Add one of the following repos to /etc/apt/sources.list via the following command:
$ sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://repo.mate-desktop.org/ubuntu saucy main" $ sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu saucy main" $ sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://mirror1.mate-desktop.org/ubuntu saucy main" or # sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu precise main"or using a text editor of your choice add the ONE following mirrors to
/etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu raring main deb http://repo.mate-desktop.org/ubuntu raring main deb http://mirror1.mate-desktop.org/ubuntu raring main
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install mate-archive-keyring sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install mate-core sudo apt-get install mate-desktop-environment
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends \
mate-desktop-environment mate-desktop-environment-extra mate-archive-keyring \
caja-gksu caja-sendto mate-bluetooth dconf-tools mate-indicator-applet \
mate-media-gstreamer mate-icon-theme-faenza
sudo apt-get remove \
gcalctool gnome-screenshot gedit file-roller eog gnome-system-monitor gnome-system-log \
baobab gnome-terminal gnome-applets gnome-media gnome-power-manager gnome-screensaver
sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults -s mate
xdg-mime default caja-folder-handler.desktop inode/directory xdg-mime default caja-folder-handler.desktop x-scheme-handler/ssh mateconftool-2 --set --type=bool /desktop/mate/url-handlers/ssh/enabled true mateconftool-2 --set --type=string /desktop/mate/url-handlers/ssh/command 'caja "%s"' mateconftool-2 --set --type=bool /desktop/mate/url-handlers/ssh/needs_terminal false xdg-mime default caja-folder-handler.desktop x-scheme-handler/ftp mateconftool-2 --set --type=bool /desktop/mate/url-handlers/ftp/enabled true mateconftool-2 --set --type=string /desktop/mate/url-handlers/ftp/command 'caja "%s"' mateconftool-2 --set --type=bool /desktop/mate/url-handlers/ftp/needs_terminal false xdg-mime default eom.desktop image/bmp xdg-mime default eom.desktop image/gif xdg-mime default eom.desktop image/jpeg xdg-mime default eom.desktop image/x-pcx xdg-mime default eom.desktop image/png xdg-mime default eom.desktop image/tiff xdg-mime default pluma.desktop text/plain xdg-mime default pluma.desktop text/x-log xdg-mime default pluma.desktop application/x-perl xdg-mime default pluma.desktop application/javascript xdg-mime default pluma.desktop application/rdf+xml xdg-mime default pluma.desktop application/x-wine-extension-ini xdg-mime default pluma.desktop application/x-wine-extension-vbs xdg-mime default pluma.desktop text/x-csrc xdg-mime default pluma.desktop application/x-wine-extension-inf xdg-mime default atril.desktop application/pdf
$ sudo update-alternatives --install "$(which x-terminal-emulator)" x-terminal-emulator "$(which mate-terminal)" 30 $ sudo update-alternatives --set x-terminal-emulator "$(which mate-terminal)"
ubuntu11$ sudo apt-get remove overlay-scrollbar liboverlay-scrollbar-0.1-0 ubuntu12$ sudo apt-get remove overlay-scrollbar liboverlay-scrollbar-0.2-0 liboverlay-scrollbar3-0.2-0
Close desktop session and log in with MATE Desktop.