Good god what happened to mate

[danielfnj96]

So i just installed LMDE on my computer with mate and it doesn't even resemble the mate i know, to me it seems more like cinnamon actually. I did check though and it seems mate is installed and i logged in under the mate desktop but its not what i had in mind at all. First off there is only one panel no biggy i can easily fix that in the the settings, but the main issue is with that horrid menu, i just really don't like it at all. So is this normal or was there an issue with my iso? I saw the same thing though with all the disks ive tried (LMDE and Mint 14) and decided if i can't fix it up i'll just install another GUI. So does anyone know how i can get the mate i know and love back? You know, the one with the three menus at the the top of the screen. Any replies would be appreciated. Also i have mate installed on my fedora disk and its fine which just raises more questions.

[xenopeek]

So is this normal or was there an issue with my iso?

This is how MATE comes pre-configured on Linux Mint. You can re-configure it as you want. There is no "issue" with your ISO.

You know, the one with the three menus at the the top of the screen.

Remove the mintMenu, add the Menu Bar. That is the Applications|Places|System thingy you want. Remove the one by right-clicking it and selecting Remove From Panel (probably first deselect Lock To Panel), then add the other through Add to Panel by right-clicking empty spot on the panel.

You can add a panel by right-click empty spot on the panel and selecting New Panel.

Note that also on Cinnamon you can do the exact same thing (two panels, and Applications|Places|System menu), so I don't follow your grubbiness here.

Also i have mate installed on my fedora disk and its fine which just raises more questions.

Fedora pre-configures MATE differently. Whether you prefer that or any other configuration, you can configure it as you want easily.

[danielfnj96]

Ok that fixed it, thanks.