How To Install gir1.2-mate-panel on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-mate-panel on Kali Linux.

What is gir1.2-mate-panel

gir1.2-mate-panel is:

This package is a transitional package to gir1.2-matepanelapplet-4.0. The package can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install gir1.2-mate-panel on Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• gir1.2-matepanelapplet-4.0

References

• gir1.2-mate-panel website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-mate-panel package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.