How To Install gtk3-engines-breeze on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk3-engines-breeze on Ubuntu 18.04. gtk3-engines-breeze is Transitional package for KDEs Breeze

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk3-engines-breeze on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gtk3-engines-breeze

gtk3-engines-breeze is:

This transitional package allows one to migrate to the package providing the KDE’s Breeze GTK theme.

It can be safely removed after the installation.

There are three methods to install gtk3-engines-breeze 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 gtk3-engines-breeze Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gtk3-engines-breeze using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gtk3-engines-breeze

Install gtk3-engines-breeze Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gtk3-engines-breeze using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gtk3-engines-breeze

Install gtk3-engines-breeze 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 gtk3-engines-breeze using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gtk3-engines-breeze

How To Uninstall gtk3-engines-breeze on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gtk3-engines-breeze package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gtk3-engines-breeze

Uninstall gtk3-engines-breeze And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gtk3-engines-breeze and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtk3-engines-breeze

Remove gtk3-engines-breeze Configurations and Data

To remove gtk3-engines-breeze configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gtk3-engines-breeze

Remove gtk3-engines-breeze configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gtk3-engines-breeze configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtk3-engines-breeze

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk3-engines-breeze package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.