How To Install gnome-icon-theme-symbolic on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-icon-theme-symbolic on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gnome-icon-theme-symbolic
gnome-icon-theme-symbolic is:
This package contains a set of icons 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.
These stylised icons are symbolic variations on the standard theme.
There are three methods to install gnome-icon-theme-symbolic on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gnome-icon-theme-symbolic 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-symbolic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-icon-theme-symbolic
Install gnome-icon-theme-symbolic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-icon-theme-symbolic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-icon-theme-symbolic
Install gnome-icon-theme-symbolic 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 gnome-icon-theme-symbolic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-icon-theme-symbolic
How To Uninstall gnome-icon-theme-symbolic on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gnome-icon-theme-symbolic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-icon-theme-symbolic
Uninstall gnome-icon-theme-symbolic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-icon-theme-symbolic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-icon-theme-symbolic
Remove gnome-icon-theme-symbolic Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-icon-theme-symbolic configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-icon-theme-symbolic
Remove gnome-icon-theme-symbolic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-icon-theme-symbolic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-icon-theme-symbolic
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-icon-theme-symbolic package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
