2017 - Ubuntu MATE 16.04.2 LTS - Intro & How-to Download, Verify & Create a Live DVD & USB - March 4

Ubuntu MATE is a free and open-source Linux distribution and an official derivative of Ubuntu. Its main differentiation from Ubuntu is that it uses the MATE desktop environment as its default user interface, based on GNOME 2 which was used for Ubuntu versions prior to 11.04, instead of the Unity graphical shell that is the default user interface for the Ubuntu desktop.

The Ubuntu MATE project was founded by Martin Wimpress and Alan Pope and began as an unofficial derivative of Ubuntu, using an Ubuntu 14.10 base for its first release; a 14.04 LTS release followed shortly. As of February 2015, Ubuntu MATE gained the official Ubuntu flavour status from Canonical Ltd. as per the release of 15.04 Beta 1. In addition to IA-32 and x86-64 which were the initial supported platforms, Ubuntu MATE also supports PowerPC and ARMv7 (on the Raspberry Pi 2 and 3).
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_MATE

Ubuntu MATE Shop:
https://ubuntu-mate.boutique

Reviews:
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=ubuntumate

My Guide to Download, Verify & Create a Live DVD & USB from GNU+Linux,Google Chrome OS, Mac OS X & Windows:

Windows & Mac OS X Users:
1- Use Qbittorrent: https://www.qbittorrent.org/download.php
to Download the ubuntu-mate-16.04-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent & Save it to the Downloads Folder:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mate/releases/16.04.2/release/

2- Save to the Downloads a copy of SHA256SUMS file from Canonical’s CD Images server:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mate/releases/16.04.2/release/

3- To Verify the ISO, use this online site:
https://md5file.com/calculator

The Result has to be:
SHA256 Checksum: 39cb4d4069dd79a9104b8c1c5d0d4a5b009779eec55fafeceafcf43c7ebcaba4

All GNU+Linux Users:

1- Use the Bit Torrent software that came with your Distro.
Save to the Downloads Folder a copy of the ubuntu-mate-16.04-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent ,
SHA256SUMS and SHA256SUMS.gpg files from Canonical’s CD Images server:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mate/releases/16.04.2/release/

2- go to the Donwloads Folder:

cd Downloads

3- Import the Ubuntu Key:

gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-key "C598 6B4F 1257 FFA8 6632 CBA7 4618 1433 FBB7 5451"

4- Verify the SHA256SUMS.gpg SHA256SUMS.txt:

gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.gpg SHA256SUMS.txt

5- Verify the sha256sum do ISO:

sha256sum ubuntu-mate-16.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso

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