How To Install ubuntu-mate-themes on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-mate-themes on Ubuntu 20.04. ubuntu-mate-themes is GTK2 and GTK3 themes for Ubuntu MATE

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-mate-themes on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is ubuntu-mate-themes

ubuntu-mate-themes is:

Includes matching Ambiant and Radiant themes

  • Ambiant-MATE is a light-on-dark theme
  • Ambiant-MATE-Dark is a dark-on-dark theme
  • Radiant-MATE is a dark-on-light theme Task: ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop

There are three methods to install ubuntu-mate-themes 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 ubuntu-mate-themes Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ubuntu-mate-themes using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ubuntu-mate-themes

Install ubuntu-mate-themes Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ubuntu-mate-themes using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ubuntu-mate-themes

Install ubuntu-mate-themes 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 ubuntu-mate-themes using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ubuntu-mate-themes

How To Uninstall ubuntu-mate-themes on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the ubuntu-mate-themes package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-mate-themes

Uninstall ubuntu-mate-themes And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ubuntu-mate-themes and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ubuntu-mate-themes

Remove ubuntu-mate-themes Configurations and Data

To remove ubuntu-mate-themes configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ubuntu-mate-themes

Remove ubuntu-mate-themes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ubuntu-mate-themes configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ubuntu-mate-themes

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-mate-themes package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.