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I've installed Ubuntu 15.04, and somewhere I read that I can install 'Mate desktop environment' on top of Ubuntu 15.04, but, this does not look like how I have anticipated, this Mate does not has the Mate tweaks which I was looking forward to. From my understanding, i've done completely different.

If I've understood it all wrong, what is the easy way to get the Ubuntu Mate 15.04 which I was talking about?

Update:

  1. I've installed Ubuntu 15.04

  2. Installed ubuntu mate using:

    sudo apt-get install mate-desktop-environment

This installed Mate on the ubuntu.

Nickolai Leschov
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The metapackages that correspond to the Ubuntu flavour are typically named <flabour-name>-desktop (ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, etc.). These packages bring in the artwork, customization, etc., added to the base desktop environment (gnome, xfce4, etc.). In the case of Ubuntu Mate, the metapackage is ubuntu-mate-desktop:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-mate-desktop
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  • I still do not see any difference after restarting the system. I ran this command and it installed about 180 mb. On the login it shows Ubuntu-mate with the green icon, but it when I login it is the same Mate – Zeus Feb 25 '16 at 04:19
  • @Zeus Then you'll probably have to install Ubuntu MATE in a VM and compare. Can you list some features you were expecting but didn't find? – muru Feb 25 '16 at 04:27
  • Would running sudo apt-get purge ubuntu-mate-desktop be enough to completely uninstall MATE desktop afterwards? – Nickolai Leschov Jun 17 '19 at 21:17
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The easiest way to get Ubuntu Mate the way you were talking about would probably just download it from https://ubuntu-mate.org/ and install it.

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  • I agree, looks like this is the easiest way to do that. – Zeus Feb 25 '16 at 04:36
  • spent like half hour and I have the Ubuntu Mate on my machine, super smooth. I was hating Ubuntu until now, but this one is good. – Zeus Feb 25 '16 at 05:07