An OS package that is stylish, yet light weight.
And simplified too!
What is this all about?
Simple installers for polishing MATE (on Arch Linux) that:
Installs extra repositories for easy finding of applications using the help of Chaotic AUR and Arch AUR (with the YAY command);
Installs bare essentials, like: Chromium, LibreOffice, VLC;
Adds Windows compatability by adding Wine and SMB support to Caja;
Beautifies MATE with CutefishOS wallpapers, basic Compiz animations, BriskMenu and Yaru theme components.
What led you to making this?
I wanted to breathe life into older PCs, where they struggle running modern versions of closed-source operating systems and want a lightweight replacement, where RAM usage on idle is less than 700 MB, loads applications quickly and is pleasant to look at.
- Install Arch Linux/MATE
Using the help of ArchInstall in the Live CD, you can get started with a basic MATE Desktop Environment.
2. Download and execute the installer as SUDO.
Using a WGET command, changing file permissions to allow execution, you can get the script running in less than a minute.
3. Type in your password
Then let it do the rest of its work getting repositories, applications and system tweaks.
4. Run the second installer
Finishes setting up your desktop, log-out or reboot for changes to take effect.
Minimum system requirements
64-bit CPU/SOC
2 GB of RAM
8 GB of space (After installation, the whole OS, uncleaned takes up 1,5 GB, so having some headroom would be nice)
Internet connectivity (only for the installation and web browsing)