How To Install gtk2-engines-cleanice on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk2-engines-cleanice on Ubuntu 18.04. gtk2-engines-cleanice is CleanIce themes for GTK+ 2.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk2-engines-cleanice on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gtk2-engines-cleanice

gtk2-engines-cleanice is:

This package contains a theme engine and 3 themes that allow you to configure the look of GTK+ 2.x-based programs. The programs need no modifications to use themes; the support is built in to GTK+ 2.x.

The Debian package provides these themes: CleanIce, CleanIce-Dark, CleanIce-Debian, CleanIce-Marble.

There are three methods to install gtk2-engines-cleanice 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 gtk2-engines-cleanice Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gtk2-engines-cleanice using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gtk2-engines-cleanice

Install gtk2-engines-cleanice Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gtk2-engines-cleanice using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gtk2-engines-cleanice

Install gtk2-engines-cleanice 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 gtk2-engines-cleanice using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gtk2-engines-cleanice

How To Uninstall gtk2-engines-cleanice on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gtk2-engines-cleanice package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gtk2-engines-cleanice

Uninstall gtk2-engines-cleanice And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gtk2-engines-cleanice and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtk2-engines-cleanice

Remove gtk2-engines-cleanice Configurations and Data

To remove gtk2-engines-cleanice configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gtk2-engines-cleanice

Remove gtk2-engines-cleanice configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gtk2-engines-cleanice configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtk2-engines-cleanice

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk2-engines-cleanice package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.