How to Install and Uninstall ubuntu-mate-core Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "ubuntu-mate-core" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install ubuntu-mate-core on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "ubuntu-mate-core" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall ubuntu-mate-core on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ubuntu-mate-core package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ubuntu-mate-core
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.154.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/metapackages
Source: ubuntu-mate-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 16
Depends: a11y-profile-manager-indicator, accountsservice, acpid, alsa-base, alsa-utils, anacron, apturl, at-spi2-core, atril, avahi-autoipd, avahi-discover, avahi-dnsconfd, avahi-utils, bc, brltty, brltty-x11, ca-certificates, caja, caja-gksu, caja-open-terminal, caja-sendto, caja-wallpaper, colord, crda, cups-browsed, cups-core-drivers, cups-filters-core-drivers, cups-pk-helper, cups-ppdc, dconf-cli, dconf-editor, dialog, dmz-cursor-theme, engrampa, eom, espeak, ethtool, ffmpegthumbnailer, firefox, fonts-dejavu-core, fonts-freefont-ttf, fonts-liberation, fonts-nanum, fonts-noto, fonts-noto-cjk, fonts-noto-mono, fonts-noto-unhinted, fonts-opendyslexic, foomatic-db-compressed-ppds, galculator, gdebi, gdisk, genisoimage, ghostscript, ghostscript-x, gksu, gnome-keyring, gnome-orca, gnome-session-canberra, gnome-system-tools, grub2-themes-ubuntu-mate, gstreamer1.0-alsa, gstreamer1.0-plugins-base, gstreamer1.0-plugins-good, gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio, gstreamer1.0-tools, gstreamer1.0-x, gucharmap, gufw, gvfs, gvfs-backends, gvfs-fuse, hddtemp, hwdata, im-config, indicator-application-gtk2, indicator-sound-gtk2, inputattach, inxi, iproute, iputils-arping, iso-codes, iw, language-selector-gnome, libavahi-compat-libdnssd1, libcanberra-gtk-module, libcanberra-gtk3-module, libcanberra-pulse, libegl1-mesa-drivers, libfile-mimeinfo-perl, libnet-dbus-perl, libnotify-bin, libp11-kit-gnome-keyring, libpam-gnome-keyring, libpaper-utils, libproxy1-plugin-gsettings, libproxy1-plugin-networkmanager, libqt5libqgtk2, librsvg2-common, libsasl2-modules, libtopmenu-client-gtk2-0, libtopmenu-client-gtk3-0, libtopmenu-server-gtk2-0, libtopmenu-server-gtk3-0, libtxc-dxtn-s2tc0, libwmf0.2-7-gtk, libx11-protocol-perl, lightdm, lightdm-gtk-greeter, marco, mate-accessibility-profiles, mate-applet-topmenu, mate-applets, mate-desktop-environment-core, mate-gnome-main-menu-applet, mate-icon-theme, mate-icon-theme-faenza, mate-indicator-applet, mate-media, mate-menu, mate-menus, mate-netbook, mate-netspeed, mate-notification-daemon, mate-optimus, mate-polkit, mate-power-manager, mate-screensaver, mate-sensors-applet, mate-settings-daemon, mate-system-monitor, mate-terminal, mate-themes, mate-tweak, mate-user-guide, mate-utils, memtest86+, mobile-broadband-provider-info, modemmanager, mozo, network-manager, network-manager-gnome, network-manager-pptp-gnome, ntp, onboard, onboard-data, openprinting-ppds, pinentry-gtk2, pluma, plymouth-theme-ubuntu-mate-logo, plymouth-theme-ubuntu-mate-text, pm-utils, ppa-purge, pppoeconf, printer-driver-gutenprint, printer-driver-hpcups, printer-driver-pnm2ppa, printer-driver-postscript-hp, pulseaudio-module-bluetooth, pulseaudio-module-x11, pulseaudio-utils, python3-aptdaemon, python3-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets, python3-aptdaemon.pkcompat, qt4-qtconfig, rfkill, rtkit, samba-common-bin, sane-utils, seahorse, sessioninstaller, simple-scan, smbclient, software-properties-gtk, speech-dispatcher, syslinux-utils, system-config-printer-gnome, system-config-printer-udev, tilda, topmenu-gtk-common, topmenu-gtk2, topmenu-gtk3, toshset, ubuntu-drivers-common, ubuntu-mate-artwork, ubuntu-mate-default-settings, ubuntu-mate-lightdm-theme, ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk, ubuntu-sounds, unattended-upgrades, unity-control-center-faces, unzip, update-manager, update-notifier, usb-modeswitch, vbetool, wireless-tools, wpasupplicant, x11-utils, x11-xserver-utils, xbitmaps, xbrlapi, xcursor-themes, xdg-user-dirs, xdg-user-dirs-gtk, xdg-utils, xkb-data, xorg, xserver-xorg, xserver-xorg-input-all, xserver-xorg-video-all, xterm, xul-ext-ubufox, xzoom, yelp, zenity, zip
Recommends: acpi-support, avahi-daemon, bluez, bluez-cups, cups, cups-bsd, cups-client, cups-filters, fonts-guru, fonts-kacst-one, fonts-khmeros-core, fonts-lao, fonts-lklug-sinhala, fonts-sil-abyssinica, fonts-sil-padauk, fonts-takao-pgothic, fonts-thai-tlwg, fonts-tibetan-machine, fwupd, fwupdate, fwupdate-signed, hplip, kerneloops-daemon, laptop-detect, libnss-mdns, pcmciautils, policykit-desktop-privileges, printer-driver-brlaser, printer-driver-c2esp, printer-driver-foo2zjs, printer-driver-min12xxw, printer-driver-ptouch, printer-driver-pxljr, printer-driver-sag-gdi, printer-driver-splix, snapd, ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola, ttf-ubuntu-font-family
Filename: pool/universe/u/ubuntu-mate-meta/ubuntu-mate-core_1.154.1_amd64.deb
Size: 5636
MD5sum: 8e8acafc27f09cf82c12e8663cabdb9f
SHA1: 60c99c03cef460999db2135ed360982a5d52b8b8
SHA256: 49699c3bac5b04349ea983800a01df5d3a001bfac96d5ea1fe17bcabb6702000
SHA512: 79f90e44e64b5965bbf57b89aec3f8ff03454c7b7cb772c983476e0f3b246776f5f37bf2c9e37855d36c8cbc60a0aa5bcbdaa115ce283bd29d33027530054714
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-mate/
Description-en: Ubuntu MATE - core system
This package is the minimal MATE desktop as a Ubuntu environment.
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It is safe to remove this package if some of these packages are not desired.
Description-md5: 63d8abc1b44487b6f8d53640de90a10d
Task: ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 3y

Package: ubuntu-mate-core
Priority: optional
Section: universe/metapackages
Installed-Size: 15
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Architecture: amd64
Source: ubuntu-mate-meta
Version: 1.154
Depends: a11y-profile-manager-indicator, accountsservice, acpid, alsa-base, alsa-utils, anacron, apturl, at-spi2-core, atril, avahi-autoipd, avahi-discover, avahi-dnsconfd, avahi-utils, bc, brltty, brltty-x11, ca-certificates, caja, caja-gksu, caja-open-terminal, caja-sendto, caja-wallpaper, colord, crda, cups-browsed, cups-core-drivers, cups-filters-core-drivers, cups-pk-helper, cups-ppdc, dconf-cli, dconf-editor, dialog, dmz-cursor-theme, engrampa, eom, espeak, ethtool, ffmpegthumbnailer, firefox, fonts-dejavu-core, fonts-freefont-ttf, fonts-liberation, fonts-nanum, fonts-noto, fonts-noto-cjk, fonts-noto-mono, fonts-noto-unhinted, fonts-opendyslexic, foomatic-db-compressed-ppds, galculator, gdebi, gdisk, genisoimage, ghostscript, ghostscript-x, gksu, gnome-keyring, gnome-orca, gnome-session-canberra, gnome-system-tools, grub2-themes-ubuntu-mate, gstreamer1.0-alsa, gstreamer1.0-plugins-base, gstreamer1.0-plugins-good, gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio, gstreamer1.0-tools, gstreamer1.0-x, gucharmap, gufw, gvfs, gvfs-backends, gvfs-fuse, hddtemp, hwdata, im-config, indicator-application-gtk2, indicator-sound-gtk2, inputattach, inxi, iproute, iputils-arping, iso-codes, iw, language-selector-gnome, libavahi-compat-libdnssd1, libcanberra-gtk-module, libcanberra-gtk3-module, libcanberra-pulse, libegl1-mesa-drivers, libfile-mimeinfo-perl, libnet-dbus-perl, libnotify-bin, libp11-kit-gnome-keyring, libpam-gnome-keyring, libpaper-utils, libproxy1-plugin-gsettings, libproxy1-plugin-networkmanager, libqt5libqgtk2, librsvg2-common, libsasl2-modules, libtopmenu-client-gtk2-0, libtopmenu-client-gtk3-0, libtopmenu-server-gtk2-0, libtopmenu-server-gtk3-0, libtxc-dxtn-s2tc0, libwmf0.2-7-gtk, libx11-protocol-perl, lightdm, lightdm-gtk-greeter, marco, mate-accessibility-profiles, mate-applet-topmenu, mate-applets, mate-desktop-environment-core, mate-gnome-main-menu-applet, mate-icon-theme, mate-icon-theme-faenza, mate-indicator-applet, mate-media, mate-menu, mate-menus, mate-netbook, mate-netspeed, mate-notification-daemon, mate-optimus, mate-polkit, mate-power-manager, mate-screensaver, mate-sensors-applet, mate-settings-daemon, mate-system-monitor, mate-terminal, mate-themes, mate-tweak, mate-user-guide, mate-utils, memtest86+, mobile-broadband-provider-info, modemmanager, mozo, network-manager, network-manager-gnome, network-manager-pptp-gnome, ntp, onboard, onboard-data, openprinting-ppds, pinentry-gtk2, pluma, plymouth-theme-ubuntu-mate-logo, plymouth-theme-ubuntu-mate-text, pm-utils, ppa-purge, printer-driver-gutenprint, printer-driver-hpcups, printer-driver-pnm2ppa, printer-driver-postscript-hp, pulseaudio-module-bluetooth, pulseaudio-module-x11, pulseaudio-utils, python3-aptdaemon, python3-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets, python3-aptdaemon.pkcompat, qt4-qtconfig, rfkill, rtkit, samba-common-bin, sane-utils, seahorse, sessioninstaller, simple-scan, smbclient, software-properties-gtk, speech-dispatcher, syslinux-utils, system-config-printer-gnome, system-config-printer-udev, tilda, topmenu-gtk-common, topmenu-gtk2, topmenu-gtk3, toshset, ubuntu-drivers-common, ubuntu-mate-artwork, ubuntu-mate-default-settings, ubuntu-mate-lightdm-theme, ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk, ubuntu-sounds, unity-control-center-faces, unzip, update-manager, update-notifier, usb-modeswitch, vbetool, wireless-tools, wpasupplicant, x11-utils, x11-xserver-utils, xbitmaps, xbrlapi, xcursor-themes, xdg-user-dirs, xdg-user-dirs-gtk, xdg-utils, xkb-data, xorg, xserver-xorg, xserver-xorg-input-all, xserver-xorg-video-all, xterm, xul-ext-ubufox, xzoom, yelp, zenity, zip
Recommends: acpi-support, avahi-daemon, bluez, bluez-cups, cups, cups-bsd, cups-client, cups-filters, fonts-guru, fonts-kacst-one, fonts-khmeros-core, fonts-lao, fonts-lklug-sinhala, fonts-sil-abyssinica, fonts-sil-padauk, fonts-takao-pgothic, fonts-thai-tlwg, fonts-tibetan-machine, fwupd, fwupdate, fwupdate-signed, hplip, kerneloops-daemon, laptop-detect, libnss-mdns, pcmciautils, policykit-desktop-privileges, printer-driver-brlaser, printer-driver-c2esp, printer-driver-foo2zjs, printer-driver-min12xxw, printer-driver-ptouch, printer-driver-pxljr, printer-driver-sag-gdi, printer-driver-splix, snapd, ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola, ttf-ubuntu-font-family
Filename: pool/universe/u/ubuntu-mate-meta/ubuntu-mate-core_1.154_amd64.deb
Size: 5652
MD5sum: a47950782be0b71c4b98127e0a68708b
SHA1: 818d89f5c883273b8717d363062e5cc00b428d8f
SHA256: a77524b33b67b8898d33b10a03848755f1d5a20e3240db7cbf2595f5096ce4e1
Description-en: Ubuntu MATE - core system
This package is the minimal MATE desktop as a Ubuntu environment.
.
It is safe to remove this package if some of these packages are not desired.
Description-md5: 63d8abc1b44487b6f8d53640de90a10d
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-mate/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop