How To Install numix-gtk-theme on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install numix-gtk-theme on Kali Linux.

What is numix-gtk-theme

numix-gtk-theme is:

Numix is a modern flat theme with a combination of light and dark elements for any GTK-based desktop environment, including GNOME Shell, Unity, MATE, Cinnamon and more.

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

sudo apt-get -y install numix-gtk-theme

Install numix-gtk-theme Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install numix-gtk-theme

Install numix-gtk-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 numix-gtk-theme using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install numix-gtk-theme

How To Uninstall numix-gtk-theme on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the numix-gtk-theme package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove numix-gtk-theme

Uninstall numix-gtk-theme And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove numix-gtk-theme

Remove numix-gtk-theme Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge numix-gtk-theme

Remove numix-gtk-theme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge numix-gtk-theme

Dependencies

numix-gtk-theme have the following dependencies:

• gtk2-engines-murrine

References

• numix-gtk-theme website

Summary

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