I've been running Ubuntu 14 on my desktop machine, and 16 on a laptop. I tried using Unity, but couldn't get into it, so I run Gnome fallback. While vaguely aware of it, I hadn't thought of using MATE, although I think I have that in stalled on an old (2006) laptop that won't run newer software. Linux Mint provided a version that still works with my old hardware. Anyway, I have a new desktop machine that I haven't finished setting up (for several months). I started it out on Ubuntu 16 with Gnome fallback, but found a number of things wouldn't install without fiddling, which I haven't had time to do. I'm looking at having some time in the next couple of months, and will probably start over with some version of MATE. I started researching it yesterday and discovered I'm mispronouncing MATE as mate (like a ship's mate). Now I understand it's pronounced mah-tay, which is a South American plant used to make a tea.
So, to get to the question, which version of MATE are folks using? I see a list at https://mate-desktop.org/ that includes Linux Mint, which I know about, and also Ubuntu MATE, which I wasn't aware of. I'm happy with the Debian approach to software installation, such as apt and Synaptic, and would just as soon stay with those. What version(s) do any of you use that you're happy with? Thanks. -- Regards, Dick Steffens _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
