How To Install papirus-icon-theme on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install papirus-icon-theme on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is papirus-icon-theme
papirus-icon-theme is:
Papirus is a SVG-based icon theme, drawing inspiration from Material Design and flat design.
This package contains the following icon themes:
- Papirus
- Papirus-Dark
- Papirus-Light
- ePapirus Task: lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop
There are three methods to install papirus-icon-theme on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install papirus-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 papirus-icon-theme using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install papirus-icon-theme
Install papirus-icon-theme Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install papirus-icon-theme using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install papirus-icon-theme
Install papirus-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 papirus-icon-theme using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install papirus-icon-theme
How To Uninstall papirus-icon-theme on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the papirus-icon-theme package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove papirus-icon-theme
Uninstall papirus-icon-theme And Its Dependencies
To uninstall papirus-icon-theme and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove papirus-icon-theme
Remove papirus-icon-theme Configurations and Data
To remove papirus-icon-theme configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge papirus-icon-theme
Remove papirus-icon-theme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove papirus-icon-theme configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge papirus-icon-theme
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install papirus-icon-theme package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
