Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS Beta 2 Adds UI Refinements, Synapse Integration for MATE

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Softpedia has just been informed by Martin Wimpress, the leader of the Ubuntu MATE project, about the immediate availability of the second Beta build of the upcoming Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) operating system.

Release highlights of Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS Beta 2 include full integration of Synapse, the GNOME Do application launcher replacement, with the MATE desktop environment, though it’s not enabled by default. MATE Tweak has been updated to version 3.5.8, bringing support for enabling Synapse, and multiple bug fixes.

Plank, the dock-like app, has been updated to version 0.11, a release that adds support for docklets, and a new theme for Ubuntu MATE. Other in-house built apps have been updated as well,…