So i have see this in release notes than ubuntu MATE stays at the same MATE desktop:
24.04 LTS –> MATE desktop 1.26.2
24.10 –>MATE dekstop 1.26.2
25.04 –> MATE desktop 1.26.2
Can someone please explain
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A new release hasn't yet made it into Debian; which has to happen before it'll be picked up by Ubuntu (which is Debian based).
Basically, there aren't enough maintainers/developers for the existing workload, see also my comment here: Impression: LXQT Lubuntu may become Ubuntu Mate rival - #24 by stephematician
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If you want MATE 1.28; there are other distributions, e.g. ArchLinux, EndeavourOS etc; which are more 'cutting edge' but, being rolling distributions, tend to be more exposed to regressions (and new bugs).
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On that note I also think Fedora gets 1.28 if I’m not mistaken but last I read about the latest version is it’s not stable enough to be used by a casual user since some things may break unexpectedly
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The UbuntuMATE Community is focused on MATE as a stable desktop environment on top of the evolving Ubuntu Linux OS.
The underlying OS has many technical aspects that can evolve quite independantly from the GUI, which in our case is MATE. Those involve various aspects of performance optimization, and security, among others, which shouldn't be held back by the issues affecting the non-dependent GUI layer.
But, also, keep in mind that it is developped independantly of the OS. For that reason, some incompatibilities can emerge from such parallel development ... and that is where the "mechanics" need to step in and do some repair work to make the integration move forward.
In this case, with Ubuntu building on top of the upstream Debian sources, Ubuntu prefers to wait for that upstream effort to take place, thereby ensuring the ongoing "unified" approach in the ecosystem. That does leave Ubuntu exposed to integration delays that might arise.
Canonical/Ubuntu does at times choose to move ahead independently of Debian in order to accelerate that timeline, or for their own strategic reasons (Unity as one example), but that very rarely happens for some very good reasons.
Given all that, I would reflect long and hard regarding abandoning UbuntuMATE, if that has been your mainstay for a long time.
On the other hand, if you are "recent" accolyte for UbuntuMATE, the suggestions offered by the other Members, regarding switching to a different Flavour/OS for the "latest and greatest" MATE, may well be valid for your context.
Only you can be the judge of that.
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