How To Install mate-panel on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

2 minutes • 400 words

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-panel on Ubuntu.

What is `mate-panel`

mate-panel is:

The MATE Panel is an essential part of the MATE Desktop, providing toolbar-like “panels” which can be attached to the sides of your desktop. They are used to launch applications and embed a number of other functions, such as quick launch icons, the clock, the notification area, volume controls and the battery charge indicator, and utilities ranging from weather forecast to system monitoring.

There are three methods to install mate-panel on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mate-panel Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mate-panel using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mate-panel

Install mate-panel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mate-panel using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mate-panel

Install mate-panel Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install mate-panel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mate-panel

How To Uninstall mate-panel on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the mate-panel package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mate-panel

Uninstall mate-panel And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mate-panel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mate-panel

Remove mate-panel Configurations and Data

To remove mate-panel configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mate-panel

Remove mate-panel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mate-panel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mate-panel

Dependencies

mate-panel have the following dependencies:

References

mate-panel website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-panel package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.