MATE 1.20 review - Are you all right, mate?

Discussion in 'all things UNIX' started by Mrkvonic, Mar 14, 2018.

  1. Mrkvonic

    Mrkvonic Linux Systems Expert

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    The past and the present, coming together. I've written a review of the MATE 1.20 desktop environment, covering installation setup, look and feel, customization, visual and functional niggles, general usage, application stack, stability, performance, comparison to Gnome 3 and Xfce, other observations, and more. Take a look.

    https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/mate-1-20-review.html


    Cheers,
    Mrk
     
    Mrkvonic, Mar 14, 2018
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  2. fblais

    fblais Registered Member

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    Thanks!
    I've been using MATE for a few years, and switched to XFCE in the last one, and am not looking back, honestly.
    I've seen a MATE Tweak program somewhere but don't remember exactly where.
    You could select the desktop icons easily.
    So easy with XFCE though...
     
    fblais, Mar 14, 2018
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  3. Joxx

    Joxx Registered Member

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    Xfce makes Mate redundant, period.
     
    Joxx, Mar 14, 2018
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  4. fblais

    fblais Registered Member

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    Indeed.
    I don't see any advantage, at least a clear one, of MATE over XFCE.
     
    fblais, Mar 14, 2018
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