Download Ubuntu MATE 15.04 - An Official Ubuntu Flavour

Download Ubuntu MATE 15.04 (PowerPC and Raspberry Pi 2 hardware support). Ubuntu MATE 15.04 is the first version as an official Ubuntu flavor. The Ubuntu MATE 15.04 release has been updated to Linux 3.19 and MATE Desktop 1.8.2.

Ubuntu MATE 15.04 is now available for download. Know the changes and features in Ubuntu MATE 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) release. The Ubuntu MATE 15.04 is the first version as an official Ubuntu flavor.

The most important change is the release of Ubuntu MATE 15.04 as an official Ubuntu flavour. The Ubuntu MATE 15.04 release has been updated to Linux 3.19 and MATE Desktop 1.8.2. Ubuntu MATE 15.04 has added PowerPC and Raspberry Pi 2 hardware architectures support. The release also comes with a new default theme called Yuyo and LightDM GTK Greeter Settings.

Ubuntu MATE 15.04 new features

Here is a run down of some of the new features in Ubuntu MATE 15.04 compared to Ubuntu MATE 14.10:

Ubuntu MATE 15.04 is an official Ubuntu flavour.
Established a hardware partnership with Entroware.
Added PowerPC and Raspberry Pi 2 as supported hardware architectures.
Added a new default theme called Yuyo.
Added user interface switching to MATE Tweak.
Added fully integrated Compiz support.
Added Tilda pull-down terminal.
Added Folder Color.
Added LightDM GTK Greeter Settings
Added categories to the system menus.
Added new community contributed desktop backgrounds.
Updated to Linux 3.19
Updated to MATE Desktop 1.8.2.
Updated to Firefox 37.
Updated to LibreOffice 4.4.
Updated GTK 3.x themes to use full colour icons, like their GTK 2.x counter parts.
Updated all themes to offer improved Client Side Decoration (CSD) support.
Replaced Totem with VLC.
Replaced Cheese with guvcview.
Replaced upstart with systemd.
…and many other minor improvements and bug fixes.

You can find the official Ubuntu release note here:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/VividVervet/ReleaseNotes