How To Install gtk-chtheme on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-chtheme on Kali Linux. gtk-chtheme is GTK+ 2.0 theme changer and previewer utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-chtheme on Kali Linux.

What is gtk-chtheme

gtk-chtheme is:

‘Gtk Theme Switch’ based utility that aims to make themes previews and selections as slick as possible. Themes installed on the system are presented for selection and previewed on the fly.

This utility was develop only to work for GTK+ 2.x themes. For GTK+ 1.x themes use ‘gtk-theme-switch’ package

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

Install gtk-chtheme Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gtk-chtheme

Install gtk-chtheme Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gtk-chtheme

Install gtk-chtheme Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install gtk-chtheme

How To Uninstall gtk-chtheme on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gtk-chtheme

Uninstall gtk-chtheme And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gtk-chtheme and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtk-chtheme

Remove gtk-chtheme Configurations and Data

To remove gtk-chtheme configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gtk-chtheme

Remove gtk-chtheme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtk-chtheme

Dependencies

gtk-chtheme have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-chtheme package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.