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How to install/remove MATE Desktop Environment in Kali Linux

May 12th, 2014
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  1. - How to install MATE Desktop Environment in Kali Linux :
  2. *-* echo "deb http://repo.mate-desktop.org/debian wheezy main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list && apt-get update *-*
  3. *-* apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install mate-archive-keyring *-*
  4.  
  5. - This installs the base packages :
  6. *-* apt-get install kali-defaults kali-root-login desktop-base mate-core *-*
  7.  
  8. - this to install mate-core and more extras :
  9. *-* apt-get install kali-defaults kali-root-login desktop-base mate-desktop-environment *-*
  10.  
  11. - this to install mate-core + mate-desktop-environment and even more extras :
  12. *-* apt-get install kali-defaults kali-root-login desktop-base mate-desktop-environment-extra *-*
  13.  
  14. - How to remove MATE Desktop Environment in Kali Linux :
  15. *-* apt-get remove mate-core *-*
  16.  
  17. - How to Fix Kali Linux Menu in MATE Desktop :
  18. *-* leafpad /etc/xdg/menus/mate-applications.menu *-*
  19. In the file go down to the section named Internet and add the following line
  20.  
  21. <!-- Kali Linux Menu -->
  22. <MergeFile type="path">applications-merged/kali-applications.menu</MergeFile>
  23.  
  24. So it should look something like this :
  25. .....
  26. <!-- Internet -->
  27. <Menu>
  28. <Name>Internet</Name>
  29. <Directory>mate-network.directory</Directory>
  30. <Include>
  31. <And>
  32. <Category>Network</Category>
  33. </And>
  34. </Include>
  35. </Menu> <!-- End Internet -->
  36. <!-- Kali Linux -->
  37. <MergeFile type="path">applications-merged/kali-applications.menu</MergeFile>
  38. .....
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