Take a look at Applications > System Tools > MATE System Monitor. Press CTRL+ALT+F7 to return to the main TTY desktop. (Don’t forget, you can also drag icons to the panel for faster access.) Ubuntu MATE also supports virtual TTY desktops, which you can switch between using CTRL+ALT+F1 to F6. You can access a Terminal window using Applications > System Tools > MATE Terminal or by pressing CTRL+ALT+T. ![]() Here you’ll find a curated selection of additional programs you can install. Be sure to check out the Administration > Software Boutique program. ![]() And media programs like VLC Media Player, Rhythmbox, and Shotwell enable you to access video, music, and photo documents.Īll of the options can be found in the System folder. There’s a lot of office software – like Pidgin internet Messenger, Thunderbird Mail, and HexChat – to explore. Others – like Minecraft Pi, Sonic Pi, and Sense HAT Emulator – are Raspberry Pi-specific software found in Raspbian and Ubuntu MATE. Some – like Scratch 1.4, IDLE, and LibreOffice – you’ll be familiar with. You’ll find plenty of other apps to explore inside the other folders. Open it using the icon in top panel, or choose Applications > Internet > Firefox Web Browser. Ubuntu MATE has a vastly different selection to Raspbian.įirefox is the stock web browser. ApplicationsĬlicking on the Applications in the top-left accesses all the built-in software. It’s like having four different monitors and being able to jump between them (which is great if your screen gets cluttered up with windows). Clicking on any of the four screens lets you switch between them. You get four different workspaces (virtual desktops) by default. Meanwhile, over to the bottom-right is a Workspace Switcher. Clicking it hides all the current windows, enabling you to view the desktop. The bottom panel has a couple of interesting items. In the top-right are icons for Bluetooth and Network, plus the Clock and Shut Down icons. The one on the top has Applications, Places, and System (plus an icon for Firefox, the web browser). Unlike Raspbian, there are two panels at the top and bottom of the screen. The MATE desktop environment will be familiar to anybody who has used a GUI before. The Welcome page will open every time you boot up Ubuntu MATE deselect the ‘Open Welcome when I log on’ option tick and click Close if you don’t want to see it again. Click Close when you’re ready to start using the operating system. ![]() Click on the various buttons to take a tour of the system. Boot and interfaceĮvery time you boot into Ubuntu MATE, you’ll need to select your user and enter the password.Ī Welcome window greets you. Click Continue to complete the system installation. Fill out the ‘Your name’ and ‘Pick a username’ fields and enter a password. Choose your location on the map and pick your Keyboard Layout.įinally, you get to make your user. Now you need to choose your WiFi network and fill out the password field click Connect and Continue.Īfter that, you need to create your location settings. The first time you boot Ubuntu MATE, it displays a System Configuration window that requires you to create a user (with a password).Ĭhoose your language (English is the default selection) and click Continue. When ready, put the SD card into your Raspberry Pi and power it up. Now, use Etcher to copy the image file to your microSD card. Click on Download Link (or choose the magnet link if you want to be a good citizen and use a Torrent download to save on the bandwidth). Head to the Ubuntu MATE website and click on Raspberry Pi and 16.04.2 (Xenial). It is more resource-hungry, and doesn’t have the wealth of programming tools or community support of Raspbian, but it is a popular OS outside of Raspberry Pi and worth investigation – especially with the new faster Raspberry Pi 3B+. Ubuntu MATE is an alternative to Raspbian and a lot of fun to experiment with. ![]() MATE is based on GNOME 2, a popular interface. Called Ubuntu MATE (pronounced mah-tay), it uses the Ubuntu operating system with the MATE desktop environment. It’s one of the most popular operating systems in the world and there’s a version available for the Raspberry Pi. Like Raspbian it’s based on Debian architecture, but it’s run by Canonical Ltd which offers commercial support.
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