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Developer | Ubuntu MATE team |
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OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open source |
Initial release | 23 October 2014; 10 years ago (2014-10-23) |
Latest release | 24.10 / 7 October 2024; 6 months ago (2024-10-07)[1] |
Available in | Multilingual |
Update method | APT (Software Updater,Ubuntu Software Center) |
Package manager | dpkg |
Platforms | IA-32 (defunct),x86-64,PowerPC,ARM |
Kernel type | Monolithic |
Userland | GNU |
Default user interface | MATE |
License | Free software licenses (mainlyGPL) |
Official website | ubuntu-mate |
Ubuntu MATE is afree and open-sourceLinux distribution and an officialderivative ofUbuntu. Its main differentiation from Ubuntu is that it uses theMATE desktop environment as its defaultuser interface (based onGNOME 2), instead of theGNOME 3desktop environment that is the default user interface for Ubuntu.[2][3]
The Ubuntu MATE project was founded by Martin Wimpress and Alan Pope[4] and began as an unofficial derivative of Ubuntu, using an Ubuntu 14.10 base for its first release;[5] a 14.04 LTS release followed shortly.[6] As of February 2015, Ubuntu MATE gained the official Ubuntu flavour status fromCanonical as per the release of 15.04 Beta 1.[7][8] In addition toIA-32 andx86-64 which were the initial supported platforms, Ubuntu MATE also supportsPowerPC andARMv7 (on theRaspberry Pi 2 and 3[9] as well as theODROID XU4[10]).
In April 2015, Ubuntu MATE announced a partnership with British computer reseller Entroware, enabling Entroware customers to purchaselaptop anddesktop computers with Ubuntu MATE preinstalled with full support.[11] Several other hardware deals were announced later.
In Ubuntu MATE 18.10,32-bit support was dropped.[12]
Current release | Release no longer supported | Release still supported | Future release |
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Version | Codename | Release date | Supported until | Remarks |
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14.04 LTS | Trusty Tahr | 2014-11-11 | April 2019 | Released after the 14.10 release in order to providelong-term support until 2019, following Ubuntu.[6] |
14.10[13] | Utopic Unicorn | 2014-10-23 | July 2015 | First release of Ubuntu MATE.[5] |
15.04 | Vivid Vervet | 2015-04-23[14] | January 2016 | First release as an official Ubuntu flavour.[2] |
15.10[15] | Wily Werewolf | 2015-10-22[16] | July 2016 | Features MATE 1.10,Ubuntu Software Center not installed by default.[17] |
16.04 LTS | Xenial Xerus | 2016-04-21 | April 2019[18] | First official LTS release; features MATE 1.12.x DE, expanded Welcome application and Software Boutique; hasZFS built-in by default.[19][20] |
16.10 | Yakkety Yak | 2016-10-13[21] | July 2017 | FullGTK3+ implementation of the MATE Desktop. Most default applications are "Recommended" and can thus be uninstalled without issue.[22] |
17.04 | Zesty Zapus | 2017-04-13 | January 2018 | Concluded the migration to GTK3+.[23] |
17.10[24] | Artful Aardvark | 2017-10-19 | July 2018 | 17.10.1, was released on 12 January 2018. It fixed a problem that corrupted theUEFI &BIOSfirmware.[25] |
18.04 LTS[26][27][28][29] | Bionic Beaver | 2018-04-26 | April 2021 | It includes support for GPD Pocket & Pocket 2, Raspberry Pi B2/B3/B3+.[30][31][32] |
18.10[33][34][35] | Cosmic Cuttlefish | 2018-10-18 | July 2019 | First non-LTS64-bit-only release, end of 32-bit support. Features MATE 1.20.[36][37][38] |
19.04 | Disco Dingo | 2019-04-18 | January 2020 | Features MATE 1.20 andNvidiadrivers.[39] |
19.10 | Eoan Ermine | 2019-10-17 | July 2020 | Non-LTS 64-bit-only release. Features MATE 1.22.2 and replacesVLC media player with GNOMEmpv as defaultmedia player software.[40] |
20.04 LTS | Focal Fossa | 2020-04-23 | April 2023[41] | Features MATE 1.24.[42] |
20.10 | Groovy Gorilla | 2020-10-22 | July 2021 | Features MATE 1.24.1.[43] |
21.04 | Hirsute Hippo | 2021-04-22 | January 2022 | 64-bit-only. Features MATE 1.24.2.[44] |
21.10 | Impish Indri | 2021-10-14 | July 2022 | Features MATE 1.26.[45] |
22.04 LTS | Jammy Jellyfish | 2022-04-21 | April 2027 | Features MATE 1.26.1.[46] |
22.10 | Kinetic Kudu | 2022-10-20 | July 2023 | PipeWire replacesPulseAudio, and MATE 1.26.1 includes some backported features from the unreleased 1.28 version |
23.04[47][48] | Lunar Lobster | 2023-04-20 | January 2024 | |
23.10[49] | Mantic Minotaur | 2023-10-12 | July 2024 | |
24.04 LTS | Noble Numbat | 2024-04-25 | May 2029 | Current LTS release. |
24.10 | Oracular Oriole | 2024-10-10 | July 2025 | Current interim release |
In a May 2016 review Jesse Smith ofDistroWatch concluded, "despite my initial problems getting Ubuntu MATE installed and running smoothly, I came away with a positive view of the distribution. The project is providing a very friendly desktop experience that requires few hardware resources by modern standards. I also want totip my hat to the default theme used on Ubuntu MATE."[50]
Dedoimedo reviewed Ubuntu MATE in July 2018, and wrote that "[Ubuntu MATE offers] a wealth of visual and functional changes…You really have the ability to implement anything and everything, and all of it natively, from within the system's interface".[51]
Starting with the 22.04 LTS release, Ubuntu MATE included AI-generated wallpapers. These were warmly received by popular tech blogs, with OMG! Ubuntu exclaiming "I'm blown away by the quality of this AI-produced artwork"[52] for the 22.04 release, and IT's FOSS News proclaiming the "beautiful" wallpapers were "a big highlight" of the 22.10 release".[53]