How to install MATE Desktop Environment on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu Derivatives. MATE Desktop 1.12.1 can be installed via the Ubuntu MATE PPAs. The Mate Desktop is the default desktop for Fedora, Arch Linux, Linux Mint and BSD Systems.
Install MATE Desktop on Ubuntu Systems
Mate Desktop 1.12.1, the latest versions of Mate Desktop can be installed on Linux Ubuntu Systems, via the Ubuntu MATE PPAs.
Install MATE Desktop on Ubuntu 16.04
Run the following commands to install MATE Desktop Environment on Ubuntu 16.04:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mate-dev/xenial-mate
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
$ sudo apt-get install mate-dock-applet
If you want to uninstall and remove Mate Desktop from Ubuntu 16.04, run the following command:
$ sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
$ sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntu-mate-dev/xenial-mate
Install MATE Desktop on Ubuntu 15.10
Run the following commands to install MATE Desktop Environment on Ubuntu 15.10:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mate-dev/wily-mate
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
$ sudo apt-get install mate-dock-applet
If you want to uninstall and remove Mate Desktop from Ubuntu 15.10, run the following command:
$ sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
$ sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntu-mate-dev/wily-mate