How To Install hicolor-icon-theme on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install hicolor-icon-theme in AlmaLinux 8. hicolor-icon-theme is Basic requirement for icon themes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hicolor-icon-theme on AlmaLinux 8.

What is hicolor-icon-theme

Contains the basic directories and files needed for icon theme support.

We can use yum or dnf to install hicolor-icon-theme on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install hicolor-icon-theme.

Install hicolor-icon-theme on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install hicolor-icon-theme using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install hicolor-icon-theme

Install hicolor-icon-theme on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install hicolor-icon-theme using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install hicolor-icon-theme

How To Uninstall hicolor-icon-theme on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the hicolor-icon-theme package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove hicolor-icon-theme

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install hicolor-icon-theme on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.