Linux distros with mate

MATE Desktop Environment

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. See the Roadmap.

News

• 2021-08-10 09:00 MATE 1.26 released
• 2020-02-10 09:00 MATE 1.24 released
• 2019-03-18 09:00 MATE 1.22 released
• 2018-02-07 09:00 MATE 1.20 released
• 2017-03-13 23:30 MATE 1.18 released

Blog posts are also indexed by tag and archived by date. You might also want to take a look at Planet MATE to see what the wider MATE community are blogging about.

Which distributions support MATE ?

MATE is available via the official repositories for the following Linux distributions:

MATE is available via unofficial repositories for the following Linux distributions:

The MATE community has documented how to install MATE on many distributions in the install guidelines.

Applications

MATE is composed of a number of applications. The renaming is necessary to avoid conflicts with GNOME components.

Caja

Caja is the official file manager for the MATE desktop. It allows for browsing directories, as well as previewing files and launching applications associated with them. It is also responsible for handling the icons on the MATE desktop. It works on local and remote filesystems. Caja is a fork of Nautilus.

Pluma

Pluma is a text editor which supports most standard editor features. It also extends this basic functionality with other features not usually found in simple text editors. Pluma is a graphical application which supports editing multiple text files in one window (known sometimes as tabs or MDI ). Pluma fully supports international text through its use of the Unicode UTF -8 encoding in edited files. Its core feature set includes syntax highlighting of source code, auto indentation, and printing support (with print preview). Pluma is a fork of Gedit.

Eye of MATE

eom or the Eye of MATE is a simple graphics viewer for the MATE desktop which uses the gdk-pixbuf library. It can deal with large images, and can zoom and scroll with constant memory usage. Its goals are simplicity and standards compliance. Eye of MATE is a fork of Eye of GNOME .

Atril

Atril is a simple multi-page document viewer. It can display and print PostScript ( PS ), Encapsulated PostScript ( EPS ), DJVU , DVI , XPS and Portable Document Format ( PDF ) files. When supported by the document, it also allows searching for text, copying text to the clipboard, hypertext navigation, and table-of-contents bookmarks. Atril is a fork of Evince.

Engrampa

Engrampa is an archive manager for the MATE environment. It allows you to create and modify archives, view the contents of an archive, view a file contained in an archive, and extract files from archive. Engrampa is a fork of File Roller.

MATE Terminal

MATE Terminal is a terminal emulation application that you can use to access a UNIX shell in the MATE environment. With it, you can run any application that is designed to run on VT102 , VT220 , and xterm terminals. MATE Terminal also has the ability to use multiple terminals in a single window (tabs) and supports management of different configurations (profiles). MATE Terminal is a fork of GNOME Terminal.

Where does the name come from?

The name » MATE «, pronounced Ma-Tay, comes from yerba maté, a species of holly native to subtropical South America. Its leaves contain caffeine and are used to make infusions and a beverage called mate.

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Compilation of 32-Bit GNU/Linux Distros with MATE Desktop in 2019

Because Ubuntu and all Official Flavors officially stopped providing 32-bit ISO Images in 2019, I write this compilation. I believe even in 2019 many of us still have old, 32-bit computers or laptops, so it’s good to find GNU/Linux distros that support 32-bit. Here you will find at least thirteen GNU/Linux distros with MATE Desktop still supporting 32-bit in 2019, namely, Trisquel 8.0, Uruk 2.0, Fedora 29, Mint 18 and 19, Debian Live 9, Devuan 2.0, Sparky 5.3, Mageia 6, Porteus 4.0, Robo 8.11, Ubuntu MATE 18.04, Void (rolling), and IGOS 12. You can download them and install and have updates in a certain period of time. All of them are LiveCD Installers except Devuan and Mageia. I wish this compilation helps you to find latest distro and prolong support lifetime for your old computers. Finally, happy downloading!

1. Trisquel

Latest version of Trisquel is 8.0 and it’s released in 2018 with 5 years support. It supports 32-bit architecture.

2. Uruk GNU/Linux

Uruk is a new distro derived from Trisquel by Iraqi developers. Latest version of Uruk is 2.0 with 32-bit support.

3. Fedora Spin MATE-Compiz

Fedora MATE-Compiz is one among many Fedora Spins (equivalent to Ubuntu Flavors) which provides 32-bit version. Latest Fedora MATE is 29.

4. Mint MATE

Mint being fully desktop operating system derived from Ubuntu had already supported 32-bit since the beginning. Support lifespan information are very clear: 18 is supported until 2021 and 19 is supported until 2023.

5. Debian Live MATE

Debian Live MATE is also one among many Debian Live Editions (equivalent to both Ubuntu Flavors and Fedora Spins) and it supports 32-bit. Latest Debian Live version now is 9 «Stretch».

6. Porteus MATE

Porteus being a portable and low-end OS since long had supported 32-bit.

7. Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS

Ubuntu MATE still provides 32-bit version for 18.04 LTS (supported until 2021) and for 16.04 (supported until this year).

8. Devuan (nolivecd)

Devuan, the non-systemd derivative of Debian, supported 32-bit editions. However, its not LiveCD, but InstallCD only.

9. Robolinux MATE

Robo, an Ubuntu and Debian-based distro from Cambodia, provides 32-bit Live MATE editions of its version 8. Please note that Robo 8 is based on Debian 8.

10. Sparky MATE

Sparky, Debian-based distro, provides MATE LiveCD 32-bit on its SourceForge.net download server. However, I cannot find any information about this particular edition on its official website and its wiki.

11. Mageia 6 (nolivecd)

Mageia 6, an active Mandriva derivative, provides InstallCD version with MATE Desktop included in the 32-bit ISO along with other Desktops.

12. Void Live MATE

Void, an independent GNU/Linux distro built from scratch, has a Live MATE edition among its many other ones. Void is a rolling-release distro, non-systemd, with own XBPS package manager, and uses LibreSSL instead of OpenSSL. It’s developed by a former NetBSD developer.

13. IGOS Nusantara MATE

IGOS, a Fedora-based GNU/Linux distro developed by Indonesian Instutute of Science, still provide 32-bit of version 12. Just choose the «live32» version on the download page.

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