[CentOS] Ailing MATE desktop

Wed May 6 15:26:00 UTC 2020
Robert G (Doc) Savage <dsavage at peaknet.net>

On Tue, 2020-05-05 at 19:25 -0500, Robert G (Doc) Savage via CentOS
wrote:
> 
> I'm about ready to run "dnf erase *mate*" and try re-installing MATE
> from scratch from the GNOME3 desktop. Is that possible without
> ripping
> the heart out of C8 by deleting other critical packages?

I've attached a capture of "dnf erase *mate*" that shows the 104
packages that would be removed. It looks safe enough, but if there's a
a better way to fix the problem I'd rather try that.

--Doc Savage
     Fairview Heights, IL
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# dnf erase *mate*
Modular dependency problems:

 Problem 1: conflicting requests
  - nothing provides module(perl:5.26) needed by module perl-DBD-MySQL:4.046:8010020191114030811:073fa5fe-0.x86_64
 Problem 2: conflicting requests
  - nothing provides module(perl:5.26) needed by module perl-DBD-SQLite:1.58:8010020191114033549:073fa5fe-0.x86_64
 Problem 3: conflicting requests
  - nothing provides module(perl:5.26) needed by module perl-DBI:1.641:8010020191113222731:16b3ab4d-0.x86_64
Dependencies resolved.
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 Package                                           Architecture        Version                             Repository                                                   Size
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Removing:
 libmatekbd                                        x86_64              1.24.0-1.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              659 k
 libmatemixer                                      x86_64              1.24.0-1.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              868 k
 libmateweather                                    x86_64              1.24.0-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              192 k
 libmateweather-data                               noarch              1.24.0-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              114 M
 mate-applets                                      x86_64              1.24.0-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               38 M
 mate-backgrounds                                  noarch              1.24.0-1.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               20 M
 mate-calc                                         x86_64              1.24.0-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              6.2 M
 mate-control-center                               x86_64              1.22.2-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               14 M
 mate-control-center-filesystem                    x86_64              1.22.2-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE                0  
 mate-desktop                                      x86_64              1.24.0-3.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              186 k
 mate-desktop-libs                                 x86_64              1.24.0-3.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              3.0 M
 mate-dictionary                                   x86_64              1.22.2-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               23 M
 mate-disk-usage-analyzer                          x86_64              1.22.2-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               23 M
 mate-icon-theme                                   noarch              1.24.0-1.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               28 M
 mate-media                                        x86_64              1.24.0-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              1.5 M
 mate-menus                                        x86_64              1.24.0-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              430 k
 mate-menus-libs                                   x86_64              1.24.0-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              134 k
 mate-menus-preferences-category-menu              x86_64              1.24.0-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              3.2 k
 mate-notification-daemon                          x86_64              1.22.1-1.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              527 k
 mate-panel                                        x86_64              1.22.2-1.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               14 M
 mate-panel-libs                                   x86_64              1.22.2-1.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              104 k
 mate-polkit                                       x86_64              1.24.0-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              320 k
 mate-power-manager                                x86_64              1.22.2-1.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               10 M
 mate-screensaver                                  x86_64              1.24.0-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              6.3 M
 mate-screenshot                                   x86_64              1.22.2-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              118 k
 mate-search-tool                                  x86_64              1.22.2-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               23 M
 mate-session-manager                              x86_64              1.24.0-1.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              1.7 M
 mate-settings-daemon                              x86_64              1.22.1-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              2.9 M
 mate-system-log                                   x86_64              1.22.2-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               23 M
 mate-system-monitor                               x86_64              1.24.0-1.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               11 M
 mate-terminal                                     x86_64              1.24.0-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               13 M
 mate-themes                                       noarch              3.22.21-1.el8                       @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               76 M
 mate-user-admin                                   x86_64              1.5.1-3.el8                         @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              1.3 M
 mate-user-guide                                   noarch              1.24.0-1.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               74 M
 mate-utils-common                                 noarch              1.22.2-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               23 M
Removing dependent packages:
 atril-caja                                        x86_64              1.22.3-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               29 k
 atril-thumbnailer                                 x86_64              1.22.3-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              583  
 caja-actions                                      x86_64              1.8.3-12.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              2.2 M
 caja-image-converter                              x86_64              1.24.0-3.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               84 k
 caja-open-terminal                                x86_64              1.24.0-3.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               38 k
 caja-sendto                                       x86_64              1.24.0-3.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              199 k
 caja-wallpaper                                    x86_64              1.24.0-3.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               21 k
 caja-xattr-tags                                   x86_64              1.24.0-3.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               18 k
 engrampa                                          x86_64              1.24.0-1.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               13 M
 eom                                               x86_64              1.24.0-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              8.3 M
 marco                                             x86_64              1.22.4-1.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              583 k
 mozo                                              noarch              1.24.0-1.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              394 k
 pluma                                             x86_64              1.24.0-1.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              2.2 M
 seahorse-caja                                     x86_64              1.18.1-7.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              881 k
Removing unused dependencies:
 ImageMagick                                       x86_64              6.9.10.86-1.el8                     @epel                                                       650 k
 ImageMagick-libs                                  x86_64              6.9.10.86-1.el8                     @epel                                                       8.4 M
 LibRaw                                            x86_64              0.19.1-1.el8                        @AppStream                                                  1.9 M
 OpenEXR-libs                                      x86_64              2.2.0-11.el8                        @AppStream                                                  3.4 M
 atril                                             x86_64              1.22.3-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              8.1 M
 atril-libs                                        x86_64              1.22.3-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              1.4 M
 caja                                              x86_64              1.22.3-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              4.9 M
 caja-actions-doc                                  noarch              1.8.3-12.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               11 M
 caja-core-extensions                              x86_64              1.22.3-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               83 k
 caja-extensions-common                            noarch              1.24.0-3.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              758 k
 caja-schemas                                      x86_64              1.22.3-2.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               13 M
 crda                                              noarch              3.18_2018.05.31-3.el8               @BaseOS                                                     9.8 k
 djvulibre-libs                                    x86_64              3.5.27-16.el8                       @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              1.9 M
 enchant                                           x86_64              1:1.6.0-21.el8                      @AppStream                                                  143 k
 fftw-libs-double                                  x86_64              3.3.5-11.el8                        @AppStream                                                  3.0 M
 gamin                                             x86_64              0.1.10-31.el8                       @BaseOS                                                     447 k
 graphviz                                          x86_64              2.40.1-39.el8                       @AppStream                                                  7.7 M
 group-service                                     x86_64              1.2.0-1.el8                         @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              236 k
 gtk-murrine-engine                                x86_64              0.98.2-18.el8                       @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              484 k
 ilmbase                                           x86_64              2.2.0-11.el8                        @AppStream                                                  625 k
 iw                                                x86_64              4.14-5.el8                          @BaseOS                                                     223 k
 libXScrnSaver                                     x86_64              1.2.3-1.el8                         @AppStream                                                   43 k
 libXaw                                            x86_64              1.0.13-10.el8                       @AppStream                                                  512 k
 libXpresent                                       x86_64              1.0.0-11.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               23 k
 libappindicator-gtk3                              x86_64              12.10.0-19.el8                      @AppStream                                                   99 k
 libcryptui                                        x86_64              3.12.2-19.el8                       @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              4.3 M
 libdbusmenu                                       x86_64              16.04.0-12.el8                      @AppStream                                                  545 k
 libdbusmenu-gtk3                                  x86_64              16.04.0-12.el8                      @AppStream                                                   95 k
 libgnome-keyring                                  x86_64              3.12.0-19.el8                       @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              355 k
 libindicator-gtk3                                 x86_64              12.10.1-14.el8                      @AppStream                                                  211 k
 libraqm                                           x86_64              0.7.0-4.el8                         @epel                                                        24 k
 libwmf-lite                                       x86_64              0.2.9-8.el8_0                       @AppStream                                                  153 k
 marco-libs                                        x86_64              1.22.4-1.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              6.0 M
 mathjax                                           noarch              2.7.4-2.el8                         @epel                                                        25 M
 mathjax-ams-fonts                                 noarch              2.7.4-2.el8                         @epel                                                       267 k
 mathjax-caligraphic-fonts                         noarch              2.7.4-2.el8                         @epel                                                        98 k
 mathjax-fraktur-fonts                             noarch              2.7.4-2.el8                         @epel                                                       225 k
 mathjax-main-fonts                                noarch              2.7.4-2.el8                         @epel                                                       558 k
 mathjax-math-fonts                                noarch              2.7.4-2.el8                         @epel                                                       348 k
 mathjax-sansserif-fonts                           noarch              2.7.4-2.el8                         @epel                                                       240 k
 mathjax-script-fonts                              noarch              2.7.4-2.el8                         @epel                                                        60 k
 mathjax-size1-fonts                               noarch              2.7.4-2.el8                         @epel                                                        37 k
 mathjax-size2-fonts                               noarch              2.7.4-2.el8                         @epel                                                        34 k
 mathjax-size3-fonts                               noarch              2.7.4-2.el8                         @epel                                                        16 k
 mathjax-size4-fonts                               noarch              2.7.4-2.el8                         @epel                                                        29 k
 mathjax-stixweb-fonts                             noarch              2.7.4-2.el8                         @epel                                                       3.1 M
 mathjax-typewriter-fonts                          noarch              2.7.4-2.el8                         @epel                                                       106 k
 mathjax-vector-fonts                              noarch              2.7.4-2.el8                         @epel                                                        13 k
 mathjax-winchrome-fonts                           noarch              2.7.4-2.el8                         @epel                                                       8.9 k
 mathjax-winie6-fonts                              noarch              2.7.4-2.el8                         @epel                                                        56 k
 pluma-data                                        noarch              1.24.0-1.el8                        @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE               24 M
 texlive-lib                                       x86_64              7:20180414-14.el8                   @AppStream                                                  1.7 M
 web-assets-filesystem                             noarch              5-7.el8                             @PowerTools                                                   0  
 wireless-tools                                    x86_64              1:29-25.el8                         @copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:stenstorp:MATE              306 k
 xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-100dpi                   noarch              7.5-19.el8                          @AppStream                                                  1.0 M

Transaction Summary
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Remove  104 Packages

Freed space: 722 M
Is this ok [y/N]: n
Operation aborted.