Can't install MATE Desktop Environment

English Install/Boot/Login
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Using instructions here: https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:MATE

The installation was only partially successful.
The following packages cannot be installed patterns-openSUSE-mate

2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypper] repos.cc(add_repo):1268 Repository successfully added: --------------------------------------
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypper] repos.cc(add_repo):1268 - alias       : X11_MATE_Current
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypper] repos.cc(add_repo):1268 - name        : The latest official release of MATE (openSUSE_Leap_15.2)
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypper] repos.cc(add_repo):1268 - enabled     : 1
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypper] repos.cc(add_repo):1268 - autorefresh : 0
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypper] repos.cc(add_repo):1268 - url         : https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/MATE:/Current/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp++] RepoInfo.cc(probeCache):65 Probed cached type NONE at /var/cache/zypp/raw/X11_MATE_Current
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypper] repos.cc(add_repo):1268 - type        : NONE
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypper] repos.cc(add_repo):1268 - priority    : 99
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypper] repos.cc(add_repo):1268 - gpgcheck    : Y repoD(Y)* sig? pkgD(Y)* 
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypper] repos.cc(add_repo):1268 - gpgkey      : https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/MATE:/Current/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/repodata/repomd.xml.key
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypper] repos.cc(add_repo):1268 - filePath:     /etc/zypp/repos.d/X11_MATE_Current.repo
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypper] repos.cc(add_repo):1268 - metadataPath: /var/cache/zypp/raw/X11_MATE_Current
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypper] repos.cc(add_repo):1268 - packagesPath: /var/cache/zypp/packages/X11_MATE_Current
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypper] repos.cc(add_repo):1268 
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <2> lin(25621) [zypper] Zypper.h(setExitCode):164 setExitCode 0
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypper] Zypper.cc(doCommand):685 Done 
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypper] Zypper.cc(cleanup):737 START
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp] PathInfo.cc(dirForEach):562 readdir /usr/lib/zypp/plugins/appdata 
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp++] RepoInfo.cc(probeCache):65 Probed cached type rpm-md at /var/cache/zypp/raw/NVIDIA
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp++] RepoInfo.cc(probeCache):65 Probed cached type NONE at /var/cache/zypp/raw/X11_MATE_Current
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp++] RepoInfo.cc(probeCache):65 Probed cached type rpm-md at /var/cache/zypp/raw/download.opensuse.org-non-oss
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp++] RepoInfo.cc(probeCache):65 Probed cached type rpm-md at /var/cache/zypp/raw/download.opensuse.org-non-oss_1
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp++] RepoInfo.cc(probeCache):65 Probed cached type rpm-md at /var/cache/zypp/raw/download.opensuse.org-oss
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp++] RepoInfo.cc(probeCache):65 Probed cached type rpm-md at /var/cache/zypp/raw/download.opensuse.org-oss_1
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp++] RepoInfo.cc(probeCache):65 Probed cached type rpm-md at /var/cache/zypp/raw/http-download.opensuse.org-a2593d2f
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp++] RepoInfo.cc(probeCache):65 Probed cached type rpm-md at /var/cache/zypp/raw/https-download.opensuse.org-175386cd
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp++] RepoInfo.cc(probeCache):65 Probed cached type rpm-md at /var/cache/zypp/raw/https-download.opensuse.org-80b6df95
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp++] RepoInfo.cc(probeCache):65 Probed cached type rpm-md at /var/cache/zypp/raw/https-download.opensuse.org-966a59b1
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp++] RepoInfo.cc(probeCache):65 Probed cached type rpm-md at /var/cache/zypp/raw/mozilla
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp++] RepoInfo.cc(probeCache):65 Probed cached type rpm-md at /var/cache/zypp/raw/packman_new
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp++] RepoInfo.cc(probeCache):65 Probed cached type rpm-md at /var/cache/zypp/raw/repo-update
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp::exec++] ExternalProgram.cc(start_program):260 Executing '/usr/lib/zypp/plugins/appdata/InstallAppdata' '-R' 'NVIDIA' '-t' 'rpm-md' '-p' '/var/cache/zypp/raw/NVIDIA' '-R' 'X11_MATE_Current' '-t' 'NONE' '-p' '/var/cache/zypp/raw/X11_MATE_Current' '-R' 'download.opensuse.org-non-oss' '-t' 'rpm-md' '-p' '/var/cache/zypp/raw/download.opensuse.org-non-oss' '-R' 'download.opensuse.org-non-oss_1' '-t' 'rpm-md' '-p' '/var/cache/zypp/raw/download.opensuse.org-non-oss_1' '-R' 'download.opensuse.org-oss' '-t' 'rpm-md' '-p' '/var/cache/zypp/raw/download.opensuse.org-oss' '-R' 'download.opensuse.org-oss_1' '-t' 'rpm-md' '-p' '/var/cache/zypp/raw/download.opensuse.org-oss_1' '-R' 'http-download.opensuse.org-a2593d2f' '-t' 'rpm-md' '-p' '/var/cache/zypp/raw/http-download.opensuse.org-a2593d2f' '-R' 'https-download.opensuse.org-175386cd' '-t' 'rpm-md' '-p' '/var/cache/zypp/raw/https-download.opensuse.org-175386cd' '-R' 'https-download.opensuse.org-80b6df95' '-t' 'rpm-md' '-p' '/var/cache/zypp/raw/https-download.opensuse.org-80b6df95' '-R' 'https-download.opensuse.org-966a59b1' '-t' 'rpm-md' '-p' '/var/cache/zypp/raw/https-download.opensuse.org-966a59b1' '-R' 'mozilla' '-t' 'rpm-md' '-p' '/var/cache/zypp/raw/mozilla' '-R' 'packman_new' '-t' 'rpm-md' '-p' '/var/cache/zypp/raw/packman_new' '-R' 'repo-update' '-t' 'rpm-md' '-p' '/var/cache/zypp/raw/repo-update' < '/dev/null' > '/dev/null'
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp::exec++] ExternalProgram.cc(start_program):444 pid 25623 launched
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypper] main.cc(~Bye):86 ===== Exiting main() =====
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypper] Zypper.cc(~Zypper):196 Zypper instance destroyed. Bye!
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp] PathInfo.cc(recursive_rmdir):435 recursive_rmdir /var/tmp/zypp.NJr2aI 
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp++] TmpPath.cc(~Impl):78 TmpPath cleaned up /var/tmp/zypp.NJr2aI{d 0700 0/0}
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp] ZYppFactory.cc(_openLockFile):167 Open lockfile /run/zypp.pid
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp] ZYppFactory.cc(~ZYppGlobalLock):116 Cleaned lock file. (25621)
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp] ZYppFactory.cc(_closeLockFile):185 Close lockfile /run/zypp.pid
2021-04-07 08:05:10 <1> lin(25621) [zypp] ZYppFactory.cc(~ZYpp):317 ZYpp is off...

is it please working for others ?

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Please post:

zypper lr -d
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zypper lr -d
#  | Alias                                | Name                                                     | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh | Priority | Type   | URI                                                                                  | Service
---+--------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+----------+--------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
 1 | NVIDIA                               | NVIDIA                                                   | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | https://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/leap/15.2                                       | 
 2 | X11_MATE_Current                     | The latest official release of MATE (openSUSE_Leap_15.2) | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | No      |   99     | rpm-md | https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/MATE:/Current/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/    | 
 3 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss        | Main Repository (NON-OSS)                                | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.2/repo/non-oss/                    | 
 4 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss_1      | Update Repository (Non-Oss)                              | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.2/non-oss/                               | 
 5 | download.opensuse.org-oss            | Main Repository (OSS)                                    | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.2/repo/oss/                        | 
 6 | download.opensuse.org-oss_1          | Main Update Repository                                   | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.2/oss                                    | 
 7 | http-download.opensuse.org-9db95d87  | openSUSE:Leap:42.3                                       | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.3/repo/oss/                        | 
 8 | http-download.opensuse.org-a2593d2f  | network:time                                             | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/time/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/          | 
 9 | https-download.opensuse.org-175386cd | home:concyclic:java                                      | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/concyclic:/java/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/ | 
10 | https-download.opensuse.org-80b6df95 | benchmark                                                | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/benchmark/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/             | 
11 | https-download.opensuse.org-966a59b1 | Java:packages                                            | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Java:/packages/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/        | 
12 | mozilla                              | Mozilla based projects (openSUSE_Leap_15.2)              | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | No      |   99     | rpm-md | https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/               | 
13 | packman                              | packmanrenamed                                           | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/                                     | 
14 | packman_new                          | packman_new                                              | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   90     | rpm-md | https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/                  | 
15 | repo-debug                           | openSUSE-Leap-15.2-Debug                                 | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/15.2/repo/oss/                  | 
16 | repo-debug-non-oss                   | openSUSE-Leap-15.2-Debug-Non-Oss                         | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/15.2/repo/non-oss/              | 
17 | repo-debug-update                    | openSUSE-Leap-15.2-Update-Debug                          | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/15.2/oss/                             | 
18 | repo-debug-update-non-oss            | openSUSE-Leap-15.2-Update-Debug-Non-Oss                  | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/15.2/non-oss/                         | 
19 | repo-source                          | openSUSE-Leap-15.2-Source                                | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/leap/15.2/repo/oss/                 | 
20 | repo-source-non-oss                  | openSUSE-Leap-15.2-Source-Non-Oss                        | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/leap/15.2/repo/non-oss/             | 
21 | repo-update                          | openSUSE-Leap-15.2-Update                                | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.2/oss/                                   |
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Please show the relevant part of the zypp history:

cat /var/log/zypp/history
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2021-04-07 08:05:10|radd   |X11_MATE_Current|https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/MATE:/Current/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/|
2021-04-07 08:05:55|command|root@lin|'/usr/bin/ruby.ruby2.5' '--encoding=utf-8' '/usr/lib/YaST2/bin/y2start' 'OneClickInstallWorker' '--arg' '/tmp/YaST2-25899-NySGa9/oneclickinstall.xml' 'qt' '-name' 'YaST2' '-icon' 'yast'|
2021-04-07 08:05:58|command|root@lin|'/usr/bin/ruby.ruby2.5' '--encoding=utf-8' '/usr/lib/YaST2/bin/y2start' 'OneClickInstallWorker' '--arg' '/tmp/YaST2-25899-NySGa9/oneclickinstall.xml' 'qt' '-name' 'YaST2' '-icon' 'yast'|
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As root:

zypper in -t pattern mate-core mate-desktop-environment
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Thank you, it finished successfully, MATE is working. But upper panel, menu, “Start” button is missing.

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this https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/541411-MATE-Desktop-No-Advanced-MATE-Menu-on-Panel?p=3018545#post3018545

made System menu button visible, but Application and Places menu buttons are still not visible.

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SOLVED by this: https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/552437-MATE-Application-and-Places-menu-buttons-are-not-visible?p=3019532#post3019532