The Mate desktop environment was built in continuation of GNOME 2. It was first released in 2011.
Configuring the Mate environment
How to do it...
To configure the Mate environment follow the given steps:
- We start by using the following command to install the Mate environment:
apt-get install desktop-base mate-desktop-environment
The following screenshot shows the preceding command:
- Type Y when it asks for confirmation on additional space requirements.
- When installation is complete we will use the following command to set Mate as our default environment:
update-alternatives --config x-session-manager
- Choose the option mate-session (in our case 2) and press the Enter key:
- Log out and log in again or restart and we will see the Mate environment:
