Basta descobrir se eles contêm algo interessante para você mesmo usando a linha de comando:
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Para ler os pacotes gerais description e os diretos dependencies e recomendados (instalados automaticamente também):
apt show PACKAGENAME -
Para descobrir exatamente o que aconteceria se você o instalasse (por exemplo, quais outros pacotes serão instalados como dependências):
apt install --simulate PACKAGENAME
Aqui estão as partes importantes das saídas de apt show para você:
mate-desktop-environment :
This package installs the standard set of applications that are
part of the official MATE release.
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It also suggests a few non-MATE standard desktop applications like an
internet browser, a mail reader and a network management applet.
Ele instalará os pacotes atril , desktop-base OR ubuntu-wallpapers , engrampa , eom , ffmpegthumbnailer , galculator , mate-applets , mate-icon-theme-faenza , mate-media , mate-notification-daemon , mate-power-manager , mate-screensaver , mate-system-monitor , mate-themes , mate-user-guide , mate-utils , pluma
mate-desktop-environment-extra :
Depends: mate-desktop-environment-extras (= 1.12.0+1)
[...]
This package (mate-desktop-environment-extra) is a dummy package and can be
safely removed.
Portanto, o único propósito deste pacote é instalar mate-desktop-environment-extras - é apenas um apelido, se você quiser chamá-lo assim.
mate-desktop-environment-extras :
This package installs an extra set of MATE components that are
also part of the official MATE release.
Ele instalará os pacotes blueman , caja-gksu , caja-image-converter , caja-open-terminal , caja-sendto , caja-share , caja-wallpaper , dconf-editor , gnome-keyring , mate-gnome-main-menu-applet , mate-netspeed , mate-sensors-applet , mate-user-share , mozo , yelp
ubuntu-mate-desktop :
Description: 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.
Ele instalará esses pacotes:
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