How To Install greybird-gtk-theme on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install greybird-gtk-theme on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is greybird-gtk-theme
greybird-gtk-theme is:
Greybird has been the default theme for Xubuntu since 2011 when it replaced Bluebird. Greybird can be described as more conservative yet more modern than Bluebird. The Shimmer Project are the designers and developers of both themes.
Although originally created for Xfce, Greybird also supports other GTK+-based environments including Cinnamon, GNOME Shell, MATE, and Unity.
There are three methods to install greybird-gtk-theme 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 greybird-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 greybird-gtk-theme using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install greybird-gtk-theme
Install greybird-gtk-theme Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install greybird-gtk-theme using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install greybird-gtk-theme
Install greybird-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 greybird-gtk-theme using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install greybird-gtk-theme
How To Uninstall greybird-gtk-theme on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the greybird-gtk-theme package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove greybird-gtk-theme
Uninstall greybird-gtk-theme And Its Dependencies
To uninstall greybird-gtk-theme and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove greybird-gtk-theme
Remove greybird-gtk-theme Configurations and Data
To remove greybird-gtk-theme configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge greybird-gtk-theme
Remove greybird-gtk-theme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove greybird-gtk-theme configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge greybird-gtk-theme
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install greybird-gtk-theme package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
