Linux Mint 15-16 How to Install Mate Destkop Easy Guide

Install Mate Desktop on Linux Mint 15/16

The Short Guide shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Mate Desktop on Linux Mint 15-Olivia/16-Petra.

To Prepare for Mate Desktop Installation Linux Mint 15 Olivia and 16 Petra Follow Guide to SetUp the Apt Repositories as for Ubuntu 13.04 Raring!

Included on the Guide Links to Guides on How to Install Google-Chrome and Evernote for Linux Mint.

1. SetUp Apt Mate Repositories as for Ubuntu Raring

   Mate Repositories for Raring

   Mate Apt Repositories Setup Guide

2. Installing Mate Desktop on Linux Mint

   sudo su

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

   apt-get update

   apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install mate-archive-keyring

   apt-get update

   apt-get install mate-core mate-desktop-environment

   If Unable to Log-In into Mate from mdm Display Manager then Switch to slim (for example) with:

   apt-get install slim

   And Set slim as the manager!

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