MATE code components provided as Git submodule repository

 The MATE Desktop Environment is the continuation of GNOME 2. It provides an
 intuitive and attractive desktop environment using traditional metaphors for
 Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.
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 MATE is under active development to add support for new technologies while
 preserving a traditional desktop experience.
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 This package provides code components required to build other parts of the
 MATE desktop environment.