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--- download [2012/04/15 01:02]
Wolfgang Ulbrich [Fedora]
+++ download [2013/05/08 23:35] (current)
Stefano Karapetsas [Debian]
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-====== Download ======
+====== Install ======
-If you don't like to build code, search your distro's repos for a package named "mate-desktop-environment".
+For every issue about MATE installation, you can ask in [[http://forums.mate-desktop.org/viewforum.php?f=3|installation]] section in our forum or on IRC #mate channel on FreeNode.
-For every issue, you can ask in [[http://forums.mate-desktop.org/viewforum.php?f=3|installation]] section in our forum.
+There are some Linux distributions that include MATE in the official repositories:
+  * [[http://www.fedoraproject.org/|Fedora]]
+  * [[http://www.linuxmint.com/|Linux Mint]]
+  * [[http://www.sabayon.org/|Sabayon]]
+  * [[http://www.salixos.org/|Salix]]
+To install MATE in these distributions, you should use their package manager.
 ===== Debian =====
-Debian Sid/Wheezy: add the following repository to your ''/etc/apt/sources.list'':
+This is the bug where we asked for official inclusion in Debian: [[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=658783]]
-<code>deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/debian wheezy main</code>
+==== Debian Wheezy ====
-To install MATE:
+Add **one** of the following repositories to your ''/etc/apt/sources.list'':
 <code bash>
-sudo apt-get update
+# main repository
-sudo apt-get install mate-archive-keyring
+deb http://repo.mate-desktop.org/debian wheezy main
-sudo apt-get update
-# this install the base packages
+# mirrors
-sudo apt-get install mate-core
+deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/debian wheezy main
-# this install more extras
+deb http://mirror1.mate-desktop.org/debian wheezy main
-sudo apt-get install mate-desktop-environment
 </code>
-See http://mate.karapetsas.com/ for info.
+==== Debian Jessie ====
-===== Ubuntu =====
-====Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot (11.10) repository====
+Add **one** of the following repositories to your ''/etc/apt/sources.list'':
-Add the repo to // /etc/apt/sources.list // via the following command:
+<code bash>
-<code bash>sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu oneiric main"</code>
+# main repository
+deb http://repo.mate-desktop.org/debian jessie main
-or using a text editor of your choice add the following mirror to ''/etc/apt/sources.list'':
+# mirrors
-<code>deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu oneiric main</code>
+deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/debian jessie main
+deb http://mirror1.mate-desktop.org/debian jessie main
+</code>
+==== Install MATE ====
+To install MATE:
+<code bash>
+apt-get update
+apt-get install mate-archive-keyring
+apt-get update
+# Now to install MATE choose 1 of the 3 apt-get lines below.
+# this installs the base packages
+apt-get install mate-core
+# or this to install mate-core and more extras
+apt-get install mate-desktop-environment
+#or this to install mate-core + mate-desktop-environment and even more extras.
+apt-get install mate-desktop-environment-extra
+</code>
+===== Ubuntu =====
+  * [[Replace Unity by Mate]]
 ====Ubuntu Precise Pangolin (12.04) repository====
-Add the repo to // /etc/apt/sources.list // via the following command:
+Add ONE of the following repos to // /etc/apt/sources.list // via the following command:
 <code bash>sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu precise main"</code>
+<code bash>sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://repo.mate-desktop.org/ubuntu precise main"</code>
+<code bash>sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://mirror1.mate-desktop.org/ubuntu precise main"</code>
-or using a text editor of your choice add the following mirror to ''/etc/apt/sources.list'':
+or using a text editor of your choice add the ONE following mirrors to ''/etc/apt/sources.list'':
 <code>deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu precise main</code>
+<code>deb http://repo.mate-desktop.org/ubuntu precise main</code>
+<code>deb http://mirror1.mate-desktop.org/ubuntu precise main</code>
+====Ubuntu Quantal Quetzal (12.10) repository====
-====MATE Installation (both Oneiric/Precise)====
+Add ONE of the following repos to // /etc/apt/sources.list // via the following command:
+<code bash>sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu quantal main"</code>
+<code bash>sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://repo.mate-desktop.org/ubuntu quantal main"</code>
+<code bash>sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://mirror1.mate-desktop.org/ubuntu quantal main"</code>
+or using a text editor of your choice add the ONE following mirrors to ''/etc/apt/sources.list'':
+<code>deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu quantal main</code>
+<code>deb http://repo.mate-desktop.org/ubuntu quantal main</code>
+<code>deb http://mirror1.mate-desktop.org/ubuntu quantal main</code>
+====Ubuntu Raring Ringtail (13.04) repository====
+Add ONE of the following repos to // /etc/apt/sources.list // via the following command:
+<code bash>sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu raring main"</code>
+<code bash>sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://repo.mate-desktop.org/ubuntu raring main"</code>
+<code bash>sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://mirror1.mate-desktop.org/ubuntu raring main"</code>
+or using a text editor of your choice add the ONE following mirrors to ''/etc/apt/sources.list'':
+<code>deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu raring main</code>
+<code>deb http://repo.mate-desktop.org/ubuntu raring main</code>
+<code>deb http://mirror1.mate-desktop.org/ubuntu raring main</code>
+====MATE Installation (Precise/Quantal/Raring)====
 Then run the following command to update your repositories and install MATE:
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 ===== Linux Mint =====
-Linux Mint Lisa has MATE packages (1.0 release). See http://packages.linuxmint.com/list.php?release=Lisa#import.
+  * Linux Mint Lisa has MATE 1.0.
+  * Linux Mint Maya has MATE 1.2.
+  * Linux Mint Nadia has MATE 1.4.
+  * Linux Mint LMDE has MATE 1.4.
-==== Latest packages (1.2 release) ====
+==== Install MATE on XFCE/KDE edition of Mint ====
+For Mint version without Mate, you have to install the **mate-desktop-environment** and **mate-core** packages.
+<code bash>
+# this install the base packages
+apt-get install mate-core
+# this install more extras
+apt-get install mate-desktop-environment
+</code>
+==== Latest MATE releases ====
+If you want to try the latest MATE packages on LinuxMint, you can use the [[#ubuntu|MATE repository]] for Ubuntu (or the [[#debian|MATE repository]] for Debian if you use LMDE). Once set up the repository, you need to edit the ''/etc/apt/preferences'' file as follow:
-If you want to try the latest MATE packages, you can use the [[#ubuntu|MATE repository]] for Ubuntu. Once set up the repository, you need to edit the ''/etc/apt/preferences'' file as follow:
+**NOTE: The below assume the main repo is used. If you are using one of the mirrors listed [[download#debian|above]] make sure to adjust accordingly**
 <code bash>
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 Package: *
-Pin: origin packages.mate-desktop.org
+Pin: origin repo.mate-desktop.org
 Pin-Priority: 700
 </code>
-==== LMDE ====
-If you use Linux Mint Debian Edition, Use the debian [[#debian|MATE repository]].
 ===== Salix/Slackware =====
-Salix and Slackware users can install Mate using the packages in the Salix repositories.
+==== Salix ====
 Salix 13.37 users only need to run:
 <code bash>slapt-get --install-set mate</code>
-Slackware 13.37 users can manually grab the packages from the following locations:
+==== Slackware ====
+There are two options in which you can install MATE on Slackware:
+  * MATE SlackBuilds (MSB) Project
+  * Salix Repository
+==== MATE SlackBuilds ====
+Please visit the project page at http://mateslackbuilds.github.com/ for more information about this project.
+Binary packages for Slackware 14.0 (i486/x86_64) are located in
+  * http://www.slackware.org.uk/msb/ (primary mirror)
+  * http://repo.mate-desktop.org/slackware/ (secondary mirror)
+  * http://repo.ukdw.ac.id/mate/ (backup mirror)
+People using Slackware-Current are advised to build the sources from [[http://github.com/mateslackbuilds/msb]] and read CURRENT.TXT prior building.
+==== Salix Repistory ====
+Slackware users can install Mate using the packages in the Salix repositories.
+Slackware 14.0 users can manually grab the packages (MATE 1.4) from the following locations:
 **i486 mirrors**
-  * ftp://ftp.slackware.org.uk/salix/i486/13.37/salix/mate
+  * ftp://ftp.slackware.org.uk/salix/i486/14.0/salix/mate
-  * http://salix.enialis.net/i486/13.37/salix/mate/
+  * http://salix.enialis.net/i486/14.0/salix/mate/
-  * http://download.salixos.org/i486/13.37/salix/mate/
+  * http://download.salixos.org/i486/14.0/salix/mate/
-  * http://mirrors.nix.org.ua/linux/salixos/i486/13.37/salix/mate
+  * http://mirrors.nix.org.ua/linux/salixos/i486/14.0/salix/mate
 **x86_64 mirrors**
-  * ftp://ftp.slackware.org.uk/salix/x86_64/13.37/salix/mate
+  * ftp://ftp.slackware.org.uk/salix/x86_64/14.0/salix/mate
-  * http://salix.enialis.net/x86_64/13.37/salix/mate/
+  * http://salix.enialis.net/x86_64/14.0/salix/mate/
-  * http://download.salixos.org/x86_64/13.37/salix/mate/
+  * http://download.salixos.org/x86_64/14.0/salix/mate/
-  * http://mirrors.nix.org.ua/linux/salixos/x86_64/13.37/salix/mate
+  * http://mirrors.nix.org.ua/linux/salixos/x86_64/14.0/salix/mate
-Slackware users should also install the following packages that are needed and which are not included in a full Slackware installation:
+Slackware users using Salix repository should also install the following packages that are needed and which are not included in a full Slackware installation:
 <code>
-cairomm
+cairomm glibmm gtkmm libcanberra libgtop libsigc++ libsoup libunique pangomm upower
-glibmm
-gtkmm
-libcanberra
-libgtop
-libsigc++
-libsoup
-libunique
-pangomm
-upower
 </code>
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 ===== Fedora =====
-Stable MATE x86_64/i386 rpms for Fedora 16. To install them, follow those steps:
+This is the [[http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/MATE-Desktop|page]] where you can see current progress of MATE inclusion in Fedora 18.
-<code bash>
+There are stable MATE x86_64/i386 rpms for Fedora 17, 18 and 19. To install them, follow those steps:
-yum install http://dl.dropbox.com/u/49862637/Mate-desktop/mate-desktop-fedora/releases/16/noarch/mate-desktop-release-16-5.fc16.noarch.rpm
+  * Fedora 16 (1.5.5)
+<code>
+WIP - Update - 12/24/2012 - Coming shortly to F16.
+</code>
+  * Fedora 17 (1.5.5)
+  * Before reporting bugs please make sure have the latest packages by running the command below.
+<code>
+su -c 'yum distro-sync @mate-desktop --enablerepo=updates-testing'
+</code>
+  * Fedora 18 (Now on 1.5.5)
+MATE Desktop is an official Feature of Fedora 18!
+You can install MATE with the netinstall image. Please note the DVD will NOT install MATE. A live cd/spin is being worked on.
+<code>
+http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage
+</code>
+  * Fedora 19(rawhide) (1.5.5)
+Install Fedora 18 MATE and then do the following:
+<code>
+yum install fedora-release-rawhide
+yum update -y
+reboot
+yum distro-sync -y
+reboot
+</code>
+IRC support in #fedora-mate on freenode and http://bugzilla.redhat.com
+Maintainers: dan408 / rdieter
+==== Unofficial MATE repository by raveit65 ====
+This is the previous MATE repository by Wolfgang Ulbrich, before MATE came into Fedora official one. You can continue to use it, but you cant mix it with the official repository, due to different mate-conf scripts.
+This repo use stable Mate-1.4.x until Mate-1.6 is released.
+  * Fedora 16
+<code>
+yum install https://dl.dropbox.com/u/49862637/Mate-desktop/mate-desktop-fedora-updates/16/noarch/mate-desktop-release-16-8.fc16.noarch.rpm
 yum groupinstall MATE-Desktop
 </code>
-Now you can login into the Mate desktop with your prefered display manger. This method installs a basic mate-desktop and is compatible to a existing GNOME3 installation.
+  * Fedora 17
+<code>
+yum install https://dl.dropbox.com/u/49862637/Mate-desktop/fedora_17/mate-desktop-fedora-updates/noarch/mate-desktop-release-17-4.fc17.noarch.rpm
+yum groupinstall MATE-Desktop
+</code>
+Now you can login into the Mate desktop with your preferred display manger. This method installs a basic mate-desktop and is compatible to an existing GNOME3 installation.
+The repo won't cause any yum conflicts with mate packages from fedora because i added a epoch tag in version number. This means the packages have a higher priority than fedora packages.
+  * Fedora 18
+Additional Mate repo which includes community packages and packages which aren't available in fedora repos. A full package list you will find here
+http://forums.mate-desktop.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1478
+<code>
+yum install https://dl.dropbox.com/u/105479527/Mate-Desktop/fedora-release-extra-18/mate-desktop-fedora/noarch/mate-desktop-extra-release-18-1.fc18.noarch.rpm
+</code>
+You can install the packages via yum. I also add a group install information which installs all packages except mate-mplayer (rpmfusion needed)
+<code>
+yum groupinstall mate-desktop-extra
+</code>
+Maintainer: Wolfgang Ulbrich <raveit65@fedoraproject.org>
 ===== Gentoo =====
-Recruiting packers
+Mate is availabe from the [[https://github.com/Sabayon/mate-overlay|mate overlay]] maintained by gentoo/sabayon developers. The overlay is in laymen so instalation is a breeze.
-===== ArchLinux =====
+<code>layman -a mate
+emerge -ay mate
+</code>
-I've made a mate-desktop-environment package in AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=49902
+Mate is ~arch keyworded so if you run a stable system make sure to add the neccesary entries to package.keywords.
-Or check the [[Archlinux Custom repo]]
+If you also have gnome installed you will run into a blocker between zenity and mate-dialogs. The is due to compat use flag on both and removing it from either one will sort it out.
+<code>flaggie mate-extra/mate-dialogs -compat</code>
+===== ArchLinux =====
+See the [[Archlinux Custom repo]] page.
 ===== openSUSE =====
-Mariusz Fik (Fisiu) and Nelson Marques (ketheriel) started packaging. More [[https://build.opensuse.org/project/show?project=home%3Aketheriel%3Am8|information]] forthcoming.
+openSUSE users can install the MATE Desktop through YaST2 META Installer, we strongly suggest this method. Please visit the MATE Desktop Portal page in openSUSE wiki for further information.
-===== Direct source download =====
+  * [[http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:MATE|openSUSE MATE Desktop Portal]]
-On mate-desktop.org: http://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/
+Besides installation instructions the MATE Desktop Portal on openSUSE wiki also provides other useful information!
+===== Cygwin =====
+MATE is available in the [[http://cygwinports.org/|Cygwin Ports]] repository.
+===== Source code tarballs =====
+You can download MATE source code tarballs on pub.mate-desktop.org: http://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/
 ===== GIT Repository =====
 Get from https://github.com/mate-desktop/. See [[Building]] for more information.