How To Install comixcursors-lefthanded on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install comixcursors-lefthanded on Ubuntu 22.04. comixcursors-lefthanded is X11 mouse pointer themes with a comic art feeling (LH, translucent)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install comixcursors-lefthanded on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is comixcursors-lefthanded

comixcursors-lefthanded is:

ComixCursors is a set of mouse pointer themes for X11 in the style of comic-book art.

The package includes cursor themes in a wide combination of variants:

  • 6 different colors (black, blue, green, orange, red, white)
  • 4 different sizes (small, regular, large, huge)
  • 2 different weights (slim, normal)

This package installs the left-handed, translucent ComixCursors themes.

There are three methods to install comixcursors-lefthanded on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install comixcursors-lefthanded Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install comixcursors-lefthanded using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install comixcursors-lefthanded

Install comixcursors-lefthanded Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install comixcursors-lefthanded using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install comixcursors-lefthanded

Install comixcursors-lefthanded 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 comixcursors-lefthanded using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install comixcursors-lefthanded

How To Uninstall comixcursors-lefthanded on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the comixcursors-lefthanded package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove comixcursors-lefthanded

Uninstall comixcursors-lefthanded And Its Dependencies

To uninstall comixcursors-lefthanded and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove comixcursors-lefthanded

Remove comixcursors-lefthanded Configurations and Data

To remove comixcursors-lefthanded configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge comixcursors-lefthanded

Remove comixcursors-lefthanded configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove comixcursors-lefthanded configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge comixcursors-lefthanded

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install comixcursors-lefthanded package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.