mate

"meta-port" for the MATE integrated X11 desktop

MATE is a fork of GNOME 2. It provides an intuitive and attractive desktop to users using traditional metaphors. -- Where does the name come from? The name "MATE" comes from yerba mate, a species of holly native to subtropical South America. Its leaves contain caffeine and are used to make infusions and a beverage called mate. -- This metaport installs MATE base (lite, a lean desktop) plus extras applications such as text editor, archiver manager and etc. If you do not want to have the bloats, please install x11/mate-base.