How To Install gnome-icon-theme on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-icon-theme on Debian 10.
What is gnome-icon-theme
gnome-icon-theme is:
This package contains the default icon theme used by the GNOME desktop. The icons are used in the panel menu, and in nautilus and other applications, to represent the different applications, files, directories, and devices.
There are three methods to install gnome-icon-theme on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gnome-icon-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 gnome-icon-theme using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-icon-theme
Install gnome-icon-theme Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-icon-theme using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-icon-theme
Install gnome-icon-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-icon-theme using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-icon-theme
How To Uninstall gnome-icon-theme on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gnome-icon-theme package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-icon-theme
Uninstall gnome-icon-theme And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-icon-theme and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-icon-theme
Remove gnome-icon-theme Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-icon-theme configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-icon-theme
Remove gnome-icon-theme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-icon-theme configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-icon-theme
Dependencies
gnome-icon-theme have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-icon-theme package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.