How To Install moka-icon-theme on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install moka-icon-theme on Ubuntu 18.04. moka-icon-theme is Tango-esque desktop icon set called Moka

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install moka-icon-theme on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is moka-icon-theme

moka-icon-theme is:

Moka is a stylized Tango-esque Linux desktop icon set. They are designed to be a clear, simple and consistent. Moka is designed to work with the Faba icon set - together they provide both applications and panel based icons.

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

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

Install moka-icon-theme Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install moka-icon-theme

Install moka-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install moka-icon-theme

How To Uninstall moka-icon-theme on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove moka-icon-theme

Uninstall moka-icon-theme And Its Dependencies

To uninstall moka-icon-theme and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

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

Remove moka-icon-theme Configurations and Data

To remove moka-icon-theme configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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