How to Install and Uninstall mate-desktop-environment Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "mate-desktop-environment" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install mate-desktop-environment on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "mate-desktop-environment" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall mate-desktop-environment on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mate-desktop-environment package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: mate-desktop-environment
Architecture: all
Version: 1.24.0+1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian+Ubuntu MATE Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 11
Provides: mate
Depends: mate-desktop-environment-core (= 1.24.0+1)
Recommends: atril (>= 1.24), desktop-base | ubuntu-mate-wallpapers, engrampa (>= 1.24), eom (>= 1.24), ffmpegthumbnailer, mate-backgrounds (>= 1.24) | ubuntu-mate-wallpapers, mate-calc (>= 1.24), mate-applet-brisk-menu, mate-applets (>= 1.24), mate-media (>= 1.24), mate-notification-daemon (>= 1.24), mate-power-manager (>= 1.24), mate-screensaver (>= 1.24), mate-system-monitor (>= 1.24), mate-user-guide (>= 1.24), mate-utils (>= 1.24), pluma (>= 1.24)
Suggests: mail-reader | thunderbird, network-manager-gnome, x-www-browser | firefox, mate-desktop-environment-extras (>= 1.24)
Filename: pool/universe/m/mate-desktop-environment/mate-desktop-environment_1.24.0+1_all.deb
Size: 2104
MD5sum: d7191999ed46df192cac09fbb2574033
SHA1: ecbf14c6e6035d11129d5a67d50f60cae1884a14
SHA256: e40c0c356ec65026345989164d1461cc7b3d50784baca44d006005b216d09416
Homepage: http://www.mate-desktop.org/
Description: MATE Desktop Environment (metapackage)
Description-md5: 8105273afc4042ae9495ec264fc266e6