How To Install mate-desktop-environment-extra on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-desktop-environment-extra on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• mate-desktop-environment-extras

References

• mate-desktop-environment-extra website

Summary

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