How To Install xubuntu-artwork on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xubuntu-artwork on Ubuntu.

What is `xubuntu-artwork`

xubuntu-artwork is:

This package contains the Xubuntu themes and artwork. Including themes are the GTK and icon themes from the Shimmer Project, as well as Xubuntu application themes. Xubuntu artwork consists of wallpapers and boot backgrounds.

There are three methods to install xubuntu-artwork 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 xubuntu-artwork Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xubuntu-artwork

Install xubuntu-artwork Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xubuntu-artwork

Install xubuntu-artwork 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 xubuntu-artwork using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xubuntu-artwork

How To Uninstall xubuntu-artwork on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the xubuntu-artwork package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xubuntu-artwork

Uninstall xubuntu-artwork And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xubuntu-artwork

Remove xubuntu-artwork Configurations and Data

To remove xubuntu-artwork configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xubuntu-artwork

Remove xubuntu-artwork configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xubuntu-artwork

Dependencies

xubuntu-artwork have the following dependencies:

References

xubuntu-artwork website

Summary

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