Ubuntu Mate

#1

Post by jtnl » Sat, Jul 05, 2014, 10:51 AM UTC

Ubuntu Mate
ubuntu-mate.org

Re: Ubuntu Mate

#2

Post by facorreia » Sat, Jul 05, 2014, 11:19 AM UTC

I looked at the site but I couldn't find any explanation of why this exists when there is Linux Mint Mate.[1]

[1] http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=160

Re: Ubuntu Mate

#3

Post by smoyer » Sat, Jul 05, 2014, 11:56 AM UTC

facorreia wrote: post #2

I looked at the site but I couldn't find any explanation of why this exists when there is Linux Mint Mate.[1] [1] http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=160

+1 - I switched to Mint when the Unity interface became to onerous (though I decided to use XFCE).

Re: Ubuntu Mate

#4

Post by roryhughes » Sat, Jul 05, 2014, 11:57 AM UTC

facorreia wrote: post #2

I looked at the site but I couldn't find any explanation of why this exists when there is Linux Mint Mate.[1] [1] http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=160

Ubuntu != Linux Mint

Re: Ubuntu Mate

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Post by StavrosK » Sat, Jul 05, 2014, 11:58 AM UTC

facorreia wrote: post #2

I looked at the site but I couldn't find any explanation of why this exists when there is Linux Mint Mate.[1] [1] http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=160

So I can do aptitude install mate-desktop on my Ubuntu.

Re: Ubuntu Mate

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Post by JasonFruit » Sat, Jul 05, 2014, 12:09 PM UTC

Looking at the recommended hardware specs, I see that it absolutely requires 512MB RAM and recommends at least 2GB, yet it says it has modest hardware requirements. Ubuntu Server has a minimum RAM requirement of 64MB and recommends 256MB; I know an X server takes some memory, but does a reasonable desktop environment have to require 448MB to 1.75GB to run?

Probably memory use is not a high priority, but it still seems like there's a lot of waste.

Re: Ubuntu Mate

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Post by mahouse » Sat, Jul 05, 2014, 12:10 PM UTC

Another distro? Why maintain something like this when you can just install the same packages (including themes) on, for example, Debian?

Re: Ubuntu Mate

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Post by leorocky » Sat, Jul 05, 2014, 12:12 PM UTC

mahouse wrote: post #7

Another distro? Why maintain something like this when you can just install the same packages (including themes) on, for example, Debian?

I don't think this qualifies as a separate distro unless you also think Kubuntu and Xubuntu are separate distros. They are just Ubuntu with different packages for the UI preinstalled. You can probably install them side by side and switch to one or the other.

Re: Ubuntu Mate

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Post by leorocky » Sat, Jul 05, 2014, 12:15 PM UTC

JasonFruit wrote: post #6

Looking at the recommended hardware specs, I see that it absolutely requires 512MB RAM and recommends at least 2GB, yet it says it has modest hardware requirements. Ubuntu Server has a minimum RAM requirement of 64MB and recommends 256MB; I know an X server takes some memory, but does a reasonable desktop environment have to require 448MB to 1.75GB to run? Probably memory use is not a high priority, but it still seem…

You cannot require the memory requirements of Ubuntu server with a desktop version of Ubuntu. Desktop Ubuntu's minimum is also 512MB:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequire...

Re: Ubuntu Mate

#10

Post by someperson » Sat, Jul 05, 2014, 12:20 PM UTC

Really exciting that people still yearn for classic GNOME2 desktop environments! I know quite a few people who jumped ship from Ubuntu when Unity starting being forced on everybody by default.

Lubuntu (LXDE) has always been a bit buggy for me, but still makes for great systems (especially on older laptops).

Though I for one think the "halcyon" days of Ubuntu didn't just include a snappy/stable user interface, it also included as default the warmest colour themes ever, which somehow made even the dreariest night fun: https://www.google.com.au/search?q=ubuntu&biw=1527&bih=779&s...

Not all software has to be cold and icy!