How To Install python-mate-menu on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mate-menu on Debian 10.
What is python-mate-menu
python-mate-menu is:
The package contains an implementation of the draft “Desktop Menu Specification” from freedesktop.org.
This package contains the Python bindings.
There are three methods to install python-mate-menu on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-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 python-mate-menu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-mate-menu
Install python-mate-menu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-mate-menu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-mate-menu
Install python-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 python-mate-menu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-mate-menu
How To Uninstall python-mate-menu on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-mate-menu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-mate-menu
Uninstall python-mate-menu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-mate-menu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mate-menu
Remove python-mate-menu Configurations and Data
To remove python-mate-menu configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-mate-menu
Remove python-mate-menu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-mate-menu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-mate-menu
Dependencies
python-mate-menu have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mate-menu package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
