How To Install blackbird-gtk-theme on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install blackbird-gtk-theme on Ubuntu 22.04. blackbird-gtk-theme is dark GTK+ theme from the Shimmer Project

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install blackbird-gtk-theme on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is blackbird-gtk-theme

blackbird-gtk-theme is:

Blackbird is a dark variant of the popular Bluebird and Greybird themes from the Shimmer Project. The Shimmer Project created the default themes for Xubuntu since 2009.

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

There are three methods to install blackbird-gtk-theme on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install blackbird-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 blackbird-gtk-theme using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install blackbird-gtk-theme Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install blackbird-gtk-theme

Install blackbird-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install blackbird-gtk-theme

How To Uninstall blackbird-gtk-theme on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove blackbird-gtk-theme

Uninstall blackbird-gtk-theme And Its Dependencies

To uninstall blackbird-gtk-theme and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

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

Remove blackbird-gtk-theme Configurations and Data

To remove blackbird-gtk-theme configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install blackbird-gtk-theme package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.