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by **jmak** on Fri Apr 13, 2012 2:47 pm

Hello,

I've just installed lmde rc and I would like to remove MATE completely because I don't use it. In one shot, if it is possible. How should I go about doing that? Rather than start removing all the files one by one.

Thanks,
jmak

by **zerozero** on Fri Apr 13, 2012 7:14 pm

you can try this

Code: Select all: sudo apt-get remove caja libcaja-extension libmatedesktop libmatekbd libmateweather mate-backgrounds mate-conf-editor mate-control-center mate-desktop mate-doc-utils mate-file-manager mate-media mate-menus mate-notification-daemon mate-panel mate-polkit mate-session-manager mate-settings-daemon mate-terminal menu-xdg mintmenu python-mate-desktop python-mate-menu

from here - 1j

Edit: i changed the code a bit regarding the link above because (at least in my system) gir1.2-mate-menus and mint-artwork-mate are not installe, so it would error out; this way it doesn't.

by **äxl** on Fri Apr 13, 2012 7:23 pm

You mean rather remove all files at once? You can dry-run (option -s) remove files in terminal:

Code: Select all: sudo apt-get -s autoremove --purge mate-desktop-environment

--purge will also delete configuration files but not in /home.
autoremove will also remove the dependencies but there will still be some orphaned packages.

Can't help you with them because I like MATE. Maybe you could give it a try again.

by **äxl** on Fri Apr 13, 2012 7:49 pm

@zerozero: But this also removes gnome-power-manager. Because of that I add notification-daemon and remove some more (still in dry-run):

Code: Select all: sudo apt-get -s remove atril caja caja-common engrampa engrampa-common eom eom-common ffmpegthumbnailer-caja libatril libcaja-extension libmate libmate-common libmatecanvas libmatecomponent libmatecomponentui libmatedesktop libmatekbd libmatemenu libmatepanelapplet libmatepolkit libmatesensorsappletplugin libmateui libmatevfs libmateweather libmateweather-common mate-applets mate-applets-common mate-backgrounds mate-calc mate-conf-editor mate-control-center mate-core mate-desktop mate-desktop-common mate-desktop-environment mate-indicator-applet mate-keyring mate-media mate-menus mate-mime-data mate-netspeed mate-notification-daemon mate-panel mate-panel-common mate-polkit mate-power-manager mate-power-manager-common mate-screensaver mate-sensors-applet mate-session-manager mate-settings-daemon mate-settings-daemon-common mate-settings-daemon-gstreamer mate-system-monitor mate-system-tools mate-terminal mate-text-editor mate-themes mate-utils mate-vfs mate-vfs-common mate-window-manager mozo python-mate python-mate-desktop python-mate-menu gir1.2-mate-menus mint-artwork-mate notification-daemon+

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by **zerozero** on Fri Apr 13, 2012 7:56 pm

äxl wrote:@zerozero: But this also removes gnome-power-manager.

not here (but i'n on testing >> i believe you are in latest, my mate pkgs are from tridex, yours are linuxmint.com >> is this relevant?

Code: Select all: amadeu@amadeu ~ $ sudo apt-get -s remove caja libcaja-extension libmatedesktop libmatekbd libmateweather mate-backgrounds mate-conf-editor mate-control-center mate-desktop mate-doc-utils mate-file-manager mate-media mate-menus mate-notification-daemon mate-panel mate-polkit mate-session-manager mate-settings-daemon mate-terminal menu-xdg mintmenu python-mate-desktop python-mate-menu [sudo] password for amadeu: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package mate-doc-utils is not installed, so not removed Package mate-notification-daemon is not installed, so not removed The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: xdg-user-dirs-gtk mate-netspeed libffmpegthumbnailer4 eom-common libkeybinder0 python-mate mate-settings-daemon-common python-keybinder libglew1.6 mate-text-editor libmateweather-common ffmpegthumbnailer mate-desktop-common liborbit2-dev python-corba mate-power-manager-common libgladeui-1-9 mate-window-manager gir1.2-sushi-1.0 mint-backgrounds-debian libsushi-1.0-0 libmatepolkit engrampa-common mate-utils libidl-dev mate-applets-common libtracker-sparql-0.12-0 mate-system-monitor orbit2 mate-themes mate-power-manager mate-panel-common Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be REMOVED: atril awn-settings caja caja-open-terminal caja-sendto engrampa eom ffmpegthumbnailer-caja gir1.2-caja gwibber gwibber-service gwibber-service-facebook gwibber-service-identica gwibber-service-twitter libatril libcaja-extension libmatedesktop libmatekbd libmateweather mate-applets mate-backgrounds mate-conf-editor mate-control-center mate-core mate-desktop mate-desktop-environment mate-file-manager mate-image-viewer mate-media mate-menus mate-panel mate-polkit mate-screensaver mate-session-manager mate-settings-daemon mate-settings-daemon-gstreamer mate-system-tools mate-terminal menu-xdg mintmenu mozo python-mate-desktop python-mate-menu python-xdg rhythmbox-plugins totem-plugins zeitgeist-core 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 47 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Remv mate-desktop-environment [1.2.2+wheezy] Remv mate-core [1.2.2+wheezy] Remv atril [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv awn-settings [0.4.1~bzr830-2] Remv mate-file-manager [1.1.2-1] Remv mate-screensaver [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-session-manager [1.2.0-3+wheezy] Remv ffmpegthumbnailer-caja [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv caja [1.2.1-1+wheezy] Remv caja-open-terminal [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv caja-sendto [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv engrampa [1.2.1-1+wheezy] Remv mate-image-viewer [1.1.0-1] Remv eom [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv gir1.2-caja [1.2.1-1+wheezy] Remv gwibber [3.0.0.1-2] Remv gwibber-service-twitter [3.0.0.1-2] Remv gwibber-service-identica [3.0.0.1-2] Remv gwibber-service-facebook [3.0.0.1-2] Remv gwibber-service [3.0.0.1-2] Remv libatril [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-system-tools [1.2.2-1+wheezy] Remv libcaja-extension [1.2.1-1+wheezy] Remv mate-control-center [1.2.1-5+wheezy] Remv mate-settings-daemon [1.2.0-4+wheezy] Remv mate-settings-daemon-gstreamer [1.2.0-4+wheezy] Remv mate-applets [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-panel [1.2.1-3+wheezy] Remv mate-desktop [1.2.0-3+wheezy] Remv libmatedesktop [1.2.0-3+wheezy] Remv libmatekbd [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv libmateweather [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-backgrounds [1.2.1-1+wheezy] Remv mate-conf-editor [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-media [1.2.1-3+wheezy] Remv mozo [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-menus [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-polkit [1.2.0-4+wheezy] Remv mate-terminal [1.2.1-2+wheezy] Remv rhythmbox-plugins [2.96-3] Remv zeitgeist-core [0.8.2-1] Remv totem-plugins [3.0.1-8] Remv mintmenu [5.3.1] Remv python-xdg [0.19-4] Remv menu-xdg [0.5] Remv python-mate-desktop [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv python-mate-menu [1.2.0-2+wheezy] amadeu@amadeu ~ $

by **jmak** on Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:05 pm

Thanks for the replies.

I've tried what zerozero said, this is what I got:

Code: Select all: mak@myhost ~ $ sudo apt-get remove caja gir1.2-mate-menus libcaja-extension libmatedesktop libmatekbd libmateweather mate-backgrounds mate-conf-editor mate-control-center mate-desktop mate-doc-utils mate-file-manager mate-media mate-menus mate-notification-daemon mate-panel mate-polkit mate-session-manager mate-settings-daemon mate-terminal menu-xdg mint-artwork-mate mintmenu python-mate-desktop python-mate-menu Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Virtual packages like 'mate-file-manager' can't be removed E: Unable to locate package gir1.2-mate-menus E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'gir1.2-mate-menus' E: Unable to locate package mint-artwork-mate mak@myhost ~ $

After I ran the second command, which removed 1 file. But my file system is still littered with MATE directories.

Code: Select all: mak@myhost ~ $ sudo apt-get -s autoremove --purge mate-desktop-environment [sudo] password for mak: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: mate-desktop-environment* 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Purg mate-desktop-environment [1.2.1]

by **zerozero** on Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:09 pm

jmak, if you try the command äxl posted in his last post, you might be luckier

Code: Select all: amadeu@amadeu ~ $ sudo apt-get -s remove atril caja caja-common engrampa engrampa-common eom eom-common ffmpegthumbnailer-caja libatril libcaja-extension libmate libmate-common libmatecanvas libmatecomponent libmatecomponentui libmatedesktop libmatekbd libmatemenu libmatepanelapplet libmatepolkit libmatesensorsappletplugin libmateui libmatevfs libmateweather libmateweather-common mate-applets mate-applets-common mate-backgrounds mate-calc mate-conf-editor mate-control-center mate-core mate-desktop mate-desktop-common mate-desktop-environment mate-indicator-applet mate-keyring mate-media mate-menus mate-mime-data mate-netspeed mate-notification-daemon mate-panel mate-panel-common mate-polkit mate-power-manager mate-power-manager-common mate-screensaver mate-sensors-applet mate-session-manager mate-settings-daemon mate-settings-daemon-common mate-settings-daemon-gstreamer mate-system-monitor mate-system-tools mate-terminal mate-text-editor mate-themes mate-utils mate-vfs mate-vfs-common mate-window-manager mozo python-mate python-mate-desktop python-mate-menu notification-daemon+ Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package mate-indicator-applet is not installed, so not removed Package mate-notification-daemon is not installed, so not removed notification-daemon is already the newest version. The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: xdg-user-dirs-gtk libffmpegthumbnailer4 libkeybinder0 python-keybinder libglew1.6 ffmpegthumbnailer liborbit2-dev python-corba libgladeui-1-9 gir1.2-sushi-1.0 mint-backgrounds-debian libsushi-1.0-0 libidl-dev libtracker-sparql-0.12-0 orbit2 Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be REMOVED: atril caja caja-common caja-open-terminal caja-sendto engrampa engrampa-common eom eom-common ffmpegthumbnailer-caja gir1.2-caja gir1.2-mate-menu gir1.2-mate-panel libatril libcaja-extension libmate libmate-common libmatecanvas libmatecomponent libmatecomponentui libmatedesktop libmatekbd libmatemenu libmatepanelapplet libmatepolkit libmatesensorsappletplugin libmateui libmatevfs libmateweather libmateweather-common mate-applets mate-applets-common mate-backgrounds mate-calc mate-conf-editor mate-control-center mate-core mate-desktop mate-desktop-common mate-desktop-environment mate-file-manager mate-image-viewer mate-keyring mate-media mate-menus mate-mime-data mate-netspeed mate-panel mate-panel-common mate-polkit mate-power-manager mate-power-manager-common mate-screensaver mate-sensors-applet mate-session-manager mate-settings-daemon mate-settings-daemon-common mate-settings-daemon-gstreamer mate-system-monitor mate-system-tools mate-terminal mate-text-editor mate-themes mate-utils mate-vfs mate-vfs-common mate-window-manager mintmenu mozo python-mate python-mate-desktop python-mate-menu 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 72 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Remv mate-desktop-environment [1.2.2+wheezy] Remv mate-core [1.2.2+wheezy] Remv atril [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-file-manager [1.1.2-1] Remv mate-screensaver [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-session-manager [1.2.0-3+wheezy] Remv ffmpegthumbnailer-caja [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv caja [1.2.1-1+wheezy] Remv caja-common [1.2.1-1+wheezy] Remv caja-open-terminal [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv caja-sendto [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv engrampa [1.2.1-1+wheezy] Remv engrampa-common [1.2.1-1+wheezy] Remv mate-image-viewer [1.1.0-1] Remv eom [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv eom-common [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv gir1.2-caja [1.2.1-1+wheezy] Remv gir1.2-mate-menu [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv gir1.2-mate-panel [1.2.1-3+wheezy] Remv libatril [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-system-tools [1.2.2-1+wheezy] Remv libcaja-extension [1.2.1-1+wheezy] Remv mintmenu [5.3.1] Remv python-mate [1.2.0-3+wheezy] Remv mate-utils [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-sensors-applet [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-power-manager [1.2.1-2+wheezy] Remv mate-applets [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-panel [1.2.1-3+wheezy] Remv mate-netspeed [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv libmateui [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv libmatepanelapplet [1.2.1-3+wheezy] Remv libmatecomponentui [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv libmate [1.2.0-2~wheezy] Remv libmate-common [1.2.0-2~wheezy] Remv libmatecanvas [1.2.0-2~wheezy] Remv libmatecomponent [1.2.1-1~wheezy] Remv mate-control-center [1.2.1-5+wheezy] Remv mate-settings-daemon [1.2.0-4+wheezy] Remv mate-settings-daemon-gstreamer [1.2.0-4+wheezy] Remv mate-desktop [1.2.0-3+wheezy] Remv libmatedesktop [1.2.0-3+wheezy] Remv libmatekbd [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mozo [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv python-mate-menu [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-menus [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv libmatemenu [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-conf-editor [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-polkit [1.2.0-4+wheezy] Remv libmatepolkit [1.2.0-4+wheezy] Remv libmatesensorsappletplugin [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-vfs [1.2.1-2~wheezy] Remv libmatevfs [1.2.1-2~wheezy] Remv libmateweather [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv libmateweather-common [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-applets-common [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-backgrounds [1.2.1-1+wheezy] Remv mate-calc [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-desktop-common [1.2.0-3+wheezy] Remv mate-keyring [1.2.1-2+wheezy] Remv mate-media [1.2.1-3+wheezy] Remv mate-mime-data [1.2.2-1+wheezy] Remv mate-panel-common [1.2.1-3+wheezy] Remv mate-power-manager-common [1.2.1-2+wheezy] Remv mate-settings-daemon-common [1.2.0-4+wheezy] Remv mate-system-monitor [1.2.1-3+wheezy] Remv mate-terminal [1.2.1-2+wheezy] Remv mate-text-editor [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv mate-themes [1.2.2-1+wheezy] Remv mate-vfs-common [1.2.1-2~wheezy] Remv mate-window-manager [1.2.0-2+wheezy] Remv python-mate-desktop [1.2.0-2+wheezy] amadeu@amadeu ~ $

by **jmak** on Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:45 pm

äxl suggestion worked perfectly.

Though my system still littered with mate files and directories, especially the /usr/bin and /usr/share

by **äxl** on Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:49 pm

zerozero wrote:jmak, if you try the command äxl posted in his last post, you might be luckier

Should have used the --purge option like in my first command, jmak.
Now I only know how to use aptitude to get rid of configuration files. But before I try that maybe someone else has an easier idea.

by **äxl** on Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:29 pm

This code deletes every left over configuration file of packages even with the expression "mate" in their description (like ultimate or automated).

Code: Select all: dpkg -l | grep mate | awk '/^rc/ {print $2}' | xargs sudo dpkg --purge

First it lists all packages with flags, greps "mate", chooses every package that's been removed but still has config files and purges them.
I've tried everything but the purging itself.

by **jmak** on Sat Apr 14, 2012 12:22 am

äxl wrote:
Code: Select all
dpkg -l | grep mate | awk '/^rc/ {print $2}' | xargs sudo dpkg --purge

First it lists all packages with flags, greps "mate", chooses every package that's been removed but still has config files and purges them.
I've tried everything but the purging itself.

I've tried this command and this is the output:

Code: Select all: mak@myhost ~ $ dpkg -l | grep mate | awk '/^rc/ {print $2}' | xargs sudo dpkg --purge [sudo] password for mak: dpkg: error: --purge needs at least one package name argument Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*]; Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management; Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values; Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options; Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files; Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' ! mak@myhost ~ $

by **äxl** on Sat Apr 14, 2012 6:28 am

Could you please post the output of this:

Code: Select all: dpkg -l | grep mate | awk '/^/ {print $1" "$2}'

by **jmak** on Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:46 am

äxl wrote:Could you please post the output of this:
Code: Select all
dpkg -l | grep mate | awk '/^/ {print $1" "$2}'

Code: Select all: mak@myhost ~ $ dpkg -l | grep mate | awk '/^/ {print $1" "$2}' ii apg ii libcolamd2.7.1 ii libmate ii libmate-common ii libmatebluetooth ii libmatecanvas ii libmatecomponent ii libmatecomponentui ii libmateconf ii libmatecorba ii libmatedesktop ii libmatekbd ii libmatekeyring ii libmatemenu ii libmatenotify ii libmatepanelapplet ii libmatepolkit ii libmatesensorsappletplugin ii libmateui ii libmatevfs ii libmateweather ii libmateweather-common ii libopts25 ii mate-applets ii mate-applets-common ii mate-backgrounds ii mate-bluetooth ii mate-calc ii mate-conf ii mate-conf-common ii mate-control-center ii mate-corba ii mate-core ii mate-desktop ii mate-desktop-common ii mate-desktop-environment ii mate-dialogs ii mate-icon-theme ii mate-media ii mate-menus ii mate-mime-data ii mate-netspeed ii mate-panel ii mate-panel-common ii mate-polkit ii mate-power-manager ii mate-power-manager-common ii mate-screensaver ii mate-sensors-applet ii mate-session-manager ii mate-settings-daemon ii mate-settings-daemon-common ii mate-settings-daemon-gstreamer ii mate-system-monitor ii mate-system-tools ii mate-terminal ii mate-terminal-common ii mate-text-editor ii mate-themes ii mate-utils ii mate-vfs ii mate-vfs-common ii mate-window-manager ii mplayer ii python-mate ii python-mate-desktop ii python-mate-menu ii python-support mak@myhost ~ $

by **äxl** on Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:19 pm

Everything is still installed (first i for binary files, second i for configuration files). I suppose you have not taken the dry-run option away.
Also please post the output of:

Code: Select all: dpkg -l | awk '/^rc/ {print $1" "$2}'

by **jmak** on Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:36 pm

äxl wrote:Everything is still installed (first i for binary files, second i for configuration files). I suppose you have not taken the dry-run option away.
Also please post the output of:
Code: Select all
dpkg -l | awk '/^rc/ {print $1" "$2}'

There was no output.

Code: Select all: mak@myhost ~ $ dpkg -l | awk '/^rc/ {print $1" "$2}' mak@myhost ~ $

by **äxl** on Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:10 pm

Yes. You can do this now:

Code: Select all: sudo apt-get purge notification-daemon+ atril caja caja-common engrampa engrampa-common eom eom-common ffmpegthumbnailer-caja libatril libcaja-extension libmate libmate-common libmatecanvas libmatecomponent libmatecomponentui libmatedesktop libmatekbd libmatemenu libmatepanelapplet libmatepolkit libmatesensorsappletplugin libmateui libmatevfs libmateweather libmateweather-common mate-applets mate-applets-common mate-backgrounds mate-calc mate-conf-editor mate-control-center mate-core mate-desktop mate-desktop-common mate-desktop-environment mate-indicator-applet mate-keyring mate-media mate-menus mate-mime-data mate-netspeed mate-notification-daemon mate-panel mate-panel-common mate-polkit mate-power-manager mate-power-manager-common mate-screensaver mate-sensors-applet mate-session-manager mate-settings-daemon mate-settings-daemon-common mate-settings-daemon-gstreamer mate-system-monitor mate-system-tools mate-terminal mate-text-editor mate-themes mate-utils mate-vfs mate-vfs-common mate-window-manager mozo python-mate python-mate-desktop python-mate-menu

by **jmak** on Sat Apr 14, 2012 7:48 pm

äxl wrote:Yes. You can do this now:
Code: Select all
sudo apt-get purge notification-daemon+ atril caja caja-common engrampa engrampa-common eom eom-common ffmpegthumbnailer-caja libatril libcaja-extension libmate libmate-common libmatecanvas libmatecomponent libmatecomponentui libmatedesktop libmatekbd libmatemenu libmatepanelapplet libmatepolkit libmatesensorsappletplugin libmateui libmatevfs libmateweather libmateweather-common mate-applets mate-applets-common mate-backgrounds mate-calc mate-conf-editor mate-control-center mate-core mate-desktop mate-desktop-common mate-desktop-environment mate-indicator-applet mate-keyring mate-media mate-menus mate-mime-data mate-netspeed mate-notification-daemon mate-panel mate-panel-common mate-polkit mate-power-manager mate-power-manager-common mate-screensaver mate-sensors-applet mate-session-manager mate-settings-daemon mate-settings-daemon-common mate-settings-daemon-gstreamer mate-system-monitor mate-system-tools mate-terminal mate-text-editor mate-themes mate-utils mate-vfs mate-vfs-common mate-window-manager mozo python-mate python-mate-desktop python-mate-menu

Thanks a lot,
Now, MATE gone, even from the login session.

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