How To Install xcursor-themes on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 348 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcursor-themes on Ubuntu.
What is xcursor-themes
xcursor-themes is:
This package contains the additional base X cursor themes – handhelds, redglass, and whiteglass. These themes are not essential for the X server to run.
There are three methods to install xcursor-themes on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xcursor-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 xcursor-themes using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xcursor-themes
Install xcursor-themes Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xcursor-themes using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xcursor-themes
Install xcursor-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 xcursor-themes using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xcursor-themes
How To Uninstall xcursor-themes on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xcursor-themes package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xcursor-themes
Uninstall xcursor-themes And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xcursor-themes and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xcursor-themes
Remove xcursor-themes Configurations and Data
To remove xcursor-themes configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xcursor-themes
Remove xcursor-themes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xcursor-themes configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xcursor-themes
Dependencies
xcursor-themes have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcursor-themes package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.