Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install arc-theme on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is arc-theme
arc-theme is:
Arc is a flat theme with transparent elements for GTK+4, GTK+ 3,
GTK+ 2 and GNOME Shell which supports GTK+ 3 and GTK+ 2 based
desktop environments like GNOME, Unity, Budgie, Pantheon, Xfce,
MATE, Cinnamon, etc.
Arc also includes a GTK+ theme for Plank.
Arc is available in four variants:
Arc, Arc-Darker, Arc-Dark, Arc-Lighter
There are three methods to install arc-theme 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 arc-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 arc-theme using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install arc-theme
Install arc-theme Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install arc-theme using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install arc-theme
Install arc-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 arc-theme using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install arc-theme
How To Uninstall arc-theme on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the arc-theme package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove arc-theme
Uninstall arc-theme And Its Dependencies
To uninstall arc-theme and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove arc-theme
Remove arc-theme Configurations and Data
To remove arc-theme configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge arc-theme
Remove arc-theme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove arc-theme configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge arc-theme
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install arc-theme package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
