Thank you for taking the time to make such a detailed run through of Ubuntu MATE 24.04 LTS. I'll be sharing this video via the Ubuntu MATE social accounts and my own ❤ Like you, I much prefer the dark theme 🎨 HUD was not enabled in MATE Tweak when you were hunting for the global menu 🙂
I used MATE for 3.5 years as my main production desktop. It is a reliable no-nonsense workhorse which is easy to configure. MATE never let me down. I had a great productivity with it.
I wasn't keen on trying Mate, after doing so it brought back my laptop to life. I really dislike using lightweight distros because they are always missing something or it's straight up less practical to use daily. Ubuntu Mate is my preferred distro if I want to make old & slow computers relevant again. Very stable in my experience also, you can't go wrong with it. My favorites is Cinnamon in 1st, Gnome in 2nd, Mate in 3rd place.
The previous installer wouldn't let me install the root partition on one drive, with the home partition on another, with full disk encryption. Can Flutter do this?
The reason why the global menu is not working, is because the developers missed defining it in /etc/environment. I guess it will be fixed pretty soon. My point is there's nothing wrong with the user settings.
What I want to know is how to get rid of the Firefox Snap package, and make the permanent change to the Deb version of Firefox, and prevent re-installation of the Snap version of Firefox in the future.
@@GsMultiverse But inactive windows should not be grayed out. They should stay as legible as possible because you might want to view the information they display.
It wasn't grayed out to the point where you can't make out stuff. Now I am talking on behalf of people without any visual disability or that can be corrected with glasses.
Mate, the Gnome of the 90s for vintage lovers! It's simple, it's usable and that is all what it is, nothing more! Only the look is vintage, underneath they migrated to Gtk3 framework to keep the pace with the maintained frameworks. Btw, Mate still crashes when you change or cycle through the themes... When Gnome2 came out it, the today's Mate, it was too bloated for some people and this is how XFCE was born, XFCE = debloated Gnome2! Cinamon on the other hand was the reaction of Linux Mint maintainers that didn't love the Gnome3 look&feel, and they created Cinamon, a classical look&feel (Windows like) based on Gnome3. So if you want a modern DE, easy on resources, that can look as any desktop you want, there is only one option: KDE! If you like the bare minimum, try the tiled window managers!
They didn't even bother to update the wallpaper on 24.04... This flavor is dying, if it isn't going to be maintained, maybe canonical should disassociate with this. Very disappointed.
@@lancemanipis3879 But it shows the lack of effort both from the developer and the community in general. In fact, Ubuntu Mate nearly lost it's official standing as they didn't even submit a plan to Canonical until the last possible moment just two weeks before the official LTS release date. Personally, I think Canonical should also stop recognizing Budgie and Unity as official flavors as well.
MATE was born out of the need to maintain a desktop environment that would keep the familiarity and feel of GNOME 2, since it was forked from that. As to how it's any different, it's modern, has updated code, is regularly maintained, definitely not abandonware. It's not a windows knockoff, and provides all the functionality of Ubuntu in a very pleasing way. With tons of ways of making the DE look, MATE is actually one of the better looking DE's out there.
How is MATE even remotely a Windows knock-off?? The default layout is nothing like any version of Windows and you can pick and choose whatever you like. You can make it look and feel like older and newer versions of Windows, or like a number of other platforms (e.g. macOS) - I doesn't have to look or behave like any mainstream OS but sometimes the ability to configure it that way for users who are familiar with a particular layout. I was one of the many GNOME2 users who were thrown under the bus by the GNOME team when they decided to kill it and offered no upgrade path nor backward compatibility to their existing users. The MATE team have done a fantastic job of continuing to maintain and improve this desktop environment and I would be lost without their work.
@@GsMultiverse I'm hugely grateful for their work and express that by paying a monthly subscription to support the project. I'm only hoping that they might also find some way to fight back against the horrific UI/UX changes which are bleeding in through GTK such as 'hamburger' menus and pop-overs.
@@GsMultiverse yes, Cinnamon is also an excellent desktop. When I looked at it I found that MATE was a better match for me but I often recommend that other people give both a try and see what they like
You had the HUD disabled that's why it was not showing in the top bar. It is visible several times, just tick enable HUD in Mate Tweak - Panel.
Thanks man
Thank you for taking the time to make such a detailed run through of Ubuntu MATE 24.04 LTS. I'll be sharing this video via the Ubuntu MATE social accounts and my own ❤ Like you, I much prefer the dark theme 🎨 HUD was not enabled in MATE Tweak when you were hunting for the global menu 🙂
I understand. Thanks a lot :)
I used MATE for 3.5 years as my main production desktop. It is a reliable no-nonsense workhorse which is easy to configure. MATE never let me down. I had a great productivity with it.
Good to hear that
I wasn't keen on trying Mate, after doing so it brought back my laptop to life. I really dislike using lightweight distros because they are always missing something or it's straight up less practical to use daily.
Ubuntu Mate is my preferred distro if I want to make old & slow computers relevant again. Very stable in my experience also, you can't go wrong with it.
My favorites is Cinnamon in 1st, Gnome in 2nd, Mate in 3rd place.
The previous installer wouldn't let me install the root partition on one drive, with the home partition on another, with full disk encryption. Can Flutter do this?
What's your favorite Ubuntu flavor?
I go back and forth between Mate and Ubuntu. Mate Ubuntu has lots customization. Great video
@akustiktrax5186 yo, thanks bud!
Xubuntu
Linux Mint (MATE and XFCE)
basically count that as Ubuntu MATE and Xubuntu
none
The reason why the global menu is not working, is because the developers missed defining it in /etc/environment. I guess it will be fixed pretty soon.
My point is there's nothing wrong with the user settings.
Still not fixed in the final release either. Pretty rough around the edges imo.
Read the other comments about me having the HUD disabled.
@@GsMultiverse very rough around the edges. nothing to do with a hud? i love mate but it could do with a polish!
Ive always pronounced it mate, (meit!) as in pal, friend buddy!
maatey is the last thing I could have ever imagined this to be!
Hahaha, sup mate! Tbh, I didn't know about it at first as well. It's a drink.
how did you get the lts before its release ?
A good magician never reveals their secrets...
All jokes apart, this was the BETA version.
@@GsMultiverse you got me at the first half ngl 😂
Hehehe
Looks great.
I won't use it, because I hate Canonical and don't like snaps, but that doesn't change that it does look great.
What I want to know is how to get rid of the Firefox Snap package, and make the permanent change to the Deb version of Firefox, and prevent re-installation of the Snap version of Firefox in the future.
👍
Any desktop environment which not by default clearly highlight the active window is broken design.
The inactive window was clearly understandable with muted colors, and greyed out looks; wouldn't you say?
The inactive window was clearly understandable with muted colors, and greyed out looks; wouldn't you say?
@@GsMultiverse But inactive windows should not be grayed out. They should stay as legible as possible because you might want to view the information they display.
It wasn't grayed out to the point where you can't make out stuff. Now I am talking on behalf of people without any visual disability or that can be corrected with glasses.
You're so positive 💘
Eyy thanks!
Nothing is "UP"
😞😞😞
Mate, the Gnome of the 90s for vintage lovers! It's simple, it's usable and that is all what it is, nothing more! Only the look is vintage, underneath they migrated to Gtk3 framework to keep the pace with the maintained frameworks. Btw, Mate still crashes when you change or cycle through the themes... When Gnome2 came out it, the today's Mate, it was too bloated for some people and this is how XFCE was born, XFCE = debloated Gnome2! Cinamon on the other hand was the reaction of Linux Mint maintainers that didn't love the Gnome3 look&feel, and they created Cinamon, a classical look&feel (Windows like) based on Gnome3. So if you want a modern DE, easy on resources, that can look as any desktop you want, there is only one option: KDE! If you like the bare minimum, try the tiled window managers!
Next time, please maximize the windows.
Mate has gotten stale the last few releases. I miss the old themes when the background matches the color theme.
😔
They didn't even bother to update the wallpaper on 24.04... This flavor is dying, if it isn't going to be maintained, maybe canonical should disassociate with this. Very disappointed.
They have the latest 24.04 wallpaper in the MATE variant inside settings.
Please don't say that, I hate GNOME latest changes ... I want mate only
Over a wallpaper? That's a bit harsh if anything. MATE was designed to remain the same.
@@lancemanipis3879 But it shows the lack of effort both from the developer and the community in general. In fact, Ubuntu Mate nearly lost it's official standing as they didn't even submit a plan to Canonical until the last possible moment just two weeks before the official LTS release date. Personally, I think Canonical should also stop recognizing Budgie and Unity as official flavors as well.
@@tenfourproductionsllc Unity... okay.
But what's wrong with Budgie?
How is Mate any different than Gnome 2? It's yet another windoze nockoff (yawn) ... boring.
MATE was born out of the need to maintain a desktop environment that would keep the familiarity and feel of GNOME 2, since it was forked from that. As to how it's any different, it's modern, has updated code, is regularly maintained, definitely not abandonware. It's not a windows knockoff, and provides all the functionality of Ubuntu in a very pleasing way. With tons of ways of making the DE look, MATE is actually one of the better looking DE's out there.
How is MATE even remotely a Windows knock-off?? The default layout is nothing like any version of Windows and you can pick and choose whatever you like. You can make it look and feel like older and newer versions of Windows, or like a number of other platforms (e.g. macOS) - I doesn't have to look or behave like any mainstream OS but sometimes the ability to configure it that way for users who are familiar with a particular layout.
I was one of the many GNOME2 users who were thrown under the bus by the GNOME team when they decided to kill it and offered no upgrade path nor backward compatibility to their existing users. The MATE team have done a fantastic job of continuing to maintain and improve this desktop environment and I would be lost without their work.
@@GsMultiverse I'm hugely grateful for their work and express that by paying a monthly subscription to support the project. I'm only hoping that they might also find some way to fight back against the horrific UI/UX changes which are bleeding in through GTK such as 'hamburger' menus and pop-overs.
Even Cinnamon, that's amazing esp with Linux Mint.
@@GsMultiverse yes, Cinnamon is also an excellent desktop. When I looked at it I found that MATE was a better match for me but I often recommend that other people give both a try and see what they like
Great video