Global USE flags

Flag Description Packages
X 10
accountsservice Add support for AccountsService 2
appindicator Pull in <pkg>mate-extra/mate-indicator-applet</pkg> for AppIndicator applet 3
caja Enable engrampa to integrate with <pkg>mate-base/caja</pkg> by providing entries in its context menu 2
dbus 2
debug 11
elogind 4
gnome-keyring 2
introspection 8
ipv6 2
keyring 2
libnotify 3
nls 11
policykit 3
pulseaudio 2
startup-notification 2
systemd 5
test 6
tiff 2
wayland 2
xmp 2

Category USE flags

mate-extra

Flag Description Packages
applet Enable building of the MATE applet. 2

Local USE flags

app-arch

engrampa

Flag Description
magic

app-editors

pluma

Flag Description
spell

app-text

atril

Flag Description
djvu
dvi Enable build-in DVI viewer
epub Enable build-in DVI viewer using <pkg>net-libs/webkit-gtk</pkg>
postscript
synctex Enable search highlighting through synctex (<pkg>virtual/tex-base</pkg>)
t1lib Enable the Type-1 fonts for the build-in DVI viewer (<pkg>media-libs/t1lib</pkg>)
xps Enable XPS viewer using <pkg>app-text/libgxps</pkg>

dev-python

python-caja

Flag Description
doc

mate-base

caja

Flag Description
mate Install <pkg>x11-themes/mate-icon-theme</pkg> which is needed when this package is used in the MATE desktop environment.
packagekit Enable support for installing via PackageKit based on mimetype

mate

Flag Description
base Install base MATE Desktop applications that are recommended for the most common usage; for example, this installs the file manager. Disable this and other USE flags if you want a more minimal MATE Desktop.
bluetooth
extras Install additional MATE Desktop applications that are recommended for extended usage of the MATE Desktop as upstream sees it; for example, this installs MATE Desktop's office related applications. Disable this if you plan to use your own non-MATE Desktop alternatives or a custom mixture of MATE and non-MATE packages.
help Install <pkg>gnome-extra/yelp</pkg> to handle in application help menus and documentation browsing
notification Force notification daemon to default to MATE's notification daemon. Enabled by default. Disable if it causes conflicts with other installed desktop environments.
themes Install MATE Desktop's themes; if you use other themes, you can disable this to spare some space and time.

mate-applets

Flag Description
cpupower Enable support for cpu frequency manipulation using <pkg>sys-power/cpupower</pkg>
netlink Use <pkg>dev-libs/libnl</pkg>
upower

mate-applets-meta

Flag Description
networkmanager
sensors Pull in <pkg>mate-extra/mate-sensors-applet</pkg> for hw sensors applet

mate-session-manager

Flag Description
gles2 Build with support for GLESv2 acceleration sessions
xtrans Build with Xtrans support; WARNING: Disabling this flag will result in ICE binding on all interfaces

mate-settings-daemon

Flag Description
accessibility
rfkill build support for rfkill
smartcard
sound

mate-extra

caja-extensions

Flag Description
cdr Add an extension to burn files to cds using <pkg>app-cdr/brasero</pkg>.
gajim Add an extension to support <pkg>net-im/gajim</pkg>.
image-converter Add image conversion support.
mail Add an extension to support e-mail functionality.
media
open-terminal Add an extension to support an open terminal.
pidgin Add an extension to support <pkg>net-im/pidgin</pkg>
share Add an extension to support sharing files.
upnp
wallpaper Add an extension to support setting an image as the current wallpaper
xattr

mate-power-manager

Flag Description
libsecret Support locking of keyring via <pkg>app-crypt/libsecret</pkg>

mate-screensaver

Flag Description
kernel_linux
opengl
pam

mate-sensors-applet

Flag Description
hddtemp
lm-sensors
video_cards_nvidia

mate-system-monitor

Flag Description
wnck Enable experimental support using <pkg>x11-libs/libwnck</pkg>.

mate-utils

Flag Description
udisks

media-gfx

eom

Flag Description
exif
imagemagick Use <pkg>media-gfx/imagemagick</pkg> as an external backend for the thumbnailer
jpeg
lcms
svg

media-libs

libmatemixer

Flag Description
alsa
oss
udev

x11-themes

mate-icon-theme-faenza

Flag Description
minimal

mate-themes-meta

Flag Description
gtk2-only Allow dependency-resolution for a system without GTK+3

x11-wm

marco

Flag Description
xinerama