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== Mate Desktop ==
The MATE Desktop Environment is the continuation of GNOME 2. It provides an intuitive and attractive desktop environment using traditional metaphors for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. This could be  a good alternative for user who prefer old-fashioned look and feel.

==Installation==
Funtoo portage tree offer a meta-package for MATE Desktop. For clean installation we would need to enable mate mix-in. 
{{Note|If you installing MATE from a basic stage3, please, enable a desktop profile before mate mix-in}}
<console>
# ##i## epro flavor desktop
# ##i## epro mix-ins +mate
# ##i## emerge mate-base/mate
</console>

== Start==
There are several different ways to start MATE:

* Editing the {{c|.xinitrc}} file in your user's home directory 
* Using a display manager (e.g. SLiM, GDM, KDM or LightDM).
Mate team recommends LightDM 
http://www.funtoo.org/Package:Lightdm.  If manual start prefered, edit <code>.xinitrc</code> file
{{file|name=.xinitrc|body=
exec mate-session}}
Use <code> startx</code> command to launch MATE Desktop.