How to Install and Uninstall task-mate-desktop Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "task-mate-desktop" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install task-mate-desktop on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                task-mate-desktop
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "task-mate-desktop" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall task-mate-desktop on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                task-mate-desktop
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the task-mate-desktop package on Kali Linux

Package: task-mate-desktop
Source: tasksel
Version: 3.75+kali1
Architecture: all
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 9
Depends: tasksel (= 3.75+kali1), task-desktop, mate-desktop-environment, lightdm
Recommends: gimp, synaptic, libreoffice-writer, libreoffice-calc, libreoffice-impress, libreoffice-gnome, libreoffice-help-en-us, mythes-en-us, hunspell-en-us, hyphen-en-us, network-manager-gnome, orca, libreoffice-gtk3
Priority: optional
Section: tasks
Filename: pool/main/t/tasksel/task-mate-desktop_3.75+kali1_all.deb
Size: 1224
SHA256: 5cfd5b0ece0a82d2037ef612dcf33dc26202f3f5068be3976ad3034e7d823f09
SHA1: ed3cd9f766d6d9bc7e941cfa8aabb73a1bbce283
MD5sum: 481e94943b93e1acf810570762251584
Description: MATE
This task package is used to install the Debian desktop, featuring
the MATE desktop environment, and with other packages that Debian users
expect to have available on the desktop.
Description-md5:
Original-Maintainer: Debian Install System Team