How to install the Desktop Mate in a system with Ubuntu 16.04 Unity

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Trying to understand the Mate Core Packs

Ubuntu MATE and Lubuntu are unlike the other flavours. When installing the ubuntu-mate-core or ubuntu-mate-desktop meta package you must do so with --no-install-recommends, like this: For a minimal install sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends ubuntu-mate-core^ For a complete install sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends ubuntu-mate-core^ sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends ubuntu-mate-desktop^ It is required to use --no-install-recommends otherwise a whole heap of unre…