Ubuntu MATE
| Ubuntu MATE 25.04 "Plucky Pluffin" | |
| Developer | Ubuntu MATE team | 
|---|---|
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) | 
| Working state | Current | 
| Source model | Open source | 
| Initial release | 23 October 2014 | 
| Latest release | 25.04 "Plucky Puffin" / 17 April 2025 | 
| Available in | Multilingual | 
| Update method | APT (Software Updater, Ubuntu Software Center) | 
| Package manager | dpkg | 
| Platforms | IA-32 (defunct), x86-64, PowerPC, ARM | 
| Kernel type | Monolithic | 
| Userland | GNU | 
| Default user interface | MATE | 
| License | Free software licenses (mainly GPL) | 
| Official website | ubuntu-mate | 
Ubuntu MATE is a free and open-source Linux distribution and an official derivative of Ubuntu. Its main differentiation from Ubuntu is that it uses the MATE desktop environment as its default user interface (based on GNOME 2), instead of the GNOME 3 desktop environment that is the default user interface for Ubuntu.