How To Install gir1.2-mate-panel on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-mate-panel on Debian 9.
What is gir1.2-mate-panel
gir1.2-mate-panel is:
The MATE Panel is an essential part of the MATE Desktop, providing toolbar-like ??panels?? which can be attached to the sides of your desktop. They are used to launch applications and embed a number of other functions, such as quick launch icons, the clock, the notification area, volume controls and the battery charge indicator, and utilities ranging from weather forecast to system monitoring.
This package contains introspection data for MATE panel.
It can be used by packages using the GIRepository format to generate dynamic bindings.
There are three methods to install gir1.2-mate-panel 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-panel 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-panel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gir1.2-mate-panel
Install gir1.2-mate-panel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-mate-panel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gir1.2-mate-panel
Install gir1.2-mate-panel 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-panel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gir1.2-mate-panel
How To Uninstall gir1.2-mate-panel on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gir1.2-mate-panel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gir1.2-mate-panel
Uninstall gir1.2-mate-panel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gir1.2-mate-panel 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-panel
Remove gir1.2-mate-panel Configurations and Data
To remove gir1.2-mate-panel configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gir1.2-mate-panel
Remove gir1.2-mate-panel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gir1.2-mate-panel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gir1.2-mate-panel
Dependencies
gir1.2-mate-panel have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-mate-panel package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.