How To Install gtk-update-icon-cache on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-update-icon-cache on Debian 11. gtk-update-icon-cache is icon theme caching utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-update-icon-cache on Debian 11.

What is gtk-update-icon-cache

gtk-update-icon-cache is:

gtk-update-icon-cache creates mmap()able cache files for icon themes.

GTK can use the cache files created by gtk-update-icon-cache to avoid a lot of system call and disk seek overhead when the application starts. Since the format of the cache files allows them to be mmap()ed shared between multiple applications, the overall memory consumption is reduced as well.

There are three methods to install gtk-update-icon-cache on Debian 11. 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-update-icon-cache 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-update-icon-cache using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gtk-update-icon-cache

Install gtk-update-icon-cache Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gtk-update-icon-cache

Install gtk-update-icon-cache 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 gtk-update-icon-cache using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gtk-update-icon-cache

How To Uninstall gtk-update-icon-cache on Debian 11

To uninstall only the gtk-update-icon-cache package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gtk-update-icon-cache

Uninstall gtk-update-icon-cache And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gtk-update-icon-cache and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtk-update-icon-cache

Remove gtk-update-icon-cache Configurations and Data

To remove gtk-update-icon-cache configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gtk-update-icon-cache

Remove gtk-update-icon-cache configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtk-update-icon-cache

Dependencies

gtk-update-icon-cache have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-update-icon-cache package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.