How To Install mate-desktop-environment-extra on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-desktop-environment-extra on Debian 12.
What is mate-desktop-environment-extra
mate-desktop-environment-extra 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-desktop-environment-extra) is a dummy package and can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install mate-desktop-environment-extra on Debian 12. 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-desktop-environment-extra 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-desktop-environment-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mate-desktop-environment-extra
Install mate-desktop-environment-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mate-desktop-environment-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mate-desktop-environment-extra
Install mate-desktop-environment-extra 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-desktop-environment-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mate-desktop-environment-extra
How To Uninstall mate-desktop-environment-extra on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mate-desktop-environment-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mate-desktop-environment-extra
Uninstall mate-desktop-environment-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mate-desktop-environment-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mate-desktop-environment-extra
Remove mate-desktop-environment-extra Configurations and Data
To remove mate-desktop-environment-extra configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mate-desktop-environment-extra
Remove mate-desktop-environment-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mate-desktop-environment-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mate-desktop-environment-extra
Dependencies
mate-desktop-environment-extra have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-desktop-environment-extra package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
