How To Install gtk2-engines on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk2-engines on Debian 11.
What is gtk2-engines
gtk2-engines is:
This package contains the “engines” that hide behind the themes for GTK+ and GNOME applications. They redefine the way GTK+ widgets are drawn. The package includes the following engines:
- Clearlooks, the default GNOME theme, based on Bluecurve;
- Crux, formerly known as the Eazel engine;
- High contrast, which is used by some accessibility themes;
- Industrial, the famous engine from Novell (formerly Ximian);
- LighthouseBlue, another engine based on Bluecurve;
- Metal, which gives a metallic look;
- Mist, a flat and high performance engine;
- Redmond95, which provides a look similar to that of Windows;
- ThinIce.
A few sample themes using these engines are also included.
There are three methods to install gtk2-engines 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 gtk2-engines 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gtk2-engines
Install gtk2-engines Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gtk2-engines using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gtk2-engines
Install gtk2-engines 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 gtk2-engines using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gtk2-engines
How To Uninstall gtk2-engines on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gtk2-engines package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gtk2-engines
Uninstall gtk2-engines And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gtk2-engines and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtk2-engines
Remove gtk2-engines Configurations and Data
To remove gtk2-engines configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gtk2-engines
Remove gtk2-engines configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gtk2-engines configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtk2-engines
Dependencies
gtk2-engines have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk2-engines package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
