How To Install xubuntu-icon-theme on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xubuntu-icon-theme on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xubuntu-icon-theme
xubuntu-icon-theme is:
This package contains the default icon theme for Xubuntu.
There are three methods to install xubuntu-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 xubuntu-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 xubuntu-icon-theme using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xubuntu-icon-theme
Install xubuntu-icon-theme Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xubuntu-icon-theme using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xubuntu-icon-theme
Install xubuntu-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 xubuntu-icon-theme using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xubuntu-icon-theme
How To Uninstall xubuntu-icon-theme on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xubuntu-icon-theme package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xubuntu-icon-theme
Uninstall xubuntu-icon-theme And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xubuntu-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 xubuntu-icon-theme
Remove xubuntu-icon-theme Configurations and Data
To remove xubuntu-icon-theme configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xubuntu-icon-theme
Remove xubuntu-icon-theme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xubuntu-icon-theme configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xubuntu-icon-theme
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xubuntu-icon-theme package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
