Power on the Kali 2020.1 virtual machine and login (since there is no root user you should login as a user you created or the default user:password i.e kali:kali). We have performed this tutorial from a X11 terminal but all these commands can be run from any other desktop environment’s terminal.

Here’s how to install MATE desktop environment in Kali Linux 2020.1.

MATE Desktop although looks old fashioned is light and has a simple interface. Today we will see a tutorial on how to install MATE Desktop environment in Kali Linux 2020.1. The information about different desktop environments and their pros and cons can be seen here.

With 2020.1 release, there will be a single installation image for all these and users would have to select the desktop environment he/she needs while installing. Earlier we had different installation images for different desktop environments which include GNOME, KDE etc. The most distinct change it brought is a single installer image for installation. The latest version brought many changes like not giving root user by default and some new tools. You all know the first release of Kali Linux this year, Kali Linux 2020.1 has been released in the month of January. Today our readers will learn about installing mate desktop in Kali Linux.

Kali linux virtualbox image with mate