MATE is the branch of the classic desktop Gnome 2. It is designed according to the operating habits of Windows users. It is suitable for novice users of Windows to switch to Linux. MATE has improved its functions and added new functions. For example, you can add the Window Manager support, use the Caja File Manager, use the Marco window manager to add side-by-side tiles, and add the support dialog box and shortcut menu to open the shortcut keys.
Below is MATE:
The installation of MATE 1.8 has not yet entered the official library. I believe it will be updated soon. The current version is 1.6, which supports Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04, 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, and its derivative versions.
Open the terminal and enter the following command:
Sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu saucy main"
Sudo apt-get update
Sudo apt-get install mate-archive-keyring
Sudo apt-get update
Sudo apt-get install mate-core mate-desktop-environment
After the installation is complete, log out and select MATE on the logon page: