Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS with MATE - can I use do-release-upgrade?

[Liam Proven]

On Sun, 12 Mar 2023 at 09:20, Bo Berglund <bo.berglund at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This system is ready for a release upgrade but I am reluctant because I am
> running MATE desktop since I cannot stand the Ubuntu default desktop...

I sympathise. I can't stand GNOME either. Personally I prefer Xfce
over MATE, but I use some MATE applets and accessories.

The key question here is what you installed originally.

If you installed vanilla Ubuntu with GNOME, then added a different
desktop (and maybe removed or just didn't use the other desktop), then
when you update, I think it will put the original desktop back as
default.

E.g. when I upgraded my 16.04 machines to 18.04, I got GNOME as my
default desktop, although I was using Unity.

In 18.04 the default was changed to GNOME so I got GNOME.

I had to reinstall Unity, but then it worked fine. GNOME is still
there but I ignore it and don't use it.

So the question is:

Did you install Ubuntu MATE? Or did you install Ubuntu (i.e. with
GNOME) and then add MATE to it?

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