Now I'm no expert but I got Mate working maybe there are some shortcuts I did not take, but it works great. So feel free to point out any flaws or improve it,   #!/bin/sh -vx packages=' cryptsetup libblockdev-crypto2 engrampa firefox ffmpeg libavcodec-extra gufw lightdm lightdm-settings slick-greeter ubuntu-mate-wallpapers-common mate-desktop-environment-extras mate-applet-brisk-menu mate-applets mate-calc mate-indicator-applet ayatana-indicator-application