How To Install arc-theme on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install arc-theme on Kali Linux.
What is arc-theme
Arc is a flat theme with transparent elements for GTK+ 3, GTK+ 2 and GNOME Shell which supports GTK+ 3 and GTK+ 2 based desktop environments like GNOME, Unity, Budgie, Pantheon, Xfce, MATE, etc. Arc also includes a GTK+ theme for Plank.
Arc is available in four variants: Arc, Arc-Darker, Arc-Dark, Arc-Lighter
There are three ways to install arc-theme on Kali Linux . We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install arc-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 arc-theme using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install arc-theme
Install arc-theme Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install arc-theme using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install arc-theme
Install arc-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 Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install arc-theme using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install arc-theme
How To Uninstall arc-theme on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the arc-theme package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove arc-theme
Uninstall arc-theme And Its Dependencies
To uninstall arc-theme and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove arc-theme
Remove arc-theme Configurations and Data
To remove arc-theme configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge arc-theme
Remove arc-theme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove arc-theme configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge arc-theme
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install arc-theme using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.