Ubuntu – MATE not showing up after install

14.04lightdmmate

I just used Synaptic to install MATE Desktop Environment on my Ubuntu 14.04 computer. It installed successfully, but after rebooting, it's not showing up on the login screen. My only options are to choose from Ubuntu (Default) or XFCE. Does anyone know why and how do I get MATE to work?

Best Answer

Open a terminal and run:

sudo apt-get remove --purge mate-desktop

sudo apt-get autoremove

now add the MATE Official repo, press y when prompted.

sudo apt-add-repository "deb http://repo.mate-desktop.org/archive/1.8/ubuntu trusty main"

sudo apt-get update

then install it:

sudo apt-get install mate-core

sudo apt-get install mate-desktop-environment

sudo apt-get install mate-desktop-environment-extra

sudo reboot

Done.

Now you should be able to see MATE at the login screen.

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