How To Install kde-config-gtk-style on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-config-gtk-style on Debian 9. kde-config-gtk-style is KDE configuration module for GTK+ 2.x and GTK+ 3.x styles selection

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-config-gtk-style on Debian 9.

What is kde-config-gtk-style

kde-config-gtk-style is:

Configuration dialog to adapt GTK+ applications appearance to your taste under KDE. Among its many features, it lets you:

  • Choose which theme is used for GTK+ 2.x and GTK+ 3.x applications.
  • Tweak some GTK+ applications behaviour.
  • Select what icon theme to use in GTK+ applications.
  • Select GTK+ applications default fonts.
  • Easily browse and install new GTK+ 2.x and GTK+ 3.x themes. . This package contains kde-gtk-config module for KDE System Settings and common files (icons, localization files and etc).

There are three methods to install kde-config-gtk-style 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 kde-config-gtk-style Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kde-config-gtk-style using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kde-config-gtk-style

Install kde-config-gtk-style Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kde-config-gtk-style using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kde-config-gtk-style

Install kde-config-gtk-style 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 kde-config-gtk-style using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kde-config-gtk-style

How To Uninstall kde-config-gtk-style on Debian 9

To uninstall only the kde-config-gtk-style package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kde-config-gtk-style

Uninstall kde-config-gtk-style And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kde-config-gtk-style

Remove kde-config-gtk-style Configurations and Data

To remove kde-config-gtk-style configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kde-config-gtk-style

Remove kde-config-gtk-style configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kde-config-gtk-style

Dependencies

kde-config-gtk-style have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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