How To Install mate-submodules-source on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-submodules-source on Debian 12.
What is mate-submodules-source
mate-submodules-source 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 provides code components required to build other parts of the MATE desktop environment.
There are three methods to install mate-submodules-source 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-submodules-source 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-submodules-source using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mate-submodules-source
Install mate-submodules-source Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mate-submodules-source using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mate-submodules-source
Install mate-submodules-source 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-submodules-source using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mate-submodules-source
How To Uninstall mate-submodules-source on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mate-submodules-source package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mate-submodules-source
Uninstall mate-submodules-source And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mate-submodules-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mate-submodules-source
Remove mate-submodules-source Configurations and Data
To remove mate-submodules-source configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mate-submodules-source
Remove mate-submodules-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mate-submodules-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mate-submodules-source
Dependencies
mate-submodules-source have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-submodules-source package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
