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Ubuntu MATE is a desktop Linux distribution which aims to bring the simplicity and elegance of the Ubuntu operating system through a classic, traditional desktop environment - the MATE desktop. MATE is the continuation of the GNOME 2 desktop environment which was used as Ubuntu's default desktop until 10.10 (when it was replaced by Unity). The project began its life as an Ubuntu "remix", but starting with version 15.04, it was formally accepted as an official member of the Ubuntu family of Linux distributions.

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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2023-04-20: Distribution Release: Ubuntu MATE 23.04
 • 2022-10-20: Distribution Release: Ubuntu MATE 22.10
 • 2022-04-21: Distribution Release: Ubuntu MATE 22.04
 • 2022-03-31: Development Release: Ubuntu MATE 22.04 Beta
 • 2021-10-14: Distribution Release: Ubuntu MATE 21.10
 • 2021-04-22: Distribution Release: Ubuntu MATE 21.04
 • 2020-10-22: Distribution Release: Ubuntu MATE 20.10
 • 2020-04-23: Distribution Release: Ubuntu MATE 20.04
 • 2019-10-18: Distribution Release: Ubuntu MATE 19.10
 • 2019-04-18: Distribution Release: Ubuntu MATE 19.04
 • 2018-10-18: Distribution Release: Ubuntu MATE 18.10
 • 2018-04-27: Distribution Release: Ubuntu MATE 18.04
 • More Ubuntu MATE releases...

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 • 2022-01-24 Ubuntu MATE running on the GPD Pocket 3
 • 2017-10-10 Ubuntu MATE ships default snap
 • 2017-07-28 Ubuntu MATE shows off HUD
 • 2017-07-26 Picking a video player
 • 2017-06-28 Software Boutique getting Snap support
 • 2017-06-27 MATE considering using Mir
 • 2016-06-09 Ubuntu MATE gets MATE 1.14
 • 2016-05-25 Ubuntu MATE progress report
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Feature 23.04
lunar
22.10
kinetic
22.04
jammy
21.10
impish
21.04
hirsute
20.10
groovy
20.04
focal
19.10
eoan
19.04
disco
18.10
cosmic
18.04
bionic
17.10
artful
17.04
zesty
16.10
yakkety
16.04
xenial
15.10
wily
15.04
vivid
14.10 14.04.2 Feature
Release Date 2023-04-20 2022-10-20 2022-04-21 2021-10-14 2021-04-22 2020-10-22 2020-04-23 2019-10-17 2019-04-18 2018-10-18 2018-04-26 2017-10-19 2017-04-13 2016-10-13 2016-04-21 2015-10-22 2015-04-23 2014-10-23 2015-03-23 Release Date
End Of Life 2024-01 2023-07 2025-04 2022-07 2022-01 2021-07 2023-04 2020-07 2020-01 2019-07 2021-04 2018-07 2018-01 2017-07 2019-04 2016-07 2016-01     End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 3300-3400 3000-3100 2800-2900 3200-3300 2800-2900 2500-2600 2200-2300 2100-2200 2000-2100 2000-2100 1900-2000 1707-1716 1614-1630   1560-1647         Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE Default Desktop
Package Management DEB (apt), snap DEB (apt), snap DEB (apt), snap DEB (apt), snap DEB (apt), snap DEB (apt), snap DEB (apt), snap DEB (apt), snap DEB (apt), snap DEB (apt), snap DEB (apt), snap DEB (apt), snap DEB (apt), snap DEB (apt), snap DEB (apt), snap DEB DEB DEB DEB Package Management
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice Office Suite
Processor Architecture aarch64, armhf, x86_64 aarch64, armhf, x86_64 aarch64, armhf, x86_64 aarch64, armhf, x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 armhf, i386, powerpc, x86_64 armhf, i386, powerpc, x86_64 armhf, i386, powerpc, x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd Init Software
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Journaled File Systems
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Multilingual
Asian Language Support                                       Asian Language Support
Full Package List 23.04 22.10 22.04 21.10 21.04 20.10 20.04 19.10 19.04 18.10 18.04 17.10 17.04 16.10 16.04 15.10 15.04 14.10 14.04.2 Full Package List
Package 23.04
lunar
22.10
kinetic
22.04
jammy
21.10
impish
21.04
hirsute
20.10
groovy
20.04
focal
19.10
eoan
19.04
disco
18.10
cosmic
18.04
bionic
17.10
artful
17.04
zesty
16.10
yakkety
16.04
xenial
15.10
wily
15.04
vivid
14.10 14.04.2 Package
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.9) 1.2.8 1.2.7.2 1.2.6 1.2.4 1.2.4 1.2.3.2 1.2.2 1.1.9 1.1.8 1.1.6 1.1.3 1.1.3 1.1.3 1.1.2 1.1.0 1.0.29 1.0.28 1.0.28 1.0.27.2 alsa-lib (1.2.9)
amdgpu (23.0.0) 23.0.0 22.0.0 21.0.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 19.0.1 19.0.1 18.1.0 18.0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.15) 5.2.15 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.4.18 4.4.18 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 bash (5.2.15)
bind (9.18.15) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.18.15)
chromium (114.0.5735.90) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (114.0.5735.90)
cups (2.4.3) 2.4.2 2.4.2 2.4.1 2.3.3 2.3.3 2.3.3 2.3.1 2.2.12 2.2.10 2.2.8 2.2.7 2.2.4 2.2.2 2.2.0 2.1.3 2.1.0 2.0.2 1.7.5 1.7.2 cups (2.4.3)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3-P1 4.4.3 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.3.5 4.3.5 4.3.5 4.3.5 4.3.3 4.3.3 4.3.1 4.3.1 4.2.4 4.2.4 dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.47.0 1.46.5 1.46.5 1.46.3 1.45.7 1.45.6 1.45.5 1.45.3 1.44.6 1.44.4 1.43.9 1.43.5 1.43.4 1.43.3 1.42.13 1.42.12 1.42.12 1.42.10 1.42.9 e2fsprogs (1.47.0)
firefox (113.0.2) snap snap snap 93.0 87.0 81.0.2 75.0 69.0.3 66.0.3 63.0 59.0.2 56.0 52.0.1 49.0 45.0.2 41.0.2 37.0 33.0 36.0.4 firefox (113.0.2)
freetype (2.13.0) 2.12.1 2.12.1 2.11.1 2.10.4 2.10.4 2.10.2 2.10.1 2.9.1 2.9.1 2.8.1 2.8.1 2.8 2.6.3 2.6.3 2.6.1 2.5.2 2.5.2 2.5.2 2.5.2 freetype (2.13.0)
gcc (13.1.0) 12.2.0 12.2.0 11.2.0 11.2.0 10.3.0 10.2.0 9.3.0 9.2.1 8.3.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gcc (13.1.0)
gimp (2.10.34) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gimp (2.10.34)
glibc (2.37) 2.37 2.36 2.35 2.34 2.33 2.32 2.31 2.30 2.29 2.28 2.27 2.26 2.24 2.24 2.23 2.21 2.21 2.19 2.19 glibc (2.37)
gnome-shell (44.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (44.1)
gnucash (5.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (5.1)
gnumeric (1.12.55) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.12.55)
grub (2.06) 2.06 2.06 2.06 2.04 2.04 2.04 2.04 2.04 2.02 2.02 2.02 2.02beta3 2.02beta3 2.02beta2 2.02beta2 2.02beta2 2.02beta2 2.02beta2 2.02beta2 grub (2.06)
gtk (4.10.3) 4.10.1 4.8.1 3.24.32 3.24.30 3.24.25 3.24.23 3.24.18 3.24.11 3.24.8 3.24.1 3.22.30 3.22.24 3.22.11 3.20.9 2.24.30 2.24.28 2.24.27 2.24.25 2.24.27 gtk (4.10.3)
httpd (2.4.57) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.57)
inkscape (1.2.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.2.2)
k3b (23.04.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- k3b (23.04.1)
kmod (30) 30 30 29 28 28 27 27 26 25 25 24 24 22 22 22 21 18 18 15 kmod (30)
krita (5.1.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.1.5)
libreoffice (7.5.3) 7.5.2 7.4.2rc3 7.3.2 7.2.1 7.1.2rc2 7.0.2 6.4.2 6.3.2 6.2.2 6.1.2 6.0.3 5.4.1 5.3.1 5.2.2 5.1.2 5.0.2 4.4.2 4.3.2 4.4.1rc2 libreoffice (7.5.3)
linux (6.3.5) 6.2 5.19 5.15 5.13 5.11 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.0 4.18 4.15 4.13 4.10 4.8 4.4 4.2 3.19 3.16 3.16 linux (6.3.5)
Package 23.04
lunar
22.10
kinetic
22.04
jammy
21.10
impish
21.04
hirsute
20.10
groovy
20.04
focal
19.10
eoan
19.04
disco
18.10
cosmic
18.04
bionic
17.10
artful
17.04
zesty
16.10
yakkety
16.04
xenial
15.10
wily
15.04
vivid
14.10 14.04.2 Package
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (10.11.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (10.11.3)
mate-desktop (1.26.1) 1.26.0 1.26.0 1.26.0 1.26.0 1.24.1 1.24.1 1.24.0 1.22.2 1.20.4 1.20.3 1.20.1 1.18.0 1.18.0 1.16.0 1.12.1 1.10.2 1.8.2 1.8.1 1.8.2 mate-desktop (1.26.1)
mesa (23.1.1) 23.0.2 22.2.1 22.0.1 21.2.2 21.0.1 20.2.1 20.0.4 19.2.1 19.0.2 18.2.2 18.0.0rc5 17.2.2 17.0.3 12.0.3 11.2.0 11.0.2 10.5.2 10.3.0 10.1.3 mesa (23.1.1)
mysql (8.0.33) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (8.0.33)
nautilus (44.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (44.2)
NVIDIA (530.41.03) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (530.41.03)
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (20.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8u102 -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (20.0.1)
openssh (9.3p1) 9.0p1 9.0p1 8.9p1 8.4p1 8.4p1 8.3p1 8.2p1 8.0p1 7.9p1 7.7p1 7.6p1 7.5p1 7.4p1 7.3p1 7.2p2 6.9p1 6.7p1 6.6p1 6.6p1 openssh (9.3p1)
openssl (3.1.1) 3.0.8 3.0.5 3.0.2 1.1.1l 1.1.1j 1.1.1f 1.1.1f 1.1.1c 1.1.1b 1.1.1 1.1.0g 1.0.2g 1.0.2g 1.0.2g 1.0.2g 1.0.2d 1.0.1f 1.0.1f 1.0.1f openssl (3.1.1)
perl (5.36.1) 5.36.0 5.34.0 5.34.0 5.32.1 5.32.1 5.30.3 5.30.0 5.28.1 5.28.1 5.26.2 5.26.1 5.26.0 5.24.1 5.22.2 5.22.1 5.20.2 5.20.2 5.20.1 5.18.2 perl (5.36.1)
php (8.2.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.2.6)
plasma-desktop (5.27.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (5.27.5)
postfix (3.8.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.1.0 -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.8.0)
postgresql (15.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (15.3)
Python (3.11.3) 3.11.2 3.10.6 3.10.4 3.9.4 3.9.4 3.8.6 3.8.2 2.7.17 3.7.3 2.7.15 2.7.15rc1 2.7.14 2.7.13 2.7.11 2.7.11 2.7.9 2.7.9 2.7.8 2.7.5 Python (3.11.3)
qt (6.5.1) 5.15.8 5.15.6 5.15.3 5.15.2 5.15.2 5.14.2 5.12.8 5.12.4 5.12.2 5.11.1 5.9.5 5.9.1 5.7.1 5.6.1 5.5.1 4.8.6 4.8.6 4.8.6 4.8.5 qt (6.5.1)
samba (4.18.3) 4.17.7 4.16.4 4.15.5 4.13.5 4.13.3 4.12.5 4.11.6 4.10.7 4.10.0 4.8.4 4.7.6 4.6.7 4.5.4 4.4.5 4.3.8 4.1.17 4.1.13 4.1.11 4.1.6 samba (4.18.3)
systemd (253.5) 252.5 251.4 249.11 248.3 247.3 246 245 242 240 239 237 234 232 231 229 225 219 208 204 systemd (253.5)
thunderbird (102.11.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 60.8.0 60.6.1 60.2.1 52.7.0 52.4.0 45.7.0 45.3.0 38.6.0 38.3.0 31.5.0 31.2.0 31.5.0 thunderbird (102.11.2)
vim (9.0) 9.0 9.0 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 vim (9.0)
vlc (3.0.18) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.0.6 3.0.4 3.0.1 2.2.6 2.2.4 2.2.4 2.2.2 2.2.1 2.2.0 -- 2.1.4 vlc (3.0.18)
wayland (1.22.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.22.0)
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.8) 21.1.7 21.1.4 21.1.3 1.20.13 1.20.11 1.20.9 1.20.8 1.20.5 1.20.4 1.20.1 1.19.6 1.19.5 1.19.3 1.18.4 1.18.3 1.17.2 1.17.1 1.16.0 1.15.1 xorg-server (21.1.8)

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Version: 23.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-05-28
Votes: 3


I am a low-tech user who has used Ubuntu-Mate for several years. Being low-tech limits my Linux options. I selected the Mate version over Ubuntu because Ubuntu-Mate makes it easy for me to save icons on the desktop. I keep things like the updater there so I can do computer housekeeping with fewer keystrokes before I go online and open files. Just open the dropdown menu, find the software, right click and save to desktop. Ubuntu offers the Mate desktop, but I decided to run Mate through Ubuntu-Mate, thinking the Ubuntu-Mate staff may solve some bugs not addressed by Ubuntu if I just selected the Mate desktop. I know the Cinnamon desktop offers the same feature for Ubuntu now. Oh, since the download file was smaller on Ubuntu-Mate, I was thinking Ubuntu-Mate would run a little faster on my old computer than running Ubuntu with the Mate desktop. Remember, low-tech user here. That was my assumption, not a statement of fact.

I have Mate loaded on two HP's that are about 7 and 9 years old. I use the 7 year old one to do things like banking and taxes where I want my information to be secure. I have updated from prior versions for a couple of years on that one. I play with 9 year old computer when I have time. I have a fresh install of 23.04 on that one.

The 9 year old computer with the fresh install runs almost as fast as the 7 year old computer. The 9 year old HP used to be much slower, so Mate must be running faster now. Being a low tech user, I have no idea what has carried over from prior Mate versions that slows the 7 year old HP down. The main difference that I see is old theme that I think was called blue-submarine is not available in 23.04. The color/theme options are very limited with 23.04, but that may be a tradeoff for speed. I know more themes are available by download, but I am a low tech user who usually fails when I try to use the terminal. That will be something to play with on the older computer when I have time. I want to vote for a little more "visual variation", but with my Linux computers being 7 and 9 years old, the footprint and function may become more important to me soon.

I used to play with other Linux versions in VirtualBox, but something happened a few years ago where I lost the ability to make it full screen. I know that is an issue with Ubuntu, but I used to find a way around it by clicking full screen as soon as I started the virtual system. I finally found some time with 23.04 to work through some other issues to get VirualBox working at about half screen. Now I can play with VirtualBox again if I can find some time.

I don't use a printer at home or do online gaming or Bluetooth anything, so I can't give any advice on those issues. But if you want to resurrect an old computer that Windows refuses to run on or just want to get away from Windows, I highly recommend Ubuntu-Mate for the low-tech user.

If you find a Linux home like I have and can afford it, try to make periodic financial contributions to keep them available: Ubuntu-Mate, Ubuntu, Libre Office, etc. I need to check when the last time was that I contributed.

Thanks Ubuntu-Mate team.


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Version: 23.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-04-25
Votes: 5


Ubuntu MATE 23.04.

It is very stable, given considering it is not an LTS release.

Ubuntu MATE provides additional software and configuration applets which makes user experience better, like Mate Tweak

The coolest thing in Ubuntu MATE is its `Welcome` app, which is very good and simple cause it has illustrations & screenshots. It is very easy peasy to change your desktop to look like Mac, Windows, Ubuntu or a bunch of other looks with a click of a button (cause you have screenshots of what it will look like)
Also `Welcome` app makes changing/downloading Themes easy.
And finding additional walpapers.
And installing Chrome, Vivaldi or another 8 desired browsers.
It gives you directions & link to Ubuntu MATE discord server.
IMHO it is the coolest `Welcome` app I saw.

Besides that Ubuntu MATE gives you `software boutique`, which is very cool easy to use AppStore which is very fast and stable
(yes I am looking to you Gnome Software & KDE Discover you both are slow and unstable).
More importantly `software boutique` search is faaast. (which is not the case with KDE Discover & Gnome Software)

And the `software boutique` has hand picked list of the best apps with SCREENSHOTS and good description, so if you are new to linux, you can easily install the best tool without googling.


Compared to other distros which package MATE, `ubuntu MATE` polished the deskop very good, it has nice light/dark themes and all the widgets are configured nicely, so the distro is same level as (Linux Mint MATE), but has the advantage of having newer software than (Linux Mint MATE).
Other distros package MATE little bit worser, so you are looking at probably the best (IMHO) or 2nd best (Linux Mint MATE) MATE experience.



Pros:
- fast distro
- lightweight distro
- easy to use
- beginner friendly
- nice themes
- software released once in 6 month BUT STILL VERY STABLE
- ubuntu based

cons:
- Everything related to keyboard layouts is horrible.
If you install more than one layout, Ubuntu mate will not have a keyboard combo to switch layouts by default.
(GNOME for example sets + explicitly for you.
Also you cannot add more than 4 layouts (GNOME for example can add unlimited number for you).
And if you have 3 or 4 layouts it is horrible to manage them, cause usually you work only with 2 layouts at a time, and rarely switch to 3rd or 4th.
So it would be nice layout switcher to work as + so that you switch to previously used layout if you press + once, and to switch to next layout if you press + 2nd, 3rd time and so on.
It is how GNOME works now (which is cool, and which is why it is manageable to have a lot of layouts in GNOME)
So until this is fixed MATE it is not the best tool for translators and polyglots and people who live in countries with 3 or more languages in use.






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Version: 20.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-03-12
Votes: 8


I don't like distro hopping, but still get curious about what's out there. Mostly I just need to get to work and my primary apps are Libre Office (which I have used for years, love it) and Firefox, and Brave. Mate stays out of the way and the Ubuntu backing keeps it stable. I know there are great distros for power users, but if you just need to settle in and work and don't require anything fancy, Mate gets you there. It's interface is easy and file system works well. You also have access to numerous software that's super easy to install.
I've had my wife using it for years, she doesn't know the difference between Windows Mac or linux; she has gotten used to flying arougn and creating her own unique way of doing things on Mate.


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