What is Reddit's opinion of MATE?

From 3.5 billion Reddit comments

> The name “MATE”, pronounced Ma-Tay, comes from yerba maté, a species of holly native to subtropical South America. Its leaves contain caffeine and are used to make infusions and a beverage called mate.

• mate-desktop.org

You can also turn it into a refreshing, yet slightly addictive soft drink.

You'll probably have good luck contacting the Ubuntu-Mate community (here) and/or the Mate community directly (here).

Other diagnostic considerations that might be helpful to others trying to help you troubleshoot might be:

• You mention that Kubuntu demonstrates the controller works, that's good. Now, was the Kubuntu computer the same as the Mate computer? If so, was it the same USB port?

• In Ubuntu-Mate, unplug the controller, open a terminal, and type

  lsusb

  then plug in the controller (do the lights come on on the controller?) and re-try

  lsusb

  Any difference in the list? Does the computer detect your controller?

Alas, I can't be more help, I really don't know too much. But I do know that the more information we can provide potential helpers, and the more work we can do to narrow down a problem, the more quickly we're likely to find a solution.

Hope this helps. Best of luck mate.

Oh, oh, oh! Also, please post your outcome, whether it's solved or not, to any threads like this in which you asked for help. It may well help your future Linux brethren solve the same problem, and it provides answers and closure to those who joined with you in your problem solving. It marks you as you deserve to be marked: as a considerate member of the community.