Ubuntu MATE

Ubuntu MATE
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Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus
Developer Ubuntu MATE team
OS family Unix-like, Ubuntu
Working state Current
Source model Open source
Initial release 23 October 2014 (2014-10-23)
Latest release 16.04 LTS / 21 April 2016 (2016-04-21)
Latest preview 16.10 Daily Builds (released daily)
Available in Multilingual
Update method APT (Software Updater, Ubuntu Software Center)
Package manager dpkg
Platforms IA-32, x86-64, PowerPC, ARMv7
Kernel type Monolithic (Linux)
Userland GNU
Default user interface MATE
License Free software licenses
(mainly GPL)
Official website ubuntu-mate.org

Ubuntu MATE is a free and open-source Linux distribution and an official derivative of Ubuntu. Its main differentiation from Ubuntu is that it uses the MATE desktop environment as its default user interface, based on GNOME 2 which was used for Ubuntu versions prior to 11.04, instead of the Unity graphical shell that is the default user interface for the Ubuntu desktop.[1]

The Ubuntu MATE project was founded by Martin Wimpress and Alan Pope[2] and began as an unofficial derivative of Ubuntu, using an Ubuntu 14.10 base for its first release;[3] a 14.04 LTS release followed shortly.[4] As of February 2015, Ubuntu MATE gained the official Ubuntu flavour status from Canonical Ltd. as per the release of 15.04 Beta 1.[5][6] In addition to IA-32 and x86-64 which were the initial supported platforms, Ubuntu MATE also supports PowerPC[7] and ARMv7 (on the Raspberry Pi 2).[8]

In April 2015, Ubuntu MATE announced a partnership with British computer reseller Entroware, enabling Entroware customers to purchase desktop and laptop computers with Ubuntu MATE preinstalled with full support.[9] Several other hardware deals were announced later.

Releases

Current release Release no longer supported Release still supported Future release
Version Codename Release date Supported until Remarks
14.04 LTS Trusty Tahr 2014-11-11 April 2019

Released after the 14.10 release in order to provide long-term support until 2019, following Ubuntu[4]

14.10 Utopic Unicorn 2014-10-23 July 2015

First release of Ubuntu MATE[3]

15.04 Vivid Vervet 2015-04-23[10] January 2016

First release as an official Ubuntu flavour[1]

15.10 Wily Werewolf 2015-10-22[11] July 2016

Features MATE 1.10, Ubuntu Software Centre not installed by default[12]

16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus 2016-04-21 April 2019 [13]

First official LTS release; features MATE 1.12.x DE, expanded Welcome application and Software Boutique; has ZFS built in by default.[14][15]

16.10 Yakkety Yak 2016-10-22[16] July 2017

Future Ubuntu MATE Release, to be supported for nine months along with all other flavours[17]

Latest News

As reported in Distrowatch: "Walter Lapchynski has announced the release of a new testing image for Ubuntu MATE of the upcoming long term support release. The new test images carry the version number 16.04 alpha 2 (code name "Xenial Xerus"). "Pre-releases of the Xenial Xerus are not encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu flavor developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting and fixing bugs as we work towards getting this release ready. Alpha 2 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider testing. This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs." Additional notes and links can be found in the release announcement."

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