Ubuntu 16.10: Install MATE for desktop environment

This article will describe installing MATE for desktop environment.

1 Install MATE

The following command will install MATE.

$ sudo apt install -y ubuntu-mate-desktop
$ sudo reboot

2 Login to MATE

You can select other desktop environment.

0001_Login.png

MATE is displayed.

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3 Uninstall MATE

The following command will uninstall MATE.

$ sudo apt remove -y ubuntu-mate-desktop mate-* ubuntu-mate-* \
       plymouth-theme-ubuntu-mate-* lightdm-gtk-greeter
$ sudo apt autoremove -y