How To Install mate-icon-theme on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-icon-theme on Kali Linux. mate-icon-theme is MATE Desktop icon theme

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-icon-theme on Kali Linux.

What is mate-icon-theme

mate-icon-theme is:

This package contains the default icon theme used by the MATE desktop. The icons are used in the panel menu, in Caja and other applications shipped with MATE.

This icon theme provides icon artwork for representing the different applications, files, directories, and devices found on the MATE desktop.

There are three methods to install mate-icon-theme 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 mate-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 mate-icon-theme using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mate-icon-theme

Install mate-icon-theme Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mate-icon-theme

Install mate-icon-theme 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 mate-icon-theme using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mate-icon-theme

How To Uninstall mate-icon-theme on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mate-icon-theme

Uninstall mate-icon-theme And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mate-icon-theme and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mate-icon-theme

Remove mate-icon-theme Configurations and Data

To remove mate-icon-theme configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mate-icon-theme

Remove mate-icon-theme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mate-icon-theme configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mate-icon-theme

Dependencies

mate-icon-theme have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mate-icon-theme package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.