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SlackBuild scripts for the MATE desktop environment
https://github.com/mateslackbuilds/msb

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SlackBuild scripts for the MATE desktop environment

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README 

        
MATE SlackBuilds

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This project provides SlackBuild scripts to build and install the MATE

desktop environment (http://www.mate-desktop.org) on Slackware Linux.

Please check the main project website at https://mateslackbuilds.github.io

for screenshots and more information.  There is also a link to MATE 1.18

binary packages for Slackware 14.2 and also older MATE packages for Slackware

14.0 and 14.1.



Please read GIT_BRANCHES.TXT to make sure you are on the right branch of

the MSB repo before attempting to build from the scripts.



After cloning the initial Git repo, you will be using 'master' branch which

will build the latest release or development branch for MATE desktop.

Building from the master branch is not supported and may or may not work at

any given moment. Most users will want to build from the stable branch which

is MATE version 1.28, released in February 2024.  Checkout that branch using 'git

checkout 15.0-mate-1.28' to build from the stable MSB branch.



The rest of this README.TXT is specific to building from the 'master'

branch which will build MATE 1.28, which is the latest stable version of MATE.



How to build and install the MATE packages using these scripts:



1.  Clone the Git repo or download a tarball/zip of the repo.



2.  Run the 'mate-build-deps.sh' in the msb root directory which will build

and install all the necessary dependencies in the /deps directory.

Please use "su" or "su -" to build as root instead of using "sudo".



3.  Run the 'mate-build-base.sh' in the msb root directory which will build

and install all the base (required) packages. There are a total of 25 packages

and they do not replace any stock Slackware packages. The SlackBuilds will use

wget to download the sources.  Or, you can also manually download the

sources from: http://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/1.28 and the download

locations for each dependency and put each source into the corresponding

directory within 'base' and 'deps'.



4.  Optionally, build and install any of the extra packages in the /extra

directory.  If you want to build and install them all, then you can use the

'mate-build-extra.sh' script in the msb root directory.  Otherwise, just go

into the directory of whatever package you want in /extra and run the

SlackBuild.  As with 'base', each SlackBuild will download the source.



5.  Once the base packages are built and installed, plus any from /extra,

you can use 'xwmconfig' to select the mate session.  Or, if you use KDM,

just log out and select MATE from the KDM session dialog.



6.  Check the 'startup applications' because there might be some duplicate

or conflicting entries.  For example, there will be an entry for

polkit-mate and polkit-gnome, the result of which might be duplicate

attempts at polkit actions when inserting a usb stick, for example.  You

may want to disable polkit-gnome and see if polkit-mate works by itself.

Also, if you use mate-power-manager then you might want to disable the Xfce

power manager if it is listed.



7. Check the 'preferred applications' in System > Preferences > Personal 

menu to make sure you use the correct application. eg. caja for File Manager

instead of audacious.



8.  Users running Slackware{64} -current are advised to read CURRENT.TXT.

It should also be noted that the target system for MATE SlackBuilds is a

full install of the latest official Slackware release.  It might run on a

less-than-full install and it might run on -current.  Or, it might not.

Neither of those are our official target systems.



9.  Enjoy and let us know of any issues.  Email is:

[email protected].



Thanks!



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Chess Griffin

Willy Sudiarto Raharjo