Ubuntu MATE Remix Is Making Good Progress, Now Runs in Virtualbox

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 27, 2014

A new Ubuntu with MATE as the default desktop environment has been in the making for a few weeks and it looks like the developers are making good progress. Ubuntu has quite a few flavors under its belt, but there are still a few ones missing, like MATE for example. A few developers, including one from Canonical, are working to make Ubuntu MATE Remix a reality, and so far they have done a great job.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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