Ubuntu Kylin's desktop environment (namely, UKUI) version 2.0 is based on
MATE, so there are quite some similarities. UKUI is also in Debian's main
repository (starting current stable, "buster"), and you can try it if you
like.
Rumor has it that UKUI 3.0 would be based on KDE.
I can't help but notice that Trisquel's MATE configuration looks very
similar to Ubuntu Kylin's MATE. Did Ruben look to Kylin when designing
Trisquel's interface?
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