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05-15-2017, 08:31 PM
(05-15-2017, 07:46 PM)pagesix1536 Wrote: Anyone know what the reason was that MATE was chosen for the desktop environment?

Preference:

... Mate is popular;  and well known.  Mate is usable from a lay-persons view-point , has what is expected , is solid and functions well.  

As you have noted, other environments work fine ( for some perhaps better ) and anyone is free to install what they wish;  Mate in no way prevents that.

Actually, the images are shipped without gui.  Mate can be easily installed via script;  however, anything else can be installed also ( gnu+linux is all about freedom and choice, nothing has changed in that way ).
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MATE / XFCE / LXDE - by pagesix1536 - 05-15-2017, 07:46 PM
RE: MATE / XFCE / LXDE - by MarkHaysHarris777 - 05-15-2017, 08:31 PM
RE: MATE / XFCE / LXDE - by pfeerick - 05-16-2017, 03:44 AM
RE: MATE / XFCE / LXDE - by cootcraig - 05-22-2017, 09:25 AM
RE: MATE / XFCE / LXDE - by pagesix1536 - 05-16-2017, 04:56 PM
RE: MATE / XFCE / LXDE - by Luke - 05-22-2017, 10:08 AM
RE: MATE / XFCE / LXDE - by cootcraig - 05-22-2017, 11:05 AM
RE: MATE / XFCE / LXDE - by zer0sig - 06-23-2017, 02:54 PM

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