How To Install greybird-gtk-theme on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install greybird-gtk-theme on Debian 9. greybird-gtk-theme is grey GTK+ theme from the Shimmer Project

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install greybird-gtk-theme on Debian 9.

What is greybird-gtk-theme

greybird-gtk-theme is:

Greybird has been the default theme for Xubuntu since 2011 when it replaced Bluebird. Greybird can be described as more conservative yet more modern than Bluebird. The Shimmer Project are the designers and developers of both themes.

Although originally created for Xfce, Greybird also supports other GTK+-based environments including Cinnamon, GNOME Shell, MATE, and Unity.

There are three methods to install greybird-gtk-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 greybird-gtk-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 greybird-gtk-theme using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install greybird-gtk-theme

Install greybird-gtk-theme Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install greybird-gtk-theme using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install greybird-gtk-theme

Install greybird-gtk-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 greybird-gtk-theme using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install greybird-gtk-theme

How To Uninstall greybird-gtk-theme on Debian 9

To uninstall only the greybird-gtk-theme package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove greybird-gtk-theme

Uninstall greybird-gtk-theme And Its Dependencies

To uninstall greybird-gtk-theme and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove greybird-gtk-theme

Remove greybird-gtk-theme Configurations and Data

To remove greybird-gtk-theme configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge greybird-gtk-theme

Remove greybird-gtk-theme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove greybird-gtk-theme configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge greybird-gtk-theme

Dependencies

greybird-gtk-theme have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install greybird-gtk-theme package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.