How To Install mate-core on Debian 12

Learn how to install mate-core on Debian 12 with this tutorial. mate-core is MATE Desktop Environment (essential components, dummy package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-core on Debian 12.

What is mate-core

mate-core is:

The MATE Desktop Environment is the continuation of GNOME 2. It provides an intuitive and attractive desktop environment using traditional metaphors for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.

MATE is under active development to add support for new technologies while preserving a traditional desktop experience.

This package (mate-core) is a dummy package and can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install mate-core on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mate-core Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mate-core using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mate-core

Install mate-core Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mate-core using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mate-core

Install mate-core 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 mate-core using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mate-core

How To Uninstall mate-core on Debian 12

To uninstall only the mate-core package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mate-core

Uninstall mate-core And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mate-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mate-core

Remove mate-core Configurations and Data

To remove mate-core configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mate-core

Remove mate-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mate-core

Dependencies

mate-core have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-core package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.