A fork of GNOME 2 that offers a more traditional desktop environment.
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How do I set MATE 1.6 to use Compiz?
MATE desktop has recently migrated, as of version 1.6, from using mateconf-editor to gsettings. This breaks traditional solutions for changing MATE's window manager to Compiz.
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MATE and Onboard On Screen Keyboard [closed]
I'm using MATE desktop environment and having an issue with OnBoard (the on screen keyboard).
Everything is fine except for one thing. The auto show functionality (making the keyboard pop up ...
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1answer
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How can I prevent Ubuntu from shutting down immediately when hitting shutdown key? [closed]
I quite often let my computer run, lock the screen and let it download something while I'm away. When I come back, I often forget that my notebook is still running, so I press the key to turn it on.
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1answer
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How can I make Compiz work with MATE 1.6?
I'm using MATE 1.6 from the official MATE APT repo.
I've tried enabling Compiz using the following steps, based on this guide and adapted for MATE 1.6:
Open dconf editor
Go to ...
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How to print multiple files the easy way?
Let's have a few files.. . I'd like to send them to default printer the easy way, I mean without CLI?
It's very common action under windows but I don't see solution for that in Linux.
I've found:
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177 views
A more feature filled mintmenu like applet for Xubuntu 12.04
I do not want to install the mintmenu. I am requesting anything that is XFCE NATIVE.
I'd love to see something like Mintmenu written for XFCE.
I can't install MintMenu because the Mate desktop ...
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Indicator applet complete for Mate not working
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 with Mate 1.6. I installed "indicator applete complete" but when I add it to Mate panel I only see message "No applets" (this is translated message, I don't know it's original ...
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How to configure auto lock screen?
I'am using MATE Desktop Environment 1.5.7 in Ubuntu, I checked both options in Screensaver window but it's not working, so how to set auto lock screen as in Unity?
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How heavy is Mate desktop environment? [closed]
Considering the same reasons as in this previous question on Cinnamon, it would be interesting to know where does Mate DE stands in this context - between Unity and KDE on the one hand, and Xfce and ...
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How to change the menu icon of mate desktop menu applet?
I am using the Mate Desktop Environment v-1.4.1 and having a Mate-Menu applet in the bottom panel: Shutdown [ICON] Applications Places System. See screenshot below.
Is there any way to change or ...
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How can I remove all the applets from a MATE panel?
I'd like to know How can I remove all the applets from a given panel in MATE (in my case the bottom panel) from the command-line.
The panel should be left in a clean state, meaning no applets just ...
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173 views
How can I remove one of the two MATE panels without using the GUI?
On a default installation MATE sets up two panels (top and bottom), I'd like to have the top panel removed using mateconftool-2 or another tool using the command line (Terminal).
I can't find how to ...
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1answer
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How can I add an applet to MATE from the terminal?
How could I add an applet to the MATE panel from the Terminal using mateconftool-2. I'm specifically asking for DockBarX, but I'd like to add other applets as well (MATEnu, Notification area and ...
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Is “Mate” an available desktop environment on Ubuntu 12.10 and 12.04 and attractive as on the LinuxMint 14? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to install MATE?
I am wondering if Mate can be installed on Ubuntu 12.10 and 12.04 without any glitches and bugs? I have tried it using LinuxMint and it is fairly ...
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How to use Mate-Panel in Gnome-Fallback Mode
Is it possible to run mate-panel inside gnome-fallback mode? Unity is annoying and gnome-fallback is not real gnome 2, so it would be nice if I could combine mate and gnome-fallback.
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Will Gtk3 applications run in MATE?
MATE, the Gnome 2 fork is still using Gtk3, although I think they have plans to migrate to Gtk3 in the future. Currently, is it possible to run Gtk3 applications in MATE?
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1answer
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MATE tries to automount floppy drive every login even if empty. How to make it stop?
My PC has a 3.5" floppy drive and yes, I do use it. (Retrocomputing hobby.) I use Ubuntu 12.10 with MATE. At every login, the floppy drive lights up and I get the following message box:
The title ...
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Creating floppy drive special devices under Quantal
First, I'd like for the various special devices for different floppy capacities (like /dev/fd0u720 etc.) to be available. I tried to adapt some udev rules I found online. I tried this, which I saved ...
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IRC ping problems since installing the last two linux mint 13 updates (native update manager) [closed]
I'm quite new to Linux, so please don't cut off my head for using wrong terms or simply being stupid about the behaviour of this OS~
That being said, straight to my problem.
For about four days, ...
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How can I set panel to bottom, after installing MATE 1.4?
How can I move the Ubuntu 12.10 top panel to bottom, after installing MATE 1.4? How can I do that after removing it from top ?
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186 views
Is there a way to use Window Spread in MATE?
I run Precise with Unity3D on my primary laptop, and have grown very fond of the Window Spread feature in Compiz, which I have set to be activated with a top-left Hot Corner. I have recently acquired ...
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Mate error, no window borders or buttons
I installed Mate and window borders are gone, including window buttons. Is there any way of fixing this. This problem exists only when I activate Mate.
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Ubuntu - Install Mate Desktop - Themes missing?
I just installed Mate on top of Ubuntu by the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu oneiric main"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ...
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1answer
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gnome-shell, gnome 3, unity, cinnamon, mate confusion
I am thinking about adding something besides unity into my ubuntu 12.04.
My questions are this:
-If I add cinnamon, mate, gnome2/3, could I still call it it Ubuntu, or would it be Mint?
-Why not ...
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1answer
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Indicator applet in MATE
I hate gnome3, so I installed MATE (gnome2 fork) in my Ubuntu 12.04 desktop. It's pretty good, but I have a problem: it doesn’t have (or I haven't found) a working indicator applet on the top panel. ...
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Will MATE ever be in the official repos?
I was wondering if mate will ever show up in the official repos and be installable without the ppa?
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mate panel in gnome [closed]
I'm using gnome fallback with mate-panel.
But i can't logout and shutdown with shutdown-applet from mate-panel.
It says: Could not connect to session manager: Could not get owner of name ...
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Smplayer' Look Style Problem
I installed mate-desktop environment on ubuntu 12.04.1, and then installed smplayer.
But the player's look style between mate-desktop and gnome-shell is different.
screenshort:
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How to set MATE as default using terminal? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I change the default session for when using auto-logins?
I've got one problem. Due to having problems with GPU my lappy can run only Ubuntu 11.10.
And I can't ...
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Installing MATE desktop environment without installing the applications
I want to install MATE desktop only, without applications.
I already have apps from GNOME 3 - nautilus, file-roller, gedit. But when I sudo apt-get install mate-core, it asks to install caja, pluma, ...
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2answers
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How to remove Mate desktop from ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to remove desktop environments?
I just installed the MATE desktop following the instructions here but im not satisfied with MATE (actually it totally looks like a ...
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509 views
Cannot change window border theme in MATE
I'm trying to change the window border theme from appearance settings but it's not working. If I use Marco instead of Compiz it works so is this a Compiz problem?
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1answer
331 views
Cannot change screen resolution in MATE
I just installed mate. It seems so windows98'ish and I cannot change the screen resolution. I change it to 1280x960 and it shows that it's changed but it doesn't change and resolution is still the ...
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How to install GTK+ “clearlooks” and “murrine” to fix this problem on Ubuntu with MATE?
This message says that the theme will not work correctly until I install the GTK+ "Clearlooks"
And this another message says that the theme will not work correctly until I install the GTK+ ...
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1answer
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How can I change my panels to be dark like this screenshot?
I've installed MATE/MintMenu on my Ubuntu 12.04LTS Installation:
I've changed the theme to Ambiance, in an attempt to make it look like this screenshot:
I can't get my panels dark like the one ...
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1answer
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How to get Emacs keybindings in Firefox using Mate?
I have the following line in my ~/.gtkrc-2.0 file:
gtk-key-theme-name = "Emacs"
And that works fine in Firefox and e.g. gnome-charachter-map if I use Gnome Classic to log in. Pressing
ctrl-a in ...
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Save openVPN password using network manager
I'm using network manager on Ubuntu 12.04, with Mate as a desktop.
The network manager is used to connect to the openVPN server.
Each time I click to connect to the openVPN server, I'm required to ...
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How do I fix so many dependency problems caused by apt-get upgrade?
This is the output of the upgrade command with a lot of dependency problems, any help would be greatly appreciated. Its a Ubuntu 12.04 system running the MATE desktop environment:
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Xorg crashes ever since using Nvidia dual monitors [closed]
Well ever since I have used dual monitors with the NVIDIA X Server Settings program my xorg process has been crashing after a while, and its generally a pretty long while of like 6 hours afterwards. ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu 12.04 with Mate and video card issues
My laptop has a nVidia Geforce G105M that is why I installed the appropriate nVidia drivers to make it work properly. As I am a truly Gnome 2 lover I switched from Unity to Mate. But apparently in ...
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Change color of Date and Weather app in Ubuntu 12.04 & Mate
I have recentely installed Ubuntu 12.04 and as I am a truly Gnome 2 lover I also switched from Unity to Mate. The font color of the Weather/Date applet is barely visible so I was wondering how I can ...
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1answer
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How is it possible to install MintMenu in Ubuntu 12.04?
I know that there were some PPA's for older Ubuntu versions (11.04 and previous ones),when Gnome 2 was the default desktop environment.
Now, I have installed the MATE D.E. on Ubuntu 12.04, but it does ...
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MATE desktop super key/windows key as shortcut
I was wondering if there was anyway that MATE could use the Super/Win key as a shortcut, and if so how to set it like that, I'd like to use the Run command, normally Alt+F2, with just the Super key ...
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12.04 failed to load session “gnome-classic”
I don't know why but all of a sudden started to show the following messages:
failed to load session "gnome-classic" When I try to open gnome classic from gnome3
failed to load session "ubuntu" When I ...
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1answer
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Keyboard shortcuts in Firefox don't work as expected
Previously, on Ubuntu and other systems, the following shortcuts in Firefox would work:
Ctrl + Tab - Switches between tabs
Ctrl + F4 - Closes current tab
Since installing the Mate desktop (Gnome ...
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Is it safe to install applications from PPAs? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Are “PPA's” safe to add to my system, and what are some “red flags” to watch out for?
What is the risk in adding an unknown PPA?
I have ...
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3answers
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How do I install cinnamon on Ubuntu server?
How do I install cinnamon and mate on ubuntu server 12.04?
What are the dependencies?
When I install cinnamon it doesn't start when I start the system and when I try to use it with startx command i ...
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How do I install gnomenu?
Installing these programs , using parts of the MATE project works. But does another way to install these packages exists ? Using 12.04.
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1answer
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Creating a GTK theme, but Qt and Java apps are not affected, and title bar button layout is ugly
I'm playing with a gtk2 / gtk3 theme which I use in the Mate desktop.
Everything is looking well, even gtk3 apps, but I still have 3 important issues:
Java apps ignore the theme
QT apps ignore the ...
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2answers
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Recurring lsb-release and Software Center glitch after installing MATE
I just recently upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10. Not a fan of Unity, so I decided to try out the MATE desktop from Linux Mint. I added the Mint repository, grabbed and installed the MATE packages, and got ...
