How to Install and Uninstall mate-core Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "mate-core" package

This is a short guide on how to install mate-core on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mate-core
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mate-core" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall mate-core on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mate-core
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mate-core package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: mate-core
Source: mate-desktop-environment
Version: 1.20.0+5
Installed-Size: 11
Maintainer: Debian+Ubuntu MATE Packaging Team
Architecture: all
Depends: mate-desktop-environment-core (= 1.20.0+5)
Description: MATE Desktop Environment (essential components, dummy package)
Description-md5: 9ff0776ded39cfed763cbf21cfce7add
Homepage: http://www.mate-desktop.org/
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mate-desktop-environment/mate-core_1.20.0+5_all.deb
Size: 5352
MD5sum: caed1d5bfb7471f2a387985ba9f7af80
SHA256: 84da2551f9b701b202439faf66749e2f2811d6b91ce28c90ff77f53ddfa31b5e