Objective
The objective is to install mate desktop environment as an alternative desktop environment. If you’re interested in learning more about mate desktop, you can follow our detailed guide.
See also our article: The 8 Best Ubuntu Desktop Environments (18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux) for more desktop environment choices.
Operating System and Software Versions
- Operating System: – Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver
Requirements
Administrative root/sudo permissions.
Conventions
- # – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of
sudocommand - $ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user
Other Versions of this Tutorial
Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa)
This guide is specifically for focal fossa installations.
Instructions
Prerequisites
We will be using the tasksel command to install mate desktop environment. In case the tasksel command is not available on your system you can install it by:
$ sudo apt install tasksel
Install Mate desktop environment
Execute the following linux command to begin installation of the Mate desktop:
$ sudo apt update $ sudo tasksel install ubuntu-mate-desktop
Select a display manager. lightdm is the default display manager for the Mate desktop.
Once the installation is finished restart your system.
Login with your existing credentials.
