Ubuntu MATE seeking maintainers as the creator looks to move on

submitted by cm0002 to linux 22 points | 0 comments https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/ubuntu-mate-seeking-maintainers-as-the-creator-looks-to-move-on/ > Developer Martin Wimpress has announced their intention to move on from Ubuntu MATE, and so the distribution is looking for fresh faces. > > What is Ubuntu MATE? It’s an official flavour of the Ubuntu family. Using Ubuntu as the base of the packages but it comes with the retro MATE desktop environment which is the continuation of the old GNOME 2.