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MATE is a graphical desktop forked from Gnome2. It is under active development and is a viable alternative to Gnome2, which is no longer supported.
Trisquel 6.0
Trisquel 6.0 is based on Ubuntu "Precise" LTS. As such, we can use its packages.To install MATE on Trisquel 6, open the terminal and type the following to add the MATE PPA to your system:
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu precise main"
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://repo.mate-desktop.org/ubuntu precise main"
sudo apt-get update
Next, you'll need to install the MATE keyring and run an apt-get update.
sudo apt-get install mate-archive-keyring
sudo apt-get update
Now its time to install MATE.
sudo apt-get install mate-core mate-desktop-environment
Congratulations! MATE has now been installed on your copy of Trisquel. To use it, simply choose the MATE option in the dropdown menu at the login screen.
Trisquel 5.5
Trisquel 5.5 is based on Ubuntu "Oneiric". As such, we can use its packages.To install MATE on Trisquel 5.5, open up the terminal and type the following to add the MATE PPA to your system:
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu oneiric main"
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://repo.mate-desktop.org/ubuntu oneiric main"
sudo apt-get update
Next you'll need to install the mate keyring and run an apt-get update.
sudo apt-get install mate-archive-keyring
sudo apt-get update
Now, it's time to install MATE.
sudo apt-get install mate-core mate-desktop-environment
Congratulations! MATE has now been installed on your copy of Trisquel. To use it, simply choose the MATE option in the dropdown menu at the login screen.
