page_title: MATE (software)
hierarchical_section_title: MATE (software)
caption_attribution_description: English: MATE 1.20.1 on Ubuntu Mate 18.04.1, showing System monitor. The desktop background is one of the default backgrounds shipped with Ubuntu MATE 18.04.
context_page_description: MATE is a desktop environment composed of free and open-source software that runs on Linux and BSD operating systems. An Argentine user of Arch Linux started the MATE project to fork and continue GNOME 2 in response to the negative reception of GNOME 3, which had replaced its traditional taskbar with GNOME Shell. MATE aims to maintain and continue the latest GNOME 2 code base, frameworks, and core applications.
context_section_description: MATE (/ˈmɑːteɪ/) is a desktop environment composed of free and open-source software that runs on Linux and BSD operating systems. An Argentine user of Arch Linux started the MATE project to fork and continue GNOME 2 in response to the negative reception of GNOME 3, which had replaced its traditional taskbar (GNOME Panel) with GNOME Shell. MATE aims to maintain and continue the latest GNOME 2 code base, frameworks, and core applications.
caption: Ubuntu MATE, featuring the MATE desktop environment
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