We are preparing Ubuntu MATE Xenial Xerus (16.04) for distribution on April 21st, 2016 With this Alpha 1 pre-release, you can see what we are trying out in preparation for our next (stable) version.

What works?

People tell us that Ubuntu MATE is stable. You may, or may not, agree.

Ubuntu MATE Alpha Releases are NOT recommended for:

Regular users who are not aware of pre-release issues

Anyone who needs a stable system

Anyone uncomfortable running a possibly frequently broken system

Anyone in a production environment with data or workflows that need to be reliable

Ubuntu MATE Alpha Releases are recommended for:

Regular users who want to help us test by finding, reporting, and/or fixing bugs

Ubuntu MATE, MATE, and GTK+ developers

What changed since the Ubuntu MATE 15.10 release?

Here what changed in Ubuntu MATE 16.04 Alpha 1 since Ubuntu MATE 15.10.

Thanks to everyone from the Ubuntu MATE community who contributed to this release!

Where is MATE 1.12?

It is coming really soon. In fact it should be available via updates in a couple of days after this Alpha 1 release.

Download Ubuntu MATE 16.04 Join the fun and experience a retrospective future. Download

Known Issues

Here are the known issues.

You’ll also want to check the Ubuntu MATE bug tracker to see what has already been reported. These issues will be addressed in due course.

Feedback

Is there anything you can help with or want to be involved in? Maybe you just want to discuss your experiences or ask the maintainers some questions. Please come and talk to us.