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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "ubuntu-mate-desktop" package

Learn how to install ubuntu-mate-desktop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "ubuntu-mate-desktop" package

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


    
        
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3. Information about the ubuntu-mate-desktop package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ubuntu-mate-desktop
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, account-plugin-facebook, account-plugin-flickr, account-plugin-google, accountsservice, acpid, alsa-base, alsa-utils, anacron, apport, apport-gtk, apport-symptoms, apturl, at-spi2-core, atril, avahi-autoipd, avahi-discover, avahi-dnsconfd, avahi-utils, bc, blueman, brasero, brasero-cdrkit, brltty, brltty-x11, ca-certificates, caja, caja-gksu, caja-open-terminal, caja-sendto, caja-wallpaper, cheese, colord, compiz, compiz-core, compiz-mate, compiz-plugins, compiz-plugins-default, crda, cups-browsed, cups-core-drivers, cups-filters-core-drivers, cups-pk-helper, cups-ppdc, dconf-cli, dconf-editor, deja-dup, deja-dup-backend-cloudfiles, deja-dup-backend-gvfs, deja-dup-backend-s3, deja-dup-caja, dialog, dmz-cursor-theme, engrampa, eom, espeak, ethtool, exfat-fuse, exfat-utils, ffmpegthumbnailer, firefox, folder-color-caja, 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, gdb, gdebi, gdisk, genisoimage, ghostscript, ghostscript-x, gksu, gnome-disk-utility, 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, hexchat, hwdata, ideviceinstaller, ifuse, im-config, indicator-application-gtk2, indicator-sound-gtk2, inputattach, inxi, iproute, iputils-arping, iso-codes, iw, language-selector-gnome, libaacs0, libaccount-plugin-generic-oauth, libaccount-plugin-google, libavahi-compat-libdnssd1, libbdplus0, libbluray-bdj, libbluray-bin, libbluray1, libcanberra-gtk-module, libcanberra-gtk3-module, libcanberra-pulse, libdvdnav4, libdvdread4, libegl1-mesa-drivers, libfile-mimeinfo-perl, libgpod-common, libimobiledevice-utils, libmtp-runtime, libnet-dbus-perl, libnotify-bin, libp11-kit-gnome-keyring, libpam-gnome-keyring, libpaper-utils, libplist-utils, libproxy1-plugin-gsettings, libproxy1-plugin-networkmanager, libpurple-bin, libqt5libqgtk2, libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer, libreoffice-calc, libreoffice-gnome, libreoffice-impress, libreoffice-ogltrans, libreoffice-pdfimport, libreoffice-style-human, libreoffice-writer, 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, lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings, marco, mate-accessibility-profiles, mate-applet-topmenu, mate-applets, mate-desktop-environment-core, mate-dock-applet, 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, pidgin, pidgin-libnotify, pidgin-otr, pinentry-gtk2, plank, 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, rhythmbox, rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder, rhythmbox-plugins, rtkit, samba-common-bin, sane-utils, seahorse, sessioninstaller, shotwell, simple-scan, smbclient, software-properties-gtk, speech-dispatcher, synapse, syslinux-utils, system-config-printer-gnome, system-config-printer-udev, thunderbird, tilda, tlp, tlp-rdw, topmenu-gtk-common, topmenu-gtk2, topmenu-gtk3, toshset, transmission-gtk, ubuntu-drivers-common, ubuntu-mate-artwork, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-default-settings, ubuntu-mate-libreoffice-draw-icons, ubuntu-mate-lightdm-theme, ubuntu-mate-welcome, ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk, ubuntu-sounds, unattended-upgrades, unity-control-center-faces, unzip, update-manager, update-notifier, usb-creator-gtk, usb-modeswitch, usbmuxd, vbetool, vlc, vlc-plugin-notify, whoopsie, 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-calendar-timezones, xul-ext-gdata-provider, xul-ext-lightning, 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-desktop_1.154.1_amd64.deb
Size: 3596
MD5sum: 83d2a70036239aa5a5db003315ed7c3a
SHA1: c23d5c0964b40f3ca3344ab5f9ecd0a53aa40f1c
SHA256: 8f9515b672145c9713e582951913edeede52772944ab12ab0aa4f0dbf55ebe5f
SHA512: 2d6609884e8e76f3b920b851dc4d9cca2210a7a523b0e3cf5e6da2e75af5bece563171b8c05f1b1778d9bde0333d1b74e48437988b802f80fb49495e31cf9161
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-mate/
Description-en: Ubuntu MATE - full desktop
This package is the Ubuntu MATE desktop environment.
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It is safe to remove this package if some of these packages are not desired.
Description-md5: 5591bb8caf8894d36b5f7458d5c8d1d1
Task: ubuntu-mate-desktop
Supported: 3y

Package: ubuntu-mate-desktop
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, account-plugin-facebook, account-plugin-flickr, account-plugin-google, accountsservice, acpid, alsa-base, alsa-utils, anacron, apport, apport-gtk, apport-symptoms, apturl, at-spi2-core, atril, avahi-autoipd, avahi-discover, avahi-dnsconfd, avahi-utils, bc, blueman, brasero, brasero-cdrkit, brltty, brltty-x11, ca-certificates, caja, caja-gksu, caja-open-terminal, caja-sendto, caja-wallpaper, cheese, colord, compiz, compiz-core, compiz-mate, compiz-plugins, compiz-plugins-default, crda, cups-browsed, cups-core-drivers, cups-filters-core-drivers, cups-pk-helper, cups-ppdc, dconf-cli, dconf-editor, deja-dup, deja-dup-backend-cloudfiles, deja-dup-backend-gvfs, deja-dup-backend-s3, deja-dup-caja, dialog, dmz-cursor-theme, engrampa, eom, espeak, ethtool, exfat-fuse, exfat-utils, ffmpegthumbnailer, firefox, folder-color-caja, 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, gdb, gdebi, gdisk, genisoimage, ghostscript, ghostscript-x, gksu, gnome-disk-utility, 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, hexchat, hwdata, ideviceinstaller, ifuse, im-config, indicator-application-gtk2, indicator-sound-gtk2, inputattach, inxi, iproute, iputils-arping, iso-codes, iw, language-selector-gnome, libaacs0, libaccount-plugin-generic-oauth, libaccount-plugin-google, libavahi-compat-libdnssd1, libbdplus0, libbluray-bdj, libbluray-bin, libbluray1, libcanberra-gtk-module, libcanberra-gtk3-module, libcanberra-pulse, libdvdnav4, libdvdread4, libegl1-mesa-drivers, libfile-mimeinfo-perl, libgpod-common, libimobiledevice-utils, libmtp-runtime, libnet-dbus-perl, libnotify-bin, libp11-kit-gnome-keyring, libpam-gnome-keyring, libpaper-utils, libplist-utils, libproxy1-plugin-gsettings, libproxy1-plugin-networkmanager, libpurple-bin, libqt5libqgtk2, libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer, libreoffice-calc, libreoffice-gnome, libreoffice-impress, libreoffice-ogltrans, libreoffice-pdfimport, libreoffice-style-human, libreoffice-writer, 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, lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings, marco, mate-accessibility-profiles, mate-applet-topmenu, mate-applets, mate-desktop-environment-core, mate-dock-applet, 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, pidgin, pidgin-libnotify, pidgin-otr, pinentry-gtk2, plank, 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, rhythmbox, rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder, rhythmbox-plugins, rtkit, samba-common-bin, sane-utils, seahorse, sessioninstaller, shotwell, simple-scan, smbclient, software-properties-gtk, speech-dispatcher, synapse, syslinux-utils, system-config-printer-gnome, system-config-printer-udev, thunderbird, tilda, tlp, tlp-rdw, topmenu-gtk-common, topmenu-gtk2, topmenu-gtk3, toshset, transmission-gtk, ubuntu-drivers-common, ubuntu-mate-artwork, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-default-settings, ubuntu-mate-libreoffice-draw-icons, ubuntu-mate-lightdm-theme, ubuntu-mate-welcome, ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk, ubuntu-sounds, unity-control-center-faces, unzip, update-manager, update-notifier, usb-creator-gtk, usb-modeswitch, usbmuxd, vbetool, vlc, vlc-plugin-notify, whoopsie, 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-calendar-timezones, xul-ext-gdata-provider, xul-ext-lightning, 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-desktop_1.154_amd64.deb
Size: 3564
MD5sum: ab97231b6bc52b410f0b6fac6667a070
SHA1: 06679715cb70572ca7317922aa0c5c2968fffcba
SHA256: 594c31acc61d18b1d0c8f5592086c1c8bf431f1ea8b27e1fb69985aa6ebedc54
Description-en: Ubuntu MATE - full desktop
This package is the Ubuntu MATE desktop environment.
.
It is safe to remove this package if some of these packages are not desired.
Description-md5: 5591bb8caf8894d36b5f7458d5c8d1d1
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-mate/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: ubuntu-mate-desktop