How to Install and Uninstall mate-core Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 20,2024

You can also install and uninstall the mate-core on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

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1. Install "mate-core" package

Learn how to install mate-core on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall mate-core on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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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 12 (Bookworm)

Package: mate-core
Source: mate-desktop-environment
Version: 1.26.0+1
Installed-Size: 12
Maintainer: Debian+Ubuntu MATE Packaging Team
Architecture: all
Depends: mate-desktop-environment-core (= 1.26.0+1)
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_1.26.0+1_all.deb
Size: 5948
MD5sum: aa6e00f7a9dfebad240c8713623c70ae
SHA256: 67bec1b9d7498a9b47a4fd36d908fbfc052e2482b7990c2e83f8cebea787c878