How To Install adwaita-icon-theme on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install adwaita-icon-theme in AlmaLinux 8. adwaita-icon-theme is Adwaita icon theme

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install adwaita-icon-theme on AlmaLinux 8.

What is adwaita-icon-theme

This package contains the Adwaita icon theme used by the GNOME desktop.

We can use yum or dnf to install adwaita-icon-theme on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install adwaita-icon-theme.

Install adwaita-icon-theme on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install adwaita-icon-theme using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install adwaita-icon-theme

Install adwaita-icon-theme on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install adwaita-icon-theme using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install adwaita-icon-theme

How To Uninstall adwaita-icon-theme on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the adwaita-icon-theme package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove adwaita-icon-theme

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install adwaita-icon-theme on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.