memory consumption of Ubuntu MATE 16.10 Alpha 1 is lower than that of Ubuntu MATE 16.04.
  • New community contributed wallpapers from:
  • Ghost Sixtyseven
  • Jordyn
  • Okinawa
  • Per Andersson
  • Upgraded to MATE Desktop 1.14, which is now built entirely against GTK 3.18:
  • Indicator support for MATE Desktop, when built against GTK3+, has been significantly improved.
  • Ambiant-MATE and Radiant-MATE themes have been completely reworked to support GTK 3.18.
  • We have initial HiDPI support (almost) working. Don't get too excited, this is an all or nothing implementation. When enabled all GTK3+ applications (not just MATE) will be rendered using high quality pixel doubling. If you have a 2160p display, it looks ace
  • You can find out what changed in MATE Desktop 1.14 from the upstream release announcement.
  • Upgraded Ubuntu MATE Welcome to 16.10.4:
  • Ported to WebKit2 4.0. The transitions and animations are now hardware accelerated (where supported) and it looks very smooth indeed.
  • Sports a new look and many visual and usability enhancements.
  • Getting Started section offers much more assistance for a post install setup and configuration. (Some elements back ported to 16.04)
  • Adds driver installer for Logitech's Unifying Receiver peripherals.
  • New builds are automatically tested.
  • Testers can check out this daily PPA, including packages for Xenial users wanting to test new versions of Welcome.
  • Detailed system specifications can now be copied to the clipboard.
  • Assorted performance optimisations.
  • Upgraded Software Boutique:
  • Adds News to inform you of additions/removals to the Software Boutique. (Back ported to 16.04)
  • Adds Search facility so you can quickly find software by name, keyword and description. (Back ported to 16.04)
  • Adds Bulk queue installs so you can queue up multiple applications to install at once.
  • Adds a responsive design** so you can see more software listings when resizing or maximising the Software Boutique window.
  • Software Boutique now stocks ~160 applications. (Back ported to 16.04)
  • Introduces a new feature to display a complete list of all applications and the repositories they are sourced from.
  • Support added for installing software for arm64 and ppc64el architectures.
  • Software install and removal notifications now use the associated application icon.
  • Upgraded MATE Tweak:
  • Splits up the UI and introduces a new Panel section.
  • Can now change icon sizes and menu item icon sizes in the panel, exposing a new MATE Desktop 1.14 capability. This has two benefits, bigger icons for high resolution displays and, if you are so inclined, large panels suitable for touch input but without changing the desktop metaphor.
  • Supports enabling new style GTK3+ indicators.
  • Supports xcompmgr compositor, the preferred compositor to use along side the Raspberry Pi hardware accelerated VC4 drivers.
  • Tilda is no longer enabled by default. Tilda is still installed by default, but can now be optionally enabled via MATE Tweak.
  • Upgraded MATE Dock Applet which now supports GTK3+
  • Upgraded MATE Menu which now support GTK3+

What is new in version 16.04.2 LTS / 16.10 / 17.04 Alpha 2:

  • This is what has been changed since Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  • GNOME Main Menu (as used in the openSUSE layout) has been dropped.    * No one in the MATE team believes this applet is good enough to port to GTK3+. As it is GTK2+ only and has nobody to port or maintain it, this applet will be dropped for good.
  • The openSUSE layout is currently missing, but will be re-instated in MATE Desktop 1.16.    * This will feature a different menu applet.
  • The Mutiny layout is currently missing but will be re-instated when the topmenu-gtk MATE applet has been rebuilt for GTK3+
  • Pidgin will no longer be installed by default
  • Pidgin is now available in the Software Boutique.
  • Cheese is not currently installed by default but will be re-instated as a default application when merge proposal 298171 is merged and released.
  • Cheese is available in the Software Boutique.
  • Indicator Session is not currently available in Ubiquity while installing Ubuntu MATE but will be re-instated when merge proposal 297183 is merged and released.
  • This is what have been updated or added:
  • All the Ubuntu MATE seeds and meta-packages have been completely overhauled:
  • Basically we've started over, and completely rebuilt Ubuntu MATE 16.10 from the ground up.
  • It is now possible to safely uninstall all the default applications without the ubuntu-mate-desktop package also being removed.
  • Memory consumption of Ubuntu MATE 16.10 Alpha 1 is lower than that of Ubuntu MATE 16.04.
  • New community contributed wallpapers from:
  • Ghost Sixtyseven
  • Jordyn
  • Okinawa
  • Per Andersson
  • Upgraded to MATE Desktop 1.14, which is now built entirely against GTK 3.18:
  • Indicator support for MATE Desktop, when built against GTK3+, has been significantly improved.
  • Ambiant-MATE and Radiant-MATE themes have been completely reworked to support GTK 3.18.
  • We have initial HiDPI support (almost) working. Don't get too excited, this is an all or nothing implementation. When enabled all GTK3+ applications (not just MATE) will be rendered using high quality pixel doubling. If you have a 2160p display, it looks ace
  • You can find out what changed in MATE Desktop 1.14 from the upstream release announcement.
  • Upgraded Ubuntu MATE Welcome to 16.10.4:
  • Ported to WebKit2 4.0. The transitions and animations are now hardware accelerated (where supported) and it looks very smooth indeed.
  • Sports a new look and many visual and usability enhancements.
  • Getting Started section offers much more assistance for a post install setup and configuration. (Some elements back ported to 16.04)
  • Adds driver installer for Logitech's Unifying Receiver peripherals.
  • New builds are automatically tested.
  • Testers can check out this daily PPA, including packages for Xenial users wanting to test new versions of Welcome.
  • Detailed system specifications can now be copied to the clipboard.
  • Assorted performance optimisations.
  • Upgraded Software Boutique:
  • Adds News to inform you of additions/removals to the Software Boutique. (Back ported to 16.04)
  • Adds Search facility so you can quickly find software by name, keyword and description. (Back ported to 16.04)
  • Adds Bulk queue installs so you can queue up multiple applications to install at once.
  • Adds a responsive design** so you can see more software listings when resizing or maximising the Software Boutique window.
  • Software Boutique now stocks ~160 applications. (Back ported to 16.04)
  • Introduces a new feature to display a complete list of all applications and the repositories they are sourced from.
  • Support added for installing software for arm64 and ppc64el architectures.
  • Software install and removal notifications now use the associated application icon.
  • Upgraded MATE Tweak:
  • Splits up the UI and introduces a new Panel section.
  • Can now change icon sizes and menu item icon sizes in the panel, exposing a new MATE Desktop 1.14 capability. This has two benefits, bigger icons for high resolution displays and, if you are so inclined, large panels suitable for touch input but without changing the desktop metaphor.
  • Supports enabling new style GTK3+ indicators.
  • Supports xcompmgr compositor, the preferred compositor to use along side the Raspberry Pi hardware accelerated VC4 drivers.
  • Tilda is no longer enabled by default. Tilda is still installed by default, but can now be optionally enabled via MATE Tweak.
  • Upgraded MATE Dock Applet which now supports GTK3+
  • Upgraded MATE Menu which now support GTK3+

What is new in version 16.04 LTS / 16.10 Alpha 1:

  • This is what has been changed since Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  • GNOME Main Menu (as used in the openSUSE layout) has been dropped.    * No one in the MATE team believes this applet is good enough to port to GTK3+. As it is GTK2+ only and has nobody to port or maintain it, this applet will be dropped for good.
  • The openSUSE layout is currently missing, but will be re-instated in MATE Desktop 1.16.    * This will feature a different menu applet.
  • The Mutiny layout is currently missing but will be re-instated when the topmenu-gtk MATE applet has been rebuilt for GTK3+
  • Pidgin will no longer be installed by default
  • Pidgin is now available in the Software Boutique.
  • Cheese is not currently installed by default but will be re-instated as a default application when merge proposal 298171 is merged and released.
  • Cheese is available in the Software Boutique.
  • Indicator Session is not currently available in Ubiquity while installing Ubuntu MATE but will be re-instated when merge proposal 297183 is merged and released.
  • This is what have been updated or added:
  • All the Ubuntu MATE seeds and meta-packages have been completely overhauled:
  • Basically we've started over, and completely rebuilt Ubuntu MATE 16.10 from the ground up.
  • It is now possible to safely uninstall all the default applications without the ubuntu-mate-desktop package also being removed.
  • Memory consumption of Ubuntu MATE 16.10 Alpha 1 is lower than that of Ubuntu MATE 16.04.
  • New community contributed wallpapers from:
  • Ghost Sixtyseven
  • Jordyn
  • Okinawa
  • Per Andersson
  • Upgraded to MATE Desktop 1.14, which is now built entirely against GTK 3.18:
  • Indicator support for MATE Desktop, when built against GTK3+, has been significantly improved.
  • Ambiant-MATE and Radiant-MATE themes have been completely reworked to support GTK 3.18.
  • We have initial HiDPI support (almost) working. Don't get too excited, this is an all or nothing implementation. When enabled all GTK3+ applications (not just MATE) will be rendered using high quality pixel doubling. If you have a 2160p display, it looks ace
  • You can find out what changed in MATE Desktop 1.14 from the upstream release announcement.
  • Upgraded Ubuntu MATE Welcome to 16.10.4:
  • Ported to WebKit2 4.0. The transitions and animations are now hardware accelerated (where supported) and it looks very smooth indeed.
  • Sports a new look and many visual and usability enhancements.
  • Getting Started section offers much more assistance for a post install setup and configuration. (Some elements back ported to 16.04)
  • Adds driver installer for Logitech's Unifying Receiver peripherals.
  • New builds are automatically tested.
  • Testers can check out this daily PPA, including packages for Xenial users wanting to test new versions of Welcome.
  • Detailed system specifications can now be copied to the clipboard.
  • Assorted performance optimisations.
  • Upgraded Software Boutique:
  • Adds News to inform you of additions/removals to the Software Boutique. (Back ported to 16.04)
  • Adds Search facility so you can quickly find software by name, keyword and description. (Back ported to 16.04)
  • Adds Bulk queue installs so you can queue up multiple applications to install at once.
  • Adds a responsive design** so you can see more software listings when resizing or maximising the Software Boutique window.
  • Software Boutique now stocks ~160 applications. (Back ported to 16.04)
  • Introduces a new feature to display a complete list of all applications and the repositories they are sourced from.
  • Support added for installing software for arm64 and ppc64el architectures.
  • Software install and removal notifications now use the associated application icon.
  • Upgraded MATE Tweak:
  • Splits up the UI and introduces a new Panel section.
  • Can now change icon sizes and menu item icon sizes in the panel, exposing a new MATE Desktop 1.14 capability. This has two benefits, bigger icons for high resolution displays and, if you are so inclined, large panels suitable for touch input but without changing the desktop metaphor.
  • Supports enabling new style GTK3+ indicators.
  • Supports xcompmgr compositor, the preferred compositor to use along side the Raspberry Pi hardware accelerated VC4 drivers.
  • Tilda is no longer enabled by default. Tilda is still installed by default, but can now be optionally enabled via MATE Tweak.
  • Upgraded MATE Dock Applet which now supports GTK3+
  • Upgraded MATE Menu which now support GTK3+

What is new in version 16.04 LTS:

  • Added Synapse 0.2.99.2-1:
  • Synapse now features complete MATE integration. Synapse is installed but not active by default. It can be enabled using MATE Tweak.
  • Updated to MATE Tweak 3.5.8:
  • Adds Enable Launcher to the Interface section which activates/deactives Synapse.
  • Displays a confirmation after changing Window Manager to Compton or Compiz.
  • Also fixed #1548011, #1549081, #1557203, #1558013, #1549076
  • Updated to Compiz 0.9.12.2+16.04.20160318-0ubuntu1:
  • Improved MATE Compiz integration, gtk-window-decorator will now use settings from Marco when Compiz detects it is running in a MATE session.
  • Google Chrome and Chromium windows are now considered Compiz windows in fullscreen to avoid tearing.
  • Refined the Compiz profile for MATE to correct some minor issues.
  • Update mate-settings-daemon to use xsettings for improved xcursor theme support.
  • Updated to Plank 0.11:
  • Adds Docklets and also includes a new theme for Ubuntu MATE contributed by Holger Rueckershaeuser.
  • Updated to MATE Menu 5.6.9:
  • While searching for an application, the top match will be launched when Enter is pressed. #1552363
  • Updated to Ubuntu MATE Welcome 16.04.6:
  • Fix splash screen flicker. #1549072
  • Fix Codec installation. #1558986
  • Fix system information.
  • Fix subscription updates.
  • Fix Abobe Flash, Dropbox and RednoteBook installs.
  • Fix Google Chrome repsoitory, i386 is no longer available.
  • Fix LibreOffice upgrades.
  • Add Ardour, ConvertAll, Corebird, FreeCiv, Gajim, GNOME Software, Gpick, Kodi, MuseScore, Nuvola Player, OBS Studio, Pinta, Simple Screen Recorder, Subsurface, SparkleShare, Time Tracker, Vivaldi, Wireshark and Zenmap to Software Boutique.
  • Add English, Chinese, French, Spanish and German translations.
  • Updated to Ubuntu MATE Artwork 16.04.5:
  • Icon rendering in menus is faster and icon inheritance is fixed.
  • Corrected rendering of Mozo (menu editor).
  • Update buttons and scrollbars so GTK2 and GTK3 themes are more closely aligned.
  • Add resize area and shadows for CSD windows.
  • Add minimal style for CSD windows running without a compositor.
  • Add community contributed wallpaper Blissful Sky by Jordyn.
  • Fixes #1552363, #1556618, #1549079, #1541929, #1551029, #1499521, #1442738, #1364073
  • Updated to Ubuntu MATE Settings 16.04.4:
  • Auto-corrects pre-existing MATE incompatible input methods.
  • Add modified mate-panel.desktop, specific to Ubuntu MATE, to cater for the all supported compositors and disk encryption strategies. #1553070
  • Add all optical video mime types and enable autoplay.
  • Updated default settings for new version of Plank.
  • Correct the GNOME Main Menu entry for network-config-tool.
  • Updated to mate-dock-applet 0.70:
  • Several bug fixes #1557180, #1555324, #1550392, #1554128,
  • Updated Ubuntu MATE Ubiquity Slideshow artwork.
  • Fixed Python plug-ins for Caja:
  • Folder Color, Deja Dup Caja, Insync Caja and others now work again.
  • Fixed im-config and gnome-language-selector:
  • Ensures a MATE compatible input method is selected by default. #1550325
  • Replaced guvcview with Cheese.

What is new in version 15.10 Beta 2:

  • Caja now has an extension manager so plugins can be enabled/disabled at run-time.
  • A new audio mixer library, libmatemixer, has been introduced.
  • Provides an abstract API allowing access to mixer functionality available in the PulseAudio, ALSA and OSS sound systems.
  • Improved multi-monitor support.
  • Theme support has been expanded including Client Side Decorations (CSD) and pop-overs.
  • Full help and documentation is now available.
  • Static code analysis has resulted in many memory leaks being plugged.
  • Lots of bugs fixes. Really, lots.
  • For more details see the MATE 1.10 Release Notes.
  • Updated Ubuntu MATE Welcome 1.0.3.
  • Renamed to Welcome.
  • Added splash animation and transitions. Thanks to Luke Horwell.
  • Added and updated the content for Introduction and Features. Thanks to Larry Bushey of Going Linux podcast.
  • Added access to backup, firewall and user manager to Getting Started.
  • Added catgories to the Software page.
  • Added a proprietary software toggle to the Software page.
  • Added new applications to the Software page.
  • App Grid.
  • Chromium as an alternative to Google Chrome.
  • Disks.
  • Hardinfo.
  • SpiderOakONE.
  • Ubuntu Software Centre.
  • VeraCrypt.
  • Update buttons in Software to make them consistent.
  • Hide some elements when in a live session.
  • Updated MATE Tweak 3.5.2
  • Added support for Fedora and Mageia panel layout.
  • Update xcursor icon-theme when switching Window Manager to preserve MATE xcursor preferences.
  • Ported to Python 3.
  • Added Deja Dup integration to Caja filemanager. Thanks to Marcos Costales.
  • Deja Dup now has ful content menu control in the Caja file manager.
  • Fixed unlocking a locked screen.
  • LP: #1471454

What is new in version 15.04 / 15.10 Alpha 1:

  • Added community contributed wallpapers by David Chadderton from Webspresso.
  • Added a community contributed wallpaper by Rohith Madhavan.
  • Added TLP for improved laptop battery endurance.
  • Added inxi
  • Added MATE specific defaults for Plank. (Only activated if a Plank configuration is not already present)
  • Added custom menu entries for LibreOffice Draw/Math, Tilda and some control center applets to correct categorisation and reduce clutter.
  • Added gvfs-fuse to fix media playback over Samba networks using VLC.
  • Added pulseaudio-module-bluetooth to help improve Bluetooth A2DP support.
  • Added MATE support to xdg-utils. LP: #1001902.
  • Updated MATE Tweak to 3.4.9.
  • Added button to save panel layouts.
  • Added button to reset Compiz settings to "factory" defaults.
  • Added support for Metacity and Mutter window managers.
  • Added support Maximus.
  • Added support for Netbook layouts.
  • Added notifications for window manager switching and layout saving.
  • Improved layout and window manager switching. No longer exit when switching between window managers.
  • Updated UI to remove/replace deprecated methods.
  • Updated translations.
  • Renamed Eleven layouts to Cupertino.
  • Updated the Ambiant-MATE and Radiant-MATE themes so that GTK3 application that use Header Bars now have traditional window decorations.
  • Updated key bindings for MATE, Marco and Compiz so they are broadly consistent and mostly the same as Unity.
  • Updated the ubuntu-mate-core and ubuntu-mate-desktop tasks/meta-packages so a basic Ubuntu MATE system can be installed from the mini.iso using just the ubuntu-mate-core package.
  • Ubuntu 15.10 daily i386 mini.iso
  • Ubuntu 15.10 daily amd64 mini.iso
  • Updated default application handlers.
  • .deb files are now handled by gdebi.
  • apt:// URLs are now handled by apturl.
  • DVD, VideoCD and SuperVCD discs are handled by VLC.
  • Updated apt-xapian-index to only install on i386 and amd64 due to performance and I/O overhead for ARM and PowerPC.
  • Updated Compiz profile for MATE to prevent Tilda appearing in application switchers.
  • Updated the default settings so that Ambiant-MATE is once again the default theme.
  • Updated ubuntu-mate-lightdm-themes to support the new version LightDM GTK Greeter.
  • Replaced packagekit with python3-aptdaemon.pkcompat to reduce memory foot print.
  • Improved support for iOS devices.
  • Fixed tool tips in Wine when running Compiz. LP: #957879
  • Fixed incorrect colours in Ambiant-MATE and Radiant-MATE for some GTK3 applications. LP: #1437690
  • Fixed Compiz thumbnails. LP: #1437611
  • Fixed Trash in the live session. LP: #1445622

What is new in version 15.04:

  • Updated to Linux 3.16.0-33
  • Updated to Firefox 36
  • Updated to LibreOffice 4.4.1.2
  • Updated to LightDM GTK Greeter 2.0.0 which now includes a MATE logo in the session switcher.
  • Updated MATE specific autostart files and configuration so they do not conflict with other desktop environments.
  • Updated the built-in languages: en es pt bn fr hi ja zh-hans
  • Added LightDM GTK Greeter Settings 1.10. Thanks to Sean M. Davis
  • Fixed sound themes. Thanks to Sergio Schneider of the Ubunt MATE Updated project
  • Fixed auto-login on first boot if auto-login was selected during the install.
  • Enabled X zapping via Ctrl+Alt+Backspace.
  • Enabled touch to click by default for touchpads.
  • Enabled Qt accessibility modules when a MATE session is detected.
  • Backported GTK 2.24.27.
  • Backported Ubiquity compatibility features for MATE from 15.04.
  • Backported Compiz compatibility features for MATE from 15.04.
  • MATE Tweak can be used to live switch between Compiz and Marco, no log out/in required.
  • Backported MATE Tweak from 15.04.
  • Backported MATE Menu from 15.04.
  • Backported the cloudtop meta package from 15.04 which is suitable for remote terminal deployment.
  • All MATE package updates from Debian 8.0 have been synced to Ubuntu MATE 14.04 and 14.10.

What is new in version 14.04.1 LTS / 15.04 Alpha 2:

  • Updated the Ambiant-MATE and Radiant-MATE icon themes with green icons. Thanks to Michael Tunnell.
  • Added community contributed wallpaper from Gerard Aalders.
  • Added some community contributed wallpapers from Matt Kelley.
  • Added some community contributed wallpapers from Paolo Bravi.
  • Added some community contributed wallpapers from Steve Cook.
  • Added Yuyo and Yuyo-Dark themes with Yuyo-Dark being the default. Thanks to Sam Hewitt.
  • Added missing libnss-mdns LP #1380945.
  • Added missing faces pixmaps LP #1385822.
  • Added MATE Menu, which is a fork of MintMenu.
  • Added MATE Tweak, which is a fork of MintDesktop.
  • Added Compiz support. MATE Tweak can be used to live switch between Compiz and Marco, no log out/in required.
  • Enabled X zapping via Ctrl+Alt+Backspace.
  • Enabled screen reader activation via LightDM indicators and LightDM key bindings.
  • Enabled touch to click by default for touchpads.
  • Enable Tilda pull-down terminal integration. Press F12 to show/hide.
  • Fixed GRUB theme activation.
  • Fixed Calculator media keys LP #1382781.
  • Fixed package conflicts with gnome-applets LP #1378666.
  • Fixed sound themes. Thanks to Sergio Schneider of the Ubunt MATE Updated project
  • Fixed auto-login on first boot if auto-login was selected during the install.
  • Replaced Totem with VLC as per the community VLC poll.
  • Contributed patches to Ubiquity the provide better support for MATE.
  • All MATE package updates from Debian have been automatically synced to Ubuntu 15.04.
  • Ubuntu 15.04 has adopted multilib GObject introspection runtime (gir) which means Caja plugins now work "out of the box".

What is new in version 14.04.1 LTS:

  • Updated the Ambiant-MATE and Radiant-MATE themes with green icons. Thanks to Michael Tunnell.
  • Added community contributed wallpaper from Gerard Aalders.
  • Added missing libnss-mdns LP #1380945.
  • Added missing faces pixmaps LP #1385822.
  • Added missing policykit-desktop-priviledges.
  • Added support for Indicators and updated some panel layouts to include indicator enabled variants.
  • Added MATE Menu, which is a fork of MintMenu.
  • Added MATE Tweak, which is a fork of MintDesktop.
  • Enabled the Accessibility PPA to add Orca 3.14 which improves the accessibility of Firefox.
  • Enabled screen reader activation via LightDM indicators and LightDM key bindings.
  • Fixed accessibility keybindings to toggle the Orca screen reader. Thanks to Sander Sweers.
  • Fixed Plymouth not displaying boot up splash screens.
  • Fixed GRUB theme activation.
  • Fixed Calculator media keys LP #1382781.
  • Fixed package conflicts with gnome-applets LP #1378666.
  • Fixed mouse scrolling console pager application in mate-terminal LP #1337195.
  • Replaced Totem with VLC as per the community VLC poll.
  • Synced atril 1.8.1+dfsg1-2 from Debian.
  • Synced caja-extensions 1.8.0-2 from Debian.
  • Synced engrampa 1.8.1+dfsg1-1 from Debian.
  • Synced marco 1.8.2+dfsg1-4 from Debian.
  • Synced mate-applets 1.8.1+dfsg1-3 from Debian.
  • Synced mate-control-center 1.8.3+dfsg1-1 from Debian.
  • Synced mate-desktop 1.8.1+dfsg1-2 from Debian.
  • Synced mate-media 1.8.0+dfsg1-3 from Debian.
  • Synced mate-netbook 1.8.1-1 from Debian.
  • Synced mate-notification-daemon 1.8.1-1 from Debian.
  • Synced mate-panel 1.8.1+dfsg1-2 from Debian.
  • Synced mate-power-manager 1.8.1+dfsg1-1 from Debian.
  • Synced mate-session-manager 1.8.1-5 from Debian.
  • Synced mate-settings-daemon 1.8.2-1 from Debian.
  • Synced mate-terminal 1.8.1+dfsg1-2 from Debian.
  • Synced mate-utils 1.8.1+dfsg1-1 from Debian.
  • Synced mozo 1.8.0-2 from Debian.
  • Synced python-caja 1.8.1-1 from Debian.
  • Synced xzoom 0.3-24 from Debian.

What is new in version 14.10:

  • Full disk encryption, or rather entering your pass phrase into Plymouth, was properly fixed by the Ubuntu team.
  • Fixed missing configuration options in the workspace switcher applet LP #1382682
  • Fixed the live session not auto logging into the MATE desktop.
  • Added a background wall paper to Ubiquity.

What is new in version 14.10 RC:

  • Fixed full disk encryption, or rather entering your pass phrase into Plymouth.
  • Fixed Plymouth not displaying boot up splash screens.
  • Fixed missing Sticky Notes applet.
  • Merged xzoom menu entry upstream. LP #1368188
  • Synced mate-screensaver 1.8.1-1 from Debian
  • Synced marco 1.8.2 from Debian
  • Synced mate-applets 1.8.1 from Debian
  • Synced atril 1.8.1 from Debian
  • Synced caja 1.8.2 from Debian
  • Synced mate-panel 1.8.1 from Debian
  • Added caja-dropbox 1.8.0 to the PPAs.
  • Added mate-control-center to 1.8.3 to the PPAs.

What is new in version 14.10 Beta 2:

  • Released community contributed Ubuntu MATE Identy graphics from Goce Mitevski.
  • Added community contributed GRUB2 theme from Ivan Pejic.
  • Added gnome-system-tools due to community feedback requesting user and time management facilities. LP #1367772
  • Added indicators to Ubiquity that enable access to assistive features and basic system configuration.
  • Added assistive features to LightDM.
  • Added keybindings, compatible with Sonar, for toggling assistive features.
  • Added a MATE panel layout that is similar in appearance to Windows XP classic mode (see below for activation instructions).
  • Updated the default Ubuntu MATE panel layout to better reflect how Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10 were arranged.
  • Updated some icon assets in Ambiant-MATE and Radiant-MATE. Thanks to Jack Mohegan.
  • Updated some of the Ubiquity slides used in the installer slide show. Thanks to Ivan Pejic.
  • Updated font configuration to be consistent across applications.
  • Fixed installation failures when there is no active Internet connection. Really, it is fixed this time. LP #1363267
  • Fixed LightDM crashes that prevented the Live desktop session from working. LP #1369952
  • Fixed EFI computers displaying a black screen rendering the system unusable. LP #1353989
  • Fixed default application associations. LP #1364127
  • Fixed erroneous apt configuration that prevented recommended packages being installed.
  • Fixed video corruption in the Ubiquity installer.
  • Fixed activation of the default sound theme.
  • Fixed speaker test sounds in the Sound preferences.
  • Merged Ubuntu MATE specific PolicyKit desktop priviledges upstream. MERGE #230610
  • Removed virtualbox-guest-x11 from the Live session.
  • Removed wubi from the Ubuntu MATE iso image.

What is new in version 14.10 Beta 1:

  • Added community contributed wallpapers from Goce Mitevski and Ivan Pejic.
  • Added community contributed Plymouth theme from Jack Mohegan.
  • Added community contributed SYSLINUX theme contributed from Ivan Pejic.
  • Added community contributed Ubiquity slides from Jack Mohegan.
  • Added Ambiant-MATE and Radiant-MATE desktop and icon themes.
  • Added Ubuntu MATE LightDM theme.
  • Added OpenDyslexic a font created to increase readability for readers with dyslexia.
  • Added a screen magnifier for indiviuals with low vision.
  • Added patent-free S3TC compatible implementation that provides texture compression to Mesa.
  • Added service discovery on a local network via the mDNS/DNS-SD protocol suite.
  • Added colord to manage, install and generate accurate colour profiles.
  • Added ntp time synchronisation daemon.
  • Added policykit-desktop-privileges which fixes, among other things, auto mounting of disks without requiring a password.
  • Added a PAM module that will automatically unlock the keyrings using your login password, making gnome-keyring usage transparent without losing its security benefits.
  • Added GVFS backend (FTP, SSH, WebDAV, Samba) to Deja Dup.
  • Added GStreamer backend to LibreOffice.
  • Fixed installation failures when there is no active Internet connection.
  • Fixed hiding the im-config icon from MATE.
  • Improved support for 3G/4G USB dongles.
  • Improved support for iPods and MTP devices.
  • Improved on-demand codec installation.
  • Improved hardware detection and support.
  • Improved .iso image mastering to ensure consistency with official Ubuntu flavours.
  • Improved meta packages and added ubuntu-mate-live for handling packages that are only required in the Live CD.
  • Updated the default Qt4 style to match the Ambiant-MATE theme.
  • Updated the language packs in the Live CD based on the Top 10 countries that visit https://ubuntu-mate.org.
  • Updated ubuntu-mate.org website content and improved the screenshot slideshow.
  • Updated ubuntu-mate.org webserver to deliver all content over SSL/TLS using HSTS, PFS and (when possible) SPDY.
  • Removed ffmpegthumbnailer, light-themes and ubuntu-artwork.

What is new in version 14.10 Alpha 2:

  • Added support for booting EFI computers. LP #1337604
  • Added "out of the box" accessibility for blind or visually impaired individuals. LP #1337824
  • Added language-selector-gnome as per community request.
  • Added ubuntu-mate-settings package to provide sane defaults.
  • Added an Ubuntu-like panel layout.
  • Added Ambiance and Radiance themes to Pluma.
  • Added Rhythmbox and Totem plugins.
  • Added Release Notes to Ubquity.
  • Added support for Marco to Ubiquity. MERGE #226114
  • Replaced Metacity with Marco in the live session installer.
  • Fixed Network Manager applet.
  • Fixed inconsistent theme in live session installer.
  • Fixed default icons in LibreOffice.
  • Created custom livecd-rootfs package that tracks upstream.
  • Improved the seeds and meta packages.
  • Improved Ambiance and Radiance themes.
  • Improved mono-icons to better integrate with MATE. LP #1337577
  • Improved font rendering.
  • Removed remmina as per community Remmina poll.
  • Removed caja-image-converter.
  • Removed caja-share. LP #1342206
  • Removed mate-user-share.

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