CentOS 7: Install MATE for desktop environment

This article will describe installing MATE for desktop environment.

1 Install MATE

The following command will install MATE.

$ sudo yum install -y epel-release
$ sudo yum groupinstall -y "MATE Desktop"
$ sudo reboot

2 Login to MATE

You can select other desktop environment.

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MATE is displayed.

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3 Uninstall MATE

The following command will uninstall MATE.

$ sudo yum groupremove -y "MATE Desktop"
$ sudo yum autoremove -y