How To Install gir1.2-mate-desktop on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-mate-desktop on Kali Linux.

What is gir1.2-mate-desktop

gir1.2-mate-desktop is:

This package is a transitional package to gir1.2-matedesktop-2.0. The package can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install gir1.2-mate-desktop on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gir1.2-mate-desktop Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-mate-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gir1.2-mate-desktop

Install gir1.2-mate-desktop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-mate-desktop using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gir1.2-mate-desktop

Install gir1.2-mate-desktop Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-mate-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gir1.2-mate-desktop

How To Uninstall gir1.2-mate-desktop on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gir1.2-mate-desktop package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gir1.2-mate-desktop

Uninstall gir1.2-mate-desktop And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gir1.2-mate-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gir1.2-mate-desktop

Remove gir1.2-mate-desktop Configurations and Data

To remove gir1.2-mate-desktop configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gir1.2-mate-desktop

Remove gir1.2-mate-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gir1.2-mate-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gir1.2-mate-desktop

Dependencies

gir1.2-mate-desktop have the following dependencies:

• gir1.2-matedesktop-2.0

References

• gir1.2-mate-desktop website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-mate-desktop package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.