How To Install arctica-greeter-theme-debian on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install arctica-greeter-theme-debian on Debian 11.
What is arctica-greeter-theme-debian
arctica-greeter-theme-debian is:
A greeter shell for the LightDM login manager. Arctica Greeter can be used as local display manager as well as thin client login manager.
This package themes Arctica Greeter with a Debian look’n’feel. It will use the currently active Debian theme.
There are three methods to install arctica-greeter-theme-debian on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install arctica-greeter-theme-debian Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install arctica-greeter-theme-debian using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install arctica-greeter-theme-debian
Install arctica-greeter-theme-debian Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install arctica-greeter-theme-debian using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install arctica-greeter-theme-debian
Install arctica-greeter-theme-debian 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 arctica-greeter-theme-debian using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install arctica-greeter-theme-debian
How To Uninstall arctica-greeter-theme-debian on Debian 11
To uninstall only the arctica-greeter-theme-debian package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove arctica-greeter-theme-debian
Uninstall arctica-greeter-theme-debian And Its Dependencies
To uninstall arctica-greeter-theme-debian and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove arctica-greeter-theme-debian
Remove arctica-greeter-theme-debian Configurations and Data
To remove arctica-greeter-theme-debian configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge arctica-greeter-theme-debian
Remove arctica-greeter-theme-debian configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove arctica-greeter-theme-debian configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge arctica-greeter-theme-debian
Dependencies
arctica-greeter-theme-debian have the following dependencies:
- dconf-gsettings-backend
- arctica-greeter
- libglib2.0-bin
- desktop-base
- fonts-cantarell
- fonts-cabin
- numix-gtk-theme
- numix-icon-theme
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install arctica-greeter-theme-debian package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.