How To Install mate-core on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-core on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mate-core
mate-core 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 (mate-core) is a dummy package and can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install mate-core on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-core 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-core using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mate-core
Install mate-core Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mate-core using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mate-core
Install mate-core 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install mate-core using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mate-core
How To Uninstall mate-core on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mate-core package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mate-core
Uninstall mate-core And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mate-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mate-core
Remove mate-core Configurations and Data
To remove mate-core configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mate-core
Remove mate-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mate-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mate-core
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-core package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
