How To Install ubuntustudio-icon-theme on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntustudio-icon-theme on Ubuntu 18.04. ubuntustudio-icon-theme is Ubuntu Studio Icon Theme

Introduction

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

What is ubuntustudio-icon-theme

ubuntustudio-icon-theme is:

This package adds the Ubuntu Studio icon theme. This package adds the few missing icons ubuntustudio needs that no other theme provides. These include, The distribution icon and a few icons for packages that come with a desktop file but no icon.

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

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

Install ubuntustudio-icon-theme Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ubuntustudio-icon-theme

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

sudo aptitude -y install ubuntustudio-icon-theme

How To Uninstall ubuntustudio-icon-theme on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ubuntustudio-icon-theme

Uninstall ubuntustudio-icon-theme And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ubuntustudio-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 ubuntustudio-icon-theme

Remove ubuntustudio-icon-theme Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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