mate-panel contains the MATE panel, the libmate-panel-applet library and several applets: + the MATE panel is the area on your desktop from which you can run applications and applets, and perform other tasks. + the libmate-panel-applet library allows to develop small applications which may be embedded in the panel. These are called applets. Documentation for the API is available with gtk-doc. + the applets supplied here include the Workspace Switcher, the Window List, the Window Selector, the Notification Area, the Clock and the infamous 'Wanda the Fish'.
Binary packages can be installed with the high-level tool pkgin (which can be installed with pkg_add) or pkg_add(1) (installed by default). The NetBSD packages collection is also designed to permit easy installation from source.
The pkg_admin audit command locates any installed package which has been mentioned in security advisories as having vulnerabilities.
Please note the vulnerabilities database might not be fully accurate, and not every bug is exploitable with every configuration.
Problem reports, updates or suggestions for this package should be reported with send-pr.