How To Install gir1.2-mate-menu on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-mate-menu on Debian 9.
What is gir1.2-mate-menu
gir1.2-mate-menu is:
This package contains introspection data for MATE menu specification, an an implementation of the draft “Desktop Menu Specification” from freedesktop.org
It can be used by packages using the GIRepository format to generate dynamic bindings.
There are three methods to install gir1.2-mate-menu on Debian 9. 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-menu 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-menu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gir1.2-mate-menu
Install gir1.2-mate-menu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-mate-menu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gir1.2-mate-menu
Install gir1.2-mate-menu 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-mate-menu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gir1.2-mate-menu
How To Uninstall gir1.2-mate-menu on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gir1.2-mate-menu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gir1.2-mate-menu
Uninstall gir1.2-mate-menu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gir1.2-mate-menu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gir1.2-mate-menu
Remove gir1.2-mate-menu Configurations and Data
To remove gir1.2-mate-menu configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gir1.2-mate-menu
Remove gir1.2-mate-menu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gir1.2-mate-menu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gir1.2-mate-menu
Dependencies
gir1.2-mate-menu have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-mate-menu package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
