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MATE (desktop environment)

Summary

MATE (desktop environment) is a desktop environment[1]. MATE (desktop environment) has Wikipedia articles in 42 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • MATE (desktop environment)'s instance of is recorded as desktop environment[3].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • yerba mate is named after MATE (desktop environment)[5].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s based on is recorded as Q44316[6].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[7].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s copyright license is recorded as GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0[8].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s copyright license is recorded as GNU Free Documentation License, version 1.1[9].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s programmed in is recorded as Q15777[10].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s programmed in is recorded as Q2407[11].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s programmed in is recorded as Python[12].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[13].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.14[14].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.10[15].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.12[16].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.16[17].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.18[18].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.20[19].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.22[20].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.24[21].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.26[22].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.8[23].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.6[24].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.4[25].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.2[26].
  • MATE (desktop environment)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include desktop environment[3] and free software[4].

Origins

yerba mate is named after MATE (desktop environment)[5]. August 19, 2011 marks the founding of MATE (desktop environment)[28].

Why It Matters

MATE (desktop environment) has Wikipedia articles in 42 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] MATE (desktop environment) is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . git.mate-desktop.org. Retrieved . git.mate-desktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . git.mate-desktop.org. Retrieved . git.mate-desktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . git.mate-desktop.org. Retrieved . git.mate-desktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . mate-desktop.org. mate-desktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . mate-desktop.org. mate-desktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . mate-desktop.org. mate-desktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . mate-desktop.org. mate-desktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . mate-desktop.org. mate-desktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . mate-desktop.org. Retrieved . mate-desktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . mate-desktop.org. Retrieved . mate-desktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . mate-desktop.org. Retrieved . mate-desktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . git.mate-desktop.org. git.mate-desktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . mate-desktop.org. mate-desktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . mate-desktop.org. mate-desktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . mate-desktop.org. mate-desktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . mate-desktop.org. mate-desktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . mate-desktop.org. mate-desktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    Quora topic id → MATE-Desktop-Environment
    Copyright license → GNU General Public License, version 2.0, GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0, GNU Free Documentation License, version 1.1
    Freebase id → /m/0hn8_xk
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/f7791def1392|details]])"
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