diff --git a/conf.d/live.mk b/conf.d/live.mk
index 74462383..dd2e3fa2 100644
--- a/conf.d/live.mk
+++ b/conf.d/live.mk
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ distro/live-cinnamon: distro/.live-desktop use/live/autologin use/live/ru \
 	use/x11/cinnamon use/x11/3d-proprietary; @:
 
 distro/live-mate: distro/.live-desktop use/live/nodm use/live/ru use/x11/3d-free
-	@$(call add,LIVE_LISTS,$(call tags,(desktop || mobile) && mate))
+	@$(call add,LIVE_LISTS,openssh $(call tags,(desktop || mobile) && mate))
+	@$(call set,KFLAVOURS,un-def)	# the newest one
 
 distro/live-enlightenment: distro/.live-desktop use/live/autologin \
 	use/live/ru use/x11/3d-free
diff --git a/pkg.in/lists/tagged/desktop+mate b/pkg.in/lists/tagged/desktop+mate
index cd583492..adfb5ffc 100644
--- a/pkg.in/lists/tagged/desktop+mate
+++ b/pkg.in/lists/tagged/desktop+mate
@@ -15,6 +15,36 @@ mate-session
 #mate-session-manager
 mate-settings-daemon
 mate-themes
-mate-vfs
+mate-vfs gvfs-backends
 mate-vfs-smb
 mate-window-manager
+
+mate-applets
+mate-bluetooth
+mate-calc
+mate-charmap
+mate-document-viewer
+mate-document-viewer-caja
+mate-document-viewer-djvu
+mate-file-archiver
+mate-image-viewer
+mate-media
+mate-media-apps
+mate-netspeed
+mate-power-manager
+mate-screensaver
+mate-terminal
+mate-utils
+mate-utils-mate-system-log
+
+mate-file-manager-extensions
+mate-file-manager-image-converter
+mate-file-manager-open-terminal
+mate-file-manager-sendto
+parcellite
+
+### should be dropped at some stage; see bugreports within this thread:
+# http://lists.altlinux.org/pipermail/sisyphus/2012-August/358079.html
+libmatekbd-capplet
+iso-codes
+tzdata