I’ve been using Lubuntu installed over the Ubuntu Server image with pretty good results. It does most of what I want, even if it’s not as slick as Mate, which can be installed thew same way. I found both Mate and my beloved Xubuntu to be a little too heavy for Le Potato. I might try Mate out as my daily driver now that I’ve tried it on this board. I miss the old gnome.
Here’s what I done:
I flashed ubuntu server to eMMC with Etcher, booted up and did the new password mumbo-jumbo.
I then connected via Ethernet, and ran:
$ sudo apt update && sudo apt -y upgrade
$ sudo apt install lubuntu-desktop
$ shutdown -h now
The command for Mate is:
$ sudo apt install ubuntu-mate-desktop
The Command for Xubuntu is:
$ sudo apt install xubuntu-desktop