Why Ubuntu MATE is a particularly good Linux distribution // Vlog
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"Ubuntu MATE is a stable, easy-to-use operating system with a configurable desktop environment. It is ideal for those who want the most out of their computers and prefer a traditional desktop metaphor. With modest hardware requirements it is suitable for modern workstations, single board computers and older hardware alike. Ubuntu MATE makes modern computers fast and old computers usable." From the Ubuntu MATE website. - Věda a technologie
I switched to Linux half a year ago. My first Distro I installed was Ubuntu Mate. It is my main driver since then. I tried out many other distros but there was no need to change my system. I am happy with Ubuntu Mate. It is userfriendly and very stable.
I always enjoy watching your videos, but really appreciate that you take time to frame your thoughts and observations around the goals of the projects ☺️
Chris, since that color really seems to bug you: The reason is that it's derived from an herb called mate and the tea made from it. So an earthy green is a totally appropriate color considering the heritage.
I use Mate since a couple of weeks and i really love it, it is my everyday OS !
Nice video, and I agree completely. Ubuntu MATE is my favorite flavor of Ubuntu. It is a really solid distro, with lots of nice attention to detail.
Im just getting started on LInux as a CS student and after trying out Ubuntu and Mint Cinnamon Serena, This has me convinced. Gonna run this through a VM and try it out. Cheers!
tried this out on my laptop and this really is a great stable distro for use on the go
My Linux gold standard for beginners :)
tostoday It's not your gold standerd, you didn't make it.
Then I guess I'll stop using it :)
I can vouch for Entroware's hardware. I have one of their machines running arch and I absolutely love it. (I also happen to be writing this from an Ubuntu MATE installation)
That was my first distro and still my favourite. I recommend it to everyone that asks about linux. I now use the Desktop environment
Very informative. And quality content. Thanx from sharing
Love from India
- a. k.a Roberto
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I am still favoring my Linux Mint Mate...Thanks for a good video.
I love the green of MATE :-) I am using MATE since 3.5 years for 12 hours per day and it is my backbone of productivity. I am a great fan of Plasma (KDE desktop) but it takes me too much time to customize it. So I am using Kubuntu only on my laptops (where I have some time during traveling to apply customizations) and MATE on my desktops where I have no time to waste.
Ubuntu Mate is stable and beautifully crafted. Let's face it computers are supposed to help you get work done. What would be the point messing about for days or weeks getting your hardware to work properly with Arch Linux for example? I have used Linux since the '90's and I do not want to spend more time setting up the system than using it.
@@grievuspwn4g3 People who have way too much free time. Most people are starved for time.
On my Desktop I'm using Ubuntu MATE. I had it on my laptop too but it gave me problems with WiFi so instead of browsing through forums for hours to find a solution I tried several other distros. Now it's got Mint Cinnamon on it and I'm pretty happy with that.
I personally enjoy Debian with the Mate de. We now have two out of three computers in our house running this set up. Simple and light on system resources. I have I3 installed as well just to do something different every once in a while.
Thank you very very much.
Yup, I'm a fan of Ubuntu Mate too. I've used Mint with Mate as a daily driver, but Ubuntu Mate runs games faster and smoother on the same machine, both based on 16.4 Ubuntu. Can't explain it, but it says good things about Wimpress and his team. I always have some other distros installed on other partitions to play with, but when I need to get work done, this is what I come back to.
Great Video very informative.
Completely agree. I use Mint + Mate, but I have VirtualBox and about a dozen guests, which are mostly Mate. I particularly seek out Arch based Mate things with their own custom installer. Revenge is the most recent one, and that's quite good.
Remember, these are installers only. So Antergos and Revenge and Manjaro and so forth, will all give you basically the same distro. The difference is how easy (or not) they are to use and how pretty they look while they're working. ... and how many bits & bobs they'll install as part of the initial setup. Like Chromium... Most distros come with a certain amount of stuff already installed, like firefox and nice weasel & libre office... with these Arch installers, you are given the option to install that stuff, and often a whole lot more...
They are not for beginners. You may drag your great Auntie Nellie off Win XP and dump her on Mint, but don't dump her on any variant of Arch. - That's not what it's for.
Cool video! I like it
Wish they would use green min/max buttons vs orange. Would make the theme better.
I don't know how you can not like that mate green... Especially in contrast to the revolting orange/purple colour scheme that Ubuntu normally ships with...
I switched to Ubuntu MATE from Xubuntu on my laptop. For the most part, I like it. It did require a bit of customization. I don't understand the choice of a bottom panel. It's not comfortable and feels like it boxes you in. So, I ditched that and moved the window list to the top panel. I also replaced the default menu with the MATE menu. I was satisfied after these changes.
Hi Chris, cool video! I'm currently running Debian 8 with KDE as a DE. Is it ok to install another DE (which in this case would be MATE) over the KDE one (instead of just installing again Debian and choosing the MATE DE) in your opinion?
its the distro preferred and used by arch fans.
Hi Chris. I went from Suse (early days 1999ish), to Debian (2005) to Ubuntu (2008) and settling on that until November 2016 when I went over to Mint. And do you know what? I want to go back to Ubuntu or try the Arch route like Manjaro.
I just don't like the way Mint tries to be really user friendly but fails when it comes to using Ubuntu repositories and anything existing outside meant for Ubuntu.
I'll probably try Mate after this great video, but if I were living alone or was a great multitasking, I'd probably go Manjaro as I was really impressed with that running in a virtual box. It's Peppermint for one netbook though and Puppy Tahr for another - where we do our online banking.
Nice vid, tks. Btw when are the email and VPN provider reviews coming?
Chris Were Good job, tks again.
For me it's not the green itself, it's the green without much orange as a complement
Question about Mate: I use Solus 3 and clicking on almost anything, like systemn software, of an app, seems to be slow, even 3 or 4 seconds. Windows system response is almost instant. Linux hardware is 2.2ghz, brand new 7200rpm HDD, so medium speed, 10 years old. Is the delay in Solus cause by the desktop? Thanks for any advice!
I really want Ubuntu Mate 16.04 But I’ve already got Ubuntu Unity 16.04, how do I get this unity edition off my hard drive and get Ubuntu Mate on instead? Do I need to make a bootable usb iso and install the Mate version over the top of the unity version? Or can I download Ubuntu Mate and install it over unity?
So this vs Linux Mint Mate and vs Manjaro (say with Mate or some such), what's the ups and downs of each?
Chris what is your option on chrome os ?
Mate is my favorite and only Linux. For many years now. I do try other distros from time to time but ALWAYS return to Mate. Other distros just are not that good. Enough said.
Hi
does anyone know if FreeFileSync can work on a Rapsberry PI via Ubuntu Mate, thanks a lot !
Problem is, all Ubuntu spins are supported for only 3 years in LTS instead of 5 in the vanilla Ubuntu. I'd get Ubuntu LTS and install mate on it instead of getting Ubuntu mate and having only 3 years of support.
Which Virtual machine program you use?
The only problem about Mate DE is: it looks old. Don't you think so? Especially when compared to Plasma or Budgie
Łukasz Kamiński it is supposed to bring the feeling from gnome 2
Im a simple user needs a linux distro for my 4g ram core i5 old laptop for web browsing, video and photo editing, writing lectures.. Im not mr. Robot so.. If things were just one-click to update, to install.. Not complexity pls.. Recommend for me a light simple distro.. I left manjaro bcus it cudnt connect to my wifi, but i cud connect to my neighbour's wifi lol
Speaking of DEs. What is the difference between xfce and mate? Which one is best for high end gaming and stability? They seem so similar.
I'm trying to convince my friend to use Manjaro. But he doesn't know what DE to pick.
Hanniffy Dinn Any distro is great for gaming. Thanks for the recommendation. But that doesn't answer my question
Xfce is like the poor cousin of MATE, lightweight and bereft of many creature comforts for no reason. But yes, you're right, MATE, Xfce and Cinnamon are pretty similar from usability, look and feel. But MATE is a evolved Gnome2, while Xfce and Cinn are based on Gnome3. From the three of them MATE is the most complete and customizable and as fast as the others, even a bit faster and a heckofalot more stable than Cinnamon. And MATE works perfectly in conjunction with Manjaro. It's my trusted combination since 4 or 5 years now.
Personally, I use Manjaro Gnome 3 because it feels a lot different than the classic windows desktop experience.
But I understand that people coming from Windows don't know what DE to choose (I tried all 3 [xfce,cinnamon,mate] in the past, but I am unable to tell which one is more stable).
Cool, I'll recommend MATE to my friend, if it's considered more stable than xfce & cinnamon. Thanks!
Sorry to correct you but XFCE is surely not the poor cousin of Mate. Have a look at these articles: zdnet.com/article/how-to-customise-your-linux-desktop-xfce/ and lifewire.com/customize-xfce-desktop-environment-2202080
Then there are the videos of midfingr and gotbletu. Both of them have done a lot of customizations in XFCE. Gotbletu has a series of 32 videos on XFCE customization!!!
Best regards,
Serge
Not saying that it can't be done, Serge, but I, as a clueless end-user, judge distros by how they come fresh outta the box. And particularly from Mid we won't see any more customizations since he passed away last year. The whole evolution of Xfce is kinda spotty and the dev team is shrinking afaik. Althewhile MATE is under heavy development and getting better with each day. It's just cleaner and better thought out by design as it's based on the Gnome 2, while Xfce is an attempt to make the badly flawed Gnome 3 bearable, same as Cinnamon. Brrrr, shudder :o
Mate does support wayland?
Lots of changes coming in 19.10 MATE....
What Mate needs is normal WM. Metacity and Compiz are supported rather poorly
As much as I like Ubuntu/Unity/MATE/Compiz, there exists a very annoying bug that was introduced with 16.04, when windows that are snapped to the top of the screen are restored from full screen do not return to their original position.
ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2350549
Currently using Ubuntu MATE as my daily OS in an attempt to resolve this, to no avail.
I do like Mate Desktop Environment but the fact is, it looks and feels very much outdated. I was using this DE when it was in Gnome 2 form and during then I was in College. Now after ten or fifteen years I dont see any change made by the Mate developers after they forked Gnome 2. They haven't put much effort on the aesthetic part of this DE. At least it looks decent in Ubuntu Mate but it looks so ugly when you install it as Mate Desktop on (for e.g.) Arch. I know its customisable and all, but if out of the box it looks beautiful and feels modern, then one would require to do very little customisation in order to suit his need.
cant install wine and wineasio for now...
I like your video, but please do not rush yourself.
Prefer Linux Mint Mate though. Longer support life. 5 years vs 3 years.
So is it mate or manjaro or something else?
Mika Keskikastari this is ubuntu using the mate desktop environment. Instead of the default ubuntu with gnome shell. You can get Manjaro with the mate desktop. Ubuntu like manjaro or plain arch itself Supports multiple desktop environments like xfce, gnome, kde , and mate. Ubuntu mate is ubuntu under the hood with the same package repositories it just presents you will a different user interface.
Heh. I've just switched from Ubuntu MATE to Linux Mint. Not that there's anything wrong with UM; I just fancied a change.
Good decison, Mint is the better base than Ubuntu. And you can have the MATE DE there as well. Few less bells and whistles for the kids to play with but all in all very preferable.
How so?
Because exactly the reason that it's not so overloaded with n00b stuff like UbuMATE. It's not the OS equivalent to a nanny state. ;)
It's Ubuntu-based. They even use Ubuntu's repositories.
And yet it's much better for aforementioned reasons. It's like Ubu with
racing stripes, gold glitter and sprinkled with fairy dust. Needless to
say I'm not using either of them and only recommend Mint for n00bs
during their first two weeks in the Linux world.
It's "Mate" not "Martae"
Nope, he;'s pronouncing it correctly. You're mistaken. THis has been covered over and over
"I may meander..." Suggestion: Don't say this every time. Just point out whenever you will be doing something unusual such as "Being crisp, precise, and making a coherent point." I know you have political aspirations. You will do well. Mind-numbing blather is the coin of that realm.