How to install MATE desktop on Fedora Linux?

MATE is a free and open-source desktop environment that is the continuation of GNOME 2. It offers a simple, easy-to-use, intuitive graphical user interface.

It is in active development to keep it updated with the new technologies. It comes preloaded on Ubuntu MATE and many other Linux distributions.

In this article, I will discuss how to install the MATE desktop environment on Fedora Linux.

Prerequisites

To follow this guide you should have the following things –

• A system running a recent version of Fedora Linux
• Access to a user account that has superuser privilege

How to install MATE desktop on Fedora

You can install the MATE desktop on Fedora Linux by using the dnf or groupinstall commands. Use one of them to install it on your system.

Before you install a package make sure your system is up to date –

sudo dnf update -y

Now use one of the given commands to install the MATE desktop on your Fedora system –

sudo dnf install @mate-desktop

Press y and then enter if it asks for your confirmation.

Use the following command to install the MATE desktop tools as well –

sudo dnf install @mate-applications

Alternatively, you can use the given command to install the MATE desktop on a Fedora system –

sudo dnf groupinstall 'MATE Desktop'

Based on your internet speed it can take some time, once it gets downloaded and installed on your system use the following command and reboot your system.

reboot

On the login screen click on the Settings icon which is given at the bottom right corner of the screen here click on MATE.

Now enter your password and log in to your Fedora system. Now this will display the MATE GUI as you can see in the image below.

How to remove the MATE desktop from Fedora

Now for any reason, if you want to remove the MATE desktop from your system then first get back to the original desktop environment i.e. GNOME, and then use the given command in your terminal to remove it –

sudo dnf -y remove @mate-desktop

Remove MATE desktop applications by using –

sudo dnf -y remove @mate-applications

OR use the following command to remove the MATE desktop from your system –

sudo dnf groupremove -y "MATE Desktop"

Remove any unused dependencies by using –

sudo dnf autoremove

Conclusion

You have successfully installed the MATE desktop environment on Fedora Linux. Now if you want to say something on this topic then write us in the comments below.