How to install mate 1.14 on ubuntu mate 16.04

Ubuntu Mate 16.04 came out in its final version with the Mate 1.12 desktop since it was the last stable version that was available at the time of the distribution features freeze. Mate 1.14 came out later so it could not be included as standard, however nothing prevents you from installing and enjoying it on your Ubuntu Mate 16.04.

What's New Mate 1.14

It has taken two months for Mate 1.14 to be available in a PPA repository for its installation, a time that has been used to verify that there are no major bugs that affect the user experience in the new version of the Gnome 2 fork.

Mate 1.14 is a minor version that includes not very important changes, although there are a considerable number of new features, among which we can mention the following:

• The ordering of apps on the client side has been corrected so that all desktop themes are rendered correctly. The touchpad already supports the use of corners and scroll using two fingers. Three new focus modes can be selected in the Windows. The volume and brightness OSD can be turned on and off. The menu bar icons and their elements can be changed.

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Mate 1.14 is still compiling on GTK2 + to ensure full compatibility of Ubuntu 16.04 with the rest of third-party applications, applets, plugins and other extensions.

Install Mate 1.14 on Ubuntu Mate 16.04

To install Mate 1.14 in Ubuntu Mate 16.04 you just have to enter the following commands in the console and restart the system:

sudo apt-add-repository ppa: ubuntu-mate-dev / xenial-mate sudo apt update sudo apt dist-upgrade

If you don't like it you can delete the changes made and go back to Mate 1.12 with the following commands:

sudo apt install ppa-purge sudo ppa-purge ppa: ubuntu-mate-dev / xenial-mate

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