How To Install grub-theme-starfield on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-theme-starfield on Ubuntu 18.04. grub-theme-starfield is GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (starfield theme)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-theme-starfield on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is grub-theme-starfield

grub-theme-starfield is:

This is the default theme for GRUB’s graphical menu.

There are three methods to install grub-theme-starfield 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 grub-theme-starfield Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install grub-theme-starfield using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install grub-theme-starfield

Install grub-theme-starfield Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install grub-theme-starfield

Install grub-theme-starfield 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 grub-theme-starfield using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install grub-theme-starfield

How To Uninstall grub-theme-starfield on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the grub-theme-starfield package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove grub-theme-starfield

Uninstall grub-theme-starfield And Its Dependencies

To uninstall grub-theme-starfield and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove grub-theme-starfield

Remove grub-theme-starfield Configurations and Data

To remove grub-theme-starfield configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge grub-theme-starfield

Remove grub-theme-starfield configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grub-theme-starfield

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-theme-starfield package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.