Questions tagged [mate]
A fork of GNOME 2 that offers a more traditional desktop environment.
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How to install MATE 1.28 in ubuntu mate 25.10?
MATE 1.28 was released in February 2024, and ubuntu still doesn't have it (because Debian doesn't). Is there a third party repository from which I an get it?
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mate-panel not visible after ugprade, but process is started
After I upgraded Ubuntu 22.04 to 24.04, mate-panel is not visible after I log in, although the process is started and also processes like clock-applet. I can open a command line and enter mate-panel --...
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What application writes into /var/lib/swcatalog?
I've started using aide as a replacement for the unmaintained tripwire on an Ubuntu 24.04 home server.
The aide reports show a large number of graphic icons being changed each week in a directory ...
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How to remove an application from window list of panel in Mate?
To be more clear. When I type Alt+Tab I don't want my application in the list of windows.
I'm using MATE 1.26.2
Ubuntu 24.04.2
Is there a way to hide an application using Linux command line?
I know ...
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Two network indicators on panel in Ubuntu Mate 24.04.3 LTS, how to remove one?
I have two network indicators on the panel in Ubuntu Mate 24.04.3 LTS; I would like to remove one of these redundant indicators.
As you can see from the picture one of the indicators is slightly ...
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ubuntu mate 24.04 classic gnome login loop
Just installed ubuntu mate 24.04 on my old MacBook Air (2013) and then installed
sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions
Now when I specify Gnome Classic at login, I get into infamous login loop. ...
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Manual partitioning Ubuntu Mate [duplicate]
Good morning everyone
Does anyone knows how to manual partitioning Ubuntu Mate during installation?
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mate-panel-screenshot doesn't support recording areas when started by a keyboard shortcut
I found a strange behavior of mate-panel-screenshot. When I assign a shortcut like [Shift]+[Print Screen] on Gnome, I see an effect if I start it with the option --interactive but it doesn't work if I ...
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Is there another program to replace Cheese?
I have recently upgraded to UBUNTU MATE 24.04 and find that Cheese is broken. I am in the process of converting many years of photography in the form of 35mm Slides to digital and have been using ...
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Problems with digital audio (optical) delay
This is a common and very frustraiting issue and not just in Linux but similar in windows too. I'm guessing that the optical output on most motherboards has this stupid sleep mode when it detects no ...
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Unable to install Ubuntu MATE 22.04 (unable to find a medium containing a live file system)
I'm trying to install Ubuntu MATE on this laptop, and I get the error unable to find a medium containing a live file system. It's an unbranded laptop, but it's got Windows 11 factory installed. The ...
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Only seeing the background wallpaper after upgrading Ubuntu Mate from 22.04 to 24.04
I updated Ubuntu Mate from 22.04 to 24.04.2 on my Thinkpad X240 laptop. As far as I can tell, there were no problems during the upgrade. The login screen looks fine, and if I log in, a normal looking ...
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After suspending laptop, all windows that were on portable monitor move to main screen
I am on Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS on a laptop with a portable monitor.
When I suspend the laptop, and restart, all windows that were on the right side have moved to the left ("Laptop eDP-1" below).
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How to restore screen to normal
Ubuntu 24.04. I use Mate desktop. PC with standard keyboard.
I have fat fingers and sometimes stumble on the keyboard hitting multiple keys. Many of those times, whatever I'm reading expands to fill ...
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How can I restore Caja's two-pane color scheme?
MATE Ubuntu 24.04, Caja 1.26.3 -- Somehow, I changed Caja's dual-window pane backgrounds as seen in the screen cap, attached. If I run Caja as 'root', the dual-window pane backgrounds are quite ...