How To Install mate-panel on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-panel on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is mate-panel
mate-panel is:
The MATE Panel is an essential part of the MATE Desktop, providing toolbar-like “panels” which can be attached to the sides of your desktop. They are used to launch applications and embed a number of other functions, such as quick launch icons, the clock, the notification area, volume controls and the battery charge indicator, and utilities ranging from weather forecast to system monitoring. Task: ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop
There are three methods to install mate-panel on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-panel 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-panel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mate-panel
Install mate-panel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mate-panel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mate-panel
Install mate-panel 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-panel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mate-panel
How To Uninstall mate-panel on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the mate-panel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mate-panel
Uninstall mate-panel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mate-panel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mate-panel
Remove mate-panel Configurations and Data
To remove mate-panel configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mate-panel
Remove mate-panel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mate-panel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mate-panel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-panel package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
