How To Install gir1.2-mate-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-mate-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-mate-desktop package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
