MATE Desktop Environment

Setting up MATE profile

As many of you have read recently, we have brought MATE into our main tree. Which can be added via profile mix-in. It is simple to do so:

root # eselect profile list
root ##i##Currently available arch profiles:
  [1]   funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/arch/x86-64bit * 
  [2]   funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/arch/x86-64bit/pure64
root ##i##Currently available build profiles:
  [3]   funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/build/stable
  [4]   funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/build/current *
  [5]   funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/build/experimental
root ##i##Currently available flavor profiles:  
  [6]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/flavor/minimal
  [7]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/flavor/core *   
  [8]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/flavor/desktop
  [9]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/flavor/workstation
root ##i##Currently available mix-ins profiles:
  [10]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/audio
  [11]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/console-extras
  [12]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/dvd
  [13]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/gnome
  [14]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/kde
  [15]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/mate
  [16]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/media
  [17]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/print
  [18]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/python3-only
  [19]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/rhel5-compat
  [20]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/server-db
  [21]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/server-mail
  [22]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/server-web
  [23]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/X
  [24]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/xfce
  [25]  funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/vmware-guest
root # eselect profile add funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/mate
root # emerge -uDNav @world

USE flags

There is a use.mask on GTK3 for libcanberra which is required for a clean merge of MATE. A quick work around would be adding this to /etc/portage/:

root # install -d /etc/portage/profile/
root # echo "media-libs/libcanberra -gtk3" >> /etc/portage/profile/package.use.mask
root # echo "media-libs/libcanberra gtk gtk3" >> /etc/portage/package.use

MATE set

MATE desktop set require manual step as described below

root # install -d /etc/portage/sets/
root # cp /usr/portage/sets/mate /etc/portage/sets
root # emerge @mate

You're good to go!