HowTo Install The MATE (GNOME 2) Desktop - Revision history

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How to Disable Mate Screen Saver

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	[[Image:Mate-desktop-login.png\|1028px\|center\|Selecting MATE Desktop At Login]]		[[Image:Mate-desktop-login.png\|1028px\|center\|Selecting MATE Desktop At Login]]

	= How to Disable Mate Screen Saver =		= How to Disable the Mate Screen Saver =
	The following GNOME dconf GSettings command can be used to disable the Mate Screen Saver:		The following GNOME dconf GSettings command can be used to disable the Mate Screen Saver:
	[nst@dell7480 ~]$ gsettings set org.mate.screensaver idle-activation-enabled false;		[nst@dell7480 ~]$ gsettings set org.mate.screensaver idle-activation-enabled false;

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Using

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	[[Image:Mate-desktop-login.png\|1028px\|center\|Selecting MATE Desktop At Login]]		[[Image:Mate-desktop-login.png\|1028px\|center\|Selecting MATE Desktop At Login]]

			= How to Disable Mate Screen Saver =
			The following GNOME dconf GSettings command can be used to disable the Mate Screen Saver:
			[nst@dell7480 ~]$ gsettings set org.mate.screensaver idle-activation-enabled false;

			To read the screen saver setting:
			[nst@dell7480 ~]$ gsettings get org.mate.screensaver idle-activation-enabled;
			false

			To enable the screen saver:
			[nst@dell7480 ~]$ gsettings set org.mate.screensaver idle-activation-enabled true;

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	yum install @MATE mate-applets		yum install @MATE mate-applets

	Create or edit this file: "'''/etc/sysconfig/desktop'''" to use MATE as the default desktop when using an "'''XRDP'''" session managed by the '''NST WUI'''.		Create or edit this file: "'''/etc/sysconfig/desktop'''" to use MATE as the default desktop when using an "'''[http://www.xrdp.org/ XRDP]'''" session managed by the '''NST WUI'''.
	<pre class="programListing">		<pre class="programListing">
	PREFERRED=/usr/bin/mate-session		PREFERRED=/usr/bin/mate-session

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	yum install @MATE mate-applets		yum install @MATE mate-applets

			Create or edit this file: "'''/etc/sysconfig/desktop'''" to use MATE as the default desktop when using an "'''XRDP'''" session managed by the '''NST WUI'''.
	<pre class="programListing">		<pre class="programListing">
	PREFERRED=/usr/bin/mate-session		PREFERRED=/usr/bin/mate-session

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	yum install @MATE mate-applets		yum install @MATE mate-applets

			<pre class="programListing">
			PREFERRED=/usr/bin/mate-session
			</pre>

	== NST 2.16.0-4133 (NST Pro) ==		== NST 2.16.0-4133 (NST Pro) ==

Paul Blankenbaker: Added instructions for NST 18

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Added instructions for NST 18

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	There are two ways to install the MATE desktop.		There are two ways to install the MATE desktop.

			== NST 18 ==

			[[File:Thunderbolt.png\|frame\|left\|'''[[Feature Release Symbol \| <center>NST 18</center>]]''']]
			If you are running a build of the NST 18, you can install the MATE desktop using the following commands:

			yum install @MATE mate-applets


	== NST 2.16.0-4133 (NST Pro) ==		== NST 2.16.0-4133 (NST Pro) ==

Paul Blankenbaker: Created page with "= Overview = The release of GNOME 3 has been met with some controversy. Some people prefer a less glitzy and more traditional desktop like GNOME 2. The MATE desktop project (htt..."

2012-09-14T13:13:58Z

Created page with "= Overview = The release of GNOME 3 has been met with some controversy. Some people prefer a less glitzy and more traditional desktop like GNOME 2. The MATE desktop project (htt..."

New page

= Overview =

The release of GNOME 3 has been met with some controversy. Some people prefer a less glitzy and more traditional desktop like GNOME 2. The MATE desktop project (http://mate-desktop.org/) provides a GNOME 2 like desktop. Unfortunately, the MATE desktop can not be found in the current Fedora yum repositories (at least not until the Fedora 18 release).

= Installation =

There are two ways to install the MATE desktop.

== NST 2.16.0-4133 (NST Pro) ==

[[File:Thunderbolt.png|frame|left|'''[[Feature Release Symbol | <center>NST 2.16.0<br /> SVN: 4133</center>]]''']]
If you are running a build of the NST 2.16.0 based off a 4133 release (or later) OR you have a [http://www.networksecuritytoolkit.org/nstpro/ NST Pro subscription], you can install the MATE desktop using the following commands:

yum update
yum groupinstall MATE-desktop
yum install mate-applets

== NST 2.16.0 Earlier Releases ==

If you have a release of NST 2.16.0 or earlier, you can still install the MATE desktop. Instructions for adding the MATE desktop yum repository to your system can be found at http://mate-desktop.org/. Once you have added the repository to your system, you should be able to add the MATE desktop using the following commands:

yum update
yum groupinstall MATE-desktop
yum install mate-applets

= Using =

To use the MATE desktop, simply select it from the list of desktop choices before entering your password on the login screen.

[[Image:Mate-desktop-login.png|1028px|center|Selecting MATE Desktop At Login]]