How To Install mate-applet-topmenu on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-applet-topmenu on Debian 9. mate-applet-topmenu is Topmenu applet for the MATE panel

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-applet-topmenu on Debian 9.

What is mate-applet-topmenu

mate-applet-topmenu is:

Topmenu provides a global menu bar (MacOS style). TopMenu uses XEmbed for exporting menu bars.

This package provides a Topmenu applet for the MATE desktop environment’s panel bar.

There are three methods to install mate-applet-topmenu 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 mate-applet-topmenu 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-applet-topmenu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mate-applet-topmenu

Install mate-applet-topmenu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mate-applet-topmenu

Install mate-applet-topmenu 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-applet-topmenu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mate-applet-topmenu

How To Uninstall mate-applet-topmenu on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove mate-applet-topmenu

Uninstall mate-applet-topmenu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mate-applet-topmenu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mate-applet-topmenu

Remove mate-applet-topmenu Configurations and Data

To remove mate-applet-topmenu configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mate-applet-topmenu

Remove mate-applet-topmenu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mate-applet-topmenu

Dependencies

mate-applet-topmenu have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-applet-topmenu package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.