Ubuntu MATE 17.04 is Available Now For Download
Martin Wimpress has announced the launch of Ubuntu MATE 17.04. The new release, which features nine months of support, ships with MATE 1.18 as the default desktop environment. With this release, the distribution's MATE desktop has completed the transition from using GTK+ 2 libraries to GTK+ 3.
What’s New in Ubuntu MATE 17.04?
- We’ve put a great deal of effort into refining Ubuntu MATE 17.04 in the following ways:
- The MATE Desktop team did an amazing job releasing MATE Desktop 1.18.0 which completes the transition to GTK3+, fixes countless bugs and introduces some much needed new features and modernisations.
- Daniel Foré from elementary contributed new icons to Ubuntu MATE which deliver style and panache.
- Ikey Doherty from Solus created Brisk Menu in collaboration with Ubuntu MATE. This efficient menu is integrated in the new Pantheon layout available via MATE Tweak.
- Dave from Linux & Other Stuff contributed a new dark theme, called Ambiant-MATE Dark. We love it!
- Wolfgang Ulbrich from MATE Desktop worked tirelessly on all the Ubuntu MATE themes making them all fully compatible with GTK 3.22 add ensuring every pixel is placed exactly where it should be.
- Michael Tunnel from TuxDigitial contributed retouched art assets for the Ubuntu MATE themes including scaled variants for when we are ready to go HiDPI.
- Luke Horwell from Ubuntu MATE updated the Bulk Queue in Ubuntu MATE Welcome and the Software Boutique so you can now queue up multiple application install/remove and execute them in one operation.
- Martin Wimpress from Ubuntu MATE did some stuff but no one remembers what.
Further information and a list of changes can be found in the project's release announcement.
