How To Install gfxboot-theme-ubuntu on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfxboot-theme-ubuntu on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gfxboot-theme-ubuntu
gfxboot-theme-ubuntu is:
This is an Ubuntu theme for the gfxboot graphical boot loader extension. It should be suitable for Ubuntu derivatives as well as Ubuntu itself.
This theme does not include any help texts or logos itself. Those should be provided by other packages, and may be specific to Ubuntu derivatives.
There are three methods to install gfxboot-theme-ubuntu on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gfxboot-theme-ubuntu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gfxboot-theme-ubuntu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gfxboot-theme-ubuntu
Install gfxboot-theme-ubuntu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gfxboot-theme-ubuntu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gfxboot-theme-ubuntu
Install gfxboot-theme-ubuntu 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gfxboot-theme-ubuntu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gfxboot-theme-ubuntu
How To Uninstall gfxboot-theme-ubuntu on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gfxboot-theme-ubuntu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gfxboot-theme-ubuntu
Uninstall gfxboot-theme-ubuntu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gfxboot-theme-ubuntu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfxboot-theme-ubuntu
Remove gfxboot-theme-ubuntu Configurations and Data
To remove gfxboot-theme-ubuntu configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gfxboot-theme-ubuntu
Remove gfxboot-theme-ubuntu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gfxboot-theme-ubuntu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfxboot-theme-ubuntu
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfxboot-theme-ubuntu package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
