How To Install gtk2-engines on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk2-engines on Kali Linux. gtk2-engines is theme engines for GTK+ 2.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk2-engines on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 gtk2-engines using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gtk2-engines

How To Uninstall gtk2-engines on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.