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@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ summary: A quick introduction to the MATE Edition of Solus
 
 # MATE Desktop
 
+:::caution
+
+We plan to deprecate the MATE Desktop, we will instead ship an edition with Xfce in the near future. See the Solus 4.4 blog post [here](https://getsol.us/2023/07/08/solus-4-4-released/)
+
+:::
+
 MATE Desktop is provided by the MATE Edition of Solus. They describe it as:
 
 > The MATE Desktop Environment is the continuation of GNOME 2. It provides an intuitive and attractive desktop environment using traditional metaphors for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.
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 ## MATE
 
+:::caution
+
+We plan to deprecate the MATE Desktop, we will instead ship an edition with Xfce in the near future. See the Solus 4.4 blog post [here](https://getsol.us/2023/07/08/solus-4-4-released/)
+
+:::
+
 Solus offers the MATE desktop environment / experience, tailored to advanced users and older hardware, as well as shipping with our modern menu called [Brisk Menu](https://github.com/getsolus/brisk-menu). If you have installed either our Budgie or GNOME editions, you can try out and install MATE by running the following command:
 
 ```bash