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Why MATE is the best Linux desktop environment for retro computing enthusiasts

However, if your first instinct after installing MATE is to switch to a Windows XP-layout, then Linux Mint MATE Edition is ...
Forbes

Ubuntu MATE 19.10 Packs Two Awesome New Features For Linux Users

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. This article is more than 6 years old. The Ubuntu 19.10 upgrade ...
Liliputing

Official Ubuntu MATE for GPD Pocket handheld PCs updated to versions 19.04 and 18.04.2

The GPD Pocket line of pocket-sized, laptop-like computers ship with Windows 10, but folks have been figuring out how to run GNU/Linux on them since day one. Last year the developers behind Ubuntu ...
ZDNet

Hands-On: Ubuntu MATE on the Raspberry Pi 2

When the original Raspberry Pi came out, some people had high hopes for it as a low-cost general-purpose desktop computer. Especially because it was running Raspbian (a derivative of Debian GNU/Linux) ...
LinuxInsider

Pearl OS Could Be a Gem in the Making

If you favor the OS X environment, Pearl OS might be a Linux distro to feed your fancy.Pearl OS is a revival of the discontinued Pear OS distro. Pearl picks up where Pear left off in early 2014. Pearl ...
PC World

Here’s what’s new in 7 Ubuntu 15.04 offshoot ‘flavors,’ from Kubuntu to Ubuntu MATE

Ubuntu 15.04 wasn’t the only new Ubuntu desktop released last week . Seven of the nine official Ubuntu “flavors” released new versions based on Ubuntu 15.04. These all use the same low-level Ubuntu ...