Longtime Fedora User Intrigued Enough To Contemplate A Switch

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Does Ubuntu Mate offer a cut down image for installation?

A couple of optional ways would be to just install:

mate-desktop-environment

or for ever less

mate-desktop-environment-core

This is dated, the recommended packages have changed, but gives you the idea.

Trying to understand the Mate Core Packs

I have a core install running, but I’m wondering if this is truly a minimal install. I first tried installing xorg, marco and mate-desktop to a console only install. This did not work, but if I add mate-desktop-environment-core I then have a working desktop. Which is much less than a standard desktop with about 1000 installed packages and taking up 2 gig of HDD space. So the question; is this the minimal install or will another mix yield less.