Uma usuvele ulande I-Linux Mint 12, Ngiyakwazisa ukuthi the UClement lefebvre ikhombisa ukuthi sikwenza kanjani okuthile Amathiphu ukuguqula ulwazi lwe I-MGSE y MATE. Ake sibone ukuthi ziyini.
I-MGSE
Shintshela kuphaneli elilodwa ngaphezulu.
Njengoba abasebenzisi abaningi kungenzeka babonile, I-MGSE ngokuzenzakalela kusinikeza amaphaneli ama-2 (kufana I-Gnome2) kepha uma sifuna, singasebenzisa kuphela iphaneli ngemuva ngaphezulu ngesitayela se- Igobolondo le-Gnome.
Okokuqala, sikhubaza iphaneli engezansi:
- Kumenyu sisebenzisa ithuluzi «Okuncamelayo Okuthuthukile».
- Siyakhetha "Izandiso zeShell" noma "Izandiso zeShell".
- Sifuna »Isandiso sephaneli engezansi» (Isandiso sePhaneli Elingezansi) futhi siyakukhubaza.
Ngemuva kwalokho siqala kabusha Igobolondo le-Gnome:
- Siphusha "Alt F2".
- Sibhala «R» futhi siyacindezela Faka.
Sebenzisa iphaneli, imenyu nohlu lwamawindi anombala omnyama.
Manje ku I-Linux Mint 12 sinezindikimba ezimbili ze IGnome-Shell: I-Mint-Z y Mint-Z-Mnyama. Lesi sakamuva yiso esize ngokuzenzakalela ku-RC kaLisa. Ngokuzenzakalelayo, manje seyenziwe yasebenza I-Mint-Z enamathoni ampunga noma ayisiliva (kuya ngokuthi uyibona kanjani) 
Ukushintsha phakathi kwazo noma ukhethe ezinye izingqikithi:
- Ake siye kuthuluzi «Izilungiselelo Ezithuthukisiwe» kumenyu.
- Chofoza ku- «Izindikimba» (Ingqikithi).
- Sishintsha inani le- "Itimu yeShell" ngesihloko esisifunayo.
Ukubukwa okusheshayo kwamafayela.
I-Linux Mint 12 kufaka phakathi isicelo esibizwa "Sushi", okungeyona into ngaphandle kwesibukeli sefayela Nautilus, esekela Izithombe, Umculo, Ividiyo, Imibhalo, i-PDF… Njll. Uma ngingaphosisi kufanele kube yinto efana naleyo Ukubuka kuqala kweGloobus, kusukela siyisebenzisa, sizibeka efayeleni bese sicindezela i- «Ibha Yomkhathi»Ukuyibuka.
UKUFA.
Faka i-MATE kusuka kunguqulo ye-CD.
Ukuze usebenzise i-MATE kufanele simane sifake iphakheji "Mint-meta-mate".
Isixazululo lapho iphaneli le-MATE linyamalala.
Kusekhona ezinye izingqikithi IGtk ezingahambelani ne- MATE. Uma lokhu kwenzeka cabanga ukusebenzisa izingqikithi ezimbili ezisebenza kahle:
- IMint-Z-Mate
- I-Carbon
I-Mate isebenzisa i-100% ye-CPU.
Kungenxa yesizathu esifanayo ukuthi amaphaneli anyamalale, ngoba ezinye izingqikithi ze-Gtk azisekelwa, futhi, cabanga ukusebenzisa lezi ezimbili:
- IMint-Z-Mate
- I-Carbon