How To Install lxde-icon-theme on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxde-icon-theme on Debian 11.
What is lxde-icon-theme
lxde-icon-theme is:
LXDE-Icon-Theme is the standard icon theme for the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE).
It is also known as the nuoveXT2 icon theme from which it is derived from.
There are three methods to install lxde-icon-theme 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 lxde-icon-theme Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lxde-icon-theme using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxde-icon-theme
Install lxde-icon-theme Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lxde-icon-theme using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxde-icon-theme
Install lxde-icon-theme 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 lxde-icon-theme using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxde-icon-theme
How To Uninstall lxde-icon-theme on Debian 11
To uninstall only the lxde-icon-theme package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxde-icon-theme
Uninstall lxde-icon-theme And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxde-icon-theme and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxde-icon-theme
Remove lxde-icon-theme Configurations and Data
To remove lxde-icon-theme configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxde-icon-theme
Remove lxde-icon-theme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxde-icon-theme configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxde-icon-theme
Dependencies
lxde-icon-theme have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxde-icon-theme package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
