How To Install chameleon-cursor-theme on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install chameleon-cursor-theme on Debian 9.
What is chameleon-cursor-theme
chameleon-cursor-theme is:
Package comes with 15 different mouse themes for X11. 5 colors (anthracite, skyblue, darkskyblue, white, pearl) 3 different sizes (small, regular and large)
Preview: http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=38459
There are three methods to install chameleon-cursor-theme on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install chameleon-cursor-theme Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install chameleon-cursor-theme using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install chameleon-cursor-theme
Install chameleon-cursor-theme Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install chameleon-cursor-theme using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install chameleon-cursor-theme
Install chameleon-cursor-theme 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install chameleon-cursor-theme using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install chameleon-cursor-theme
How To Uninstall chameleon-cursor-theme on Debian 9
To uninstall only the chameleon-cursor-theme package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove chameleon-cursor-theme
Uninstall chameleon-cursor-theme And Its Dependencies
To uninstall chameleon-cursor-theme and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove chameleon-cursor-theme
Remove chameleon-cursor-theme Configurations and Data
To remove chameleon-cursor-theme configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge chameleon-cursor-theme
Remove chameleon-cursor-theme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove chameleon-cursor-theme configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chameleon-cursor-theme
Dependencies
chameleon-cursor-theme have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install chameleon-cursor-theme package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
