How to install Mate 1.8.2 Desktop Environment on Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu Mate 14.10 and Ubuntu Mate 14.04. The MATE Desktop Environment is the continuation of GNOME 2. It provides an intuitive and attractive desktop environment using traditional metaphors for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.
MATE is under active development to add support for new technologies while preserving a traditional desktop experience.
How to install Mate 1.8 Desktop Environment in Ubuntu 14.10 and Ubuntu 14.04. You can install a minimal MATE desktop, complete MATE desktop with a few extras in Ubuntu 14.10 and Ubuntu 14.04.
Install Mate 1.8.2 on Ubuntu 14.10 and Ubuntu Mate 14.10
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-mate-dev/utopic-mate
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Install Mate 1.8.2 on Ubuntu Mate 14.04
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-mate-dev/ppa
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-mate-dev/trusty-mate
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Install Mate 1.8.2 on Ubuntu 14.04
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-mate-dev/ppa
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-mate-dev/trusty-mate
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends ubuntu-mate-core ubuntu-mate-desktop