How To Install mate-terminal on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-terminal on Kali Linux. mate-terminal is MATE terminal emulator application

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-terminal on Kali Linux.

What is mate-terminal

mate-terminal is:

MATE Terminal is a terminal emulation application that you can use to perform the following actions:

  • Access a UNIX shell in the MATE environment.
  • Run any application that is designed to run on VT102, VT220, and xterm terminals.

MATE Terminal features the ability to use multiple terminals in a single window (tabs) and profiles support.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mate-terminal

Install mate-terminal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mate-terminal

Install mate-terminal 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-terminal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mate-terminal

How To Uninstall mate-terminal on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mate-terminal

Uninstall mate-terminal And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mate-terminal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mate-terminal

Remove mate-terminal Configurations and Data

To remove mate-terminal configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mate-terminal

Remove mate-terminal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mate-terminal

Dependencies

mate-terminal have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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