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Install Linux Mint Mate Desktop On Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot
The GNOME 2 Fork 'Mate' is a desktop environment that is used in Fedora 16 replacing Gnome 3. If you wish to use this desktop environment on Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot to replace your current Unity or Gnome Shell interface, then follow the instructions given below.
>> We need first to add the main Linux Mint 12 repository to your repository list. So, open the Terminal (Press Alt+F2 and type: gnome-terminal -or- Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and run this command to edit /etc/apt/sources.list:
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
At the end of the file add this line:
deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ lisa main upstream import
Save your file and close.Now run the following commands in the Terminal:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install linuxmint-keyring
To install the GNOME 2 Fork 'Mate' desktop, Run following commands in the Terminal:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mint-meta-mate
Log out the current session, and at the login screen, select MATE, then login normally:
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This is pretty cool, actually. If I'm not mistaken, MATE came from some random ArchLinux user. That's crazy! It's such a huge deal in my eyes!
Even Linus Torvalds was saying to the public that he wished someone would fork Gnome2. Here it is! Have you seen the latest DistroWatch stats? LinuxMint has overtaken Ubuntu by over 400 hits per day. I think the availability of a pre-installed fork of Gnome2 may be the culprit. I wonder if Canonical will come to the same conclusion?
One thing to be aware of is that when you install the packages via the Mint 12 repository it'll replace /etc/lsb-release to reflect LinuxMint. I've had problems with Synaptic because of that change and if you edit /etc/lsb-release to refect Ubuntu 11.10 it'll change right back to LinuxMint. /etc/update-motd.d also has it's files changed so be careful!
Thanks now i cant get into synaptic, software-centre, or software-sources, new method needed
@Anonymous
What you can't get into Synaptic/Software Center?
If you're talking about it's installation, This method works perfect. I tried it today.
Please guide me how to remove dis now?
@Kush Patel
Enter These following commands to remove this:
sudo apt-get autoremove mint-meta-mate
sudo apt-get remove mint-meta-mate
Thank you Umair !
thanks a lot Umair
Tutorial works fine, but my Software-Center don't start anymore. In Terminal I get this: «ImportError: No module named LinuxMint»
Do somebody know how to fix this?
Umair,
I've haven't been running Linux for very long, however I'm usually able to figure things out. I followed these instrux to a T and I got the following error upon reboot:
There is a problem with the configuration server
(/usr/lib/MateConf/mateconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status 256)
Surprisingly, I find no other instances of a sanity check error when installing Linux Mint Mate/OO. Is it possible that I'm the first person this has happened to? My only option is to boot into recovery mode...
Do you know what's causing the error and more importantly, how do I fix it?
Sahir
I have tried this tutorial today and i have installed mate successfully.but after rebooting,my ubuntu software center does not start anymore.and synaptics is working fine.plz anybody can help me how to fix this problem.
@Ramesh Katkam
Go to the following Topic for Ubuntu Software Center:
Ubuntu Software Center for Linux Mint
I am on Ubuntu 11.10. A fresh install done this morning. I too get a "sanity-check-2 exited with status 256" error when starting MATE. So I went back and looked at what happened when I installed the mint-meta-mgse.
$ sudo apt-get install mint-meta-mgse
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
mint-meta-mgse is already the newest version.
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
mint-meta-mate : Depends: python-mate-desktop but it is not going to be installed
mintmenu : Depends: python-mate-desktop but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
python-mate-desktop
The following NEW packages will be installed:
python-mate-desktop
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
149 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/83.9 kB of archives.
After this operation, 422 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
(Reading database ... 215750 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking python-mate-desktop (from .../python-mate-desktop_1.0.2-1_amd64.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python-mate-desktop_1.0.2-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gtk-2.0/evolution/ecal.la', which is also in package python-evolution 2.32.0-0ubuntu6
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/python-mate-desktop_1.0.2-1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
So it looks like MATE won't start because of this conflict. What is the proper way to proceed from here to resolve the conflict?
@Steven Davies-Morris
Download the following package and install:
ftp://tridex.net/repo/ubuntu/pool/main/p/python-mate-desktop/
and enter the following command in Terminal:
dpkg -i python-mate-desktop_1.1.0-1_amd64.deb
Rather than using the Mint repository, it's just as easy (and much cleaner!) to use Mate's repository directly:
http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/download#ubuntu
This should avoid any nasty conflicts with Mint.
Hi everybody,
Today, I uninstalled Kde desktop from Ubuntu 11.10 . and it was successfully removed.but when i boot into Ubuntu black screen was coming instead of colored screen. after one minute,i got into log in page .then everything is fine.can anybody help me how to fix this problem.
@Ramesh Katkam
Login to your Ubuntu (Press Alt+F6) to enter in run level.
When you enter into run level enter username and password than enter following command to install desktop:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
Hope this will solve your problem
Thank you, Umair.
I got into another problem.I can't get into normal desktop.Ubuntu wont start in normal mode and only starts in recovery mode low graphics mode. help me how to fix this problem.
Thank you Umair ,
I got into another problem,My Ubuntu starts in normal mode with low graphics.Help me how to fix this problem.
@Ramesh Katkam
If you have Nvidia card remove drivers and reinstall it again:
sudo apt-get remove nvidia-current
Install Nvidia drivers from here.
If you have integrated/other card tell me.
I will figure out problem.
I have Intel HD graphics 3000
@Ramesh Karkam
Well, enter the following commands:
sudo apt-get reinstall ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get install mesa-utils
I hope it will solve your problem,
If not than take a screen shot of your desktop and also display settings.
That did not work for me .
Below is the link for the screenshots.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68821608@N02/?saved=1
@Ramesh Katkam
This is known bug in launchpad, but these commands will fix your problem I am pretty sure.
Enter following commands in Terminal:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-core
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-video-intel
After I run these commands,I rebooted.I selected the proper way to boot Ubuntu,the screen goes blank.Then I boot into recovery mode,this has taken me to text based terminal screen to login. It is like the terminal screen when goes with Ctrl + Alt + F1. yesterday i edited the grub file and added nomodset to quiet splash somewhere in file.Looking forward to your reply
@Ramesh Katkam
Enter commmand:
sudo update-grub
If again doesn't work enter this command:
sudo apt-get upgrade
Thanks a lot Umair.
Now i got my normal desktop
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