How to Install and Uninstall adwaita-icon-theme Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "adwaita-icon-theme" package

Please follow the guidance below to install adwaita-icon-theme on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "adwaita-icon-theme" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall adwaita-icon-theme on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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3. Information about the adwaita-icon-theme package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: adwaita-icon-theme
Architecture: all
Version: 3.18.0-2ubuntu3.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6340
Depends: hicolor-icon-theme, libgtk-3-bin, librsvg2-common, ubuntu-mono | adwaita-icon-theme-full
Breaks: adwaita-icon-theme-full (<< 3.18.0-2ubuntu3.1), gnome-themes-standard-data (<< 3.18.0-2~)
Replaces: adwaita-icon-theme-full (<< 3.18.0-2ubuntu3.1), gnome-themes-standard-data (<< 3.18.0-2~)
Filename: pool/main/a/adwaita-icon-theme/adwaita-icon-theme_3.18.0-2ubuntu3.1_all.deb
Size: 3359228
MD5sum: f1804ea23cf5f027692ec9609e75f714
SHA1: 15dea3b757a31851f393e2bb987694e282fcfef4
SHA256: 2462e7f0fa6a1c82a43931db4f2017d666f78ffbb61bf3aea1e79ad0bce9287e
SHA512: aa56737ea6635ff2fc285615286c5dd81c4e279ce1c2e3639056a387cc2fd46ec44f4c435abc60064c95efdfa19f979403780f769665bd3a6d627a6de983d848
Description-en: default icon theme of GNOME (small subset)
This package contains the default icon theme used by the GNOME desktop.
The icons are used in many of the official gnome applications like eog,
evince, system monitor, and many more.
.
This package only contains a small subset of the original GNOME icons which
are not provided by the Humanity icon theme, to avoid installing many
duplicated icons. Please install adwaita-icon-theme-full if you want the full
set.
Description-md5: 074cb6d8a0caaa072baf8360cb391830
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: adwaita-icon-theme
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Installed-Size: 6270
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 3.18.0-2ubuntu3
Replaces: adwaita-icon-theme-full (<< 3.18.0-2ubuntu2), gnome-themes-standard-data (<< 3.18.0-2~)
Depends: hicolor-icon-theme, libgtk-3-bin, librsvg2-common, ubuntu-mono | adwaita-icon-theme-full
Breaks: adwaita-icon-theme-full (<< 3.18.0-2ubuntu2), gnome-themes-standard-data (<< 3.18.0-2~)
Filename: pool/main/a/adwaita-icon-theme/adwaita-icon-theme_3.18.0-2ubuntu3_all.deb
Size: 3292076
MD5sum: a7ee620219cd2fc83e2e8a5dba6c683c
SHA1: ff36f87f75865663bdb208c82e2313e961e104a0
SHA256: 0d2a4a84f45ec264b0710726eae808d2d9dd3b27039c8787b1df38a49f9ba35a
Description-en: default icon theme of GNOME (small subset)
This package contains the default icon theme used by the GNOME desktop.
The icons are used in many of the official gnome applications like eog,
evince, system monitor, and many more.
.
This package only contains a small subset of the original GNOME icons which
are not provided by the Humanity icon theme, to avoid installing many
duplicated icons. Please install adwaita-icon-theme-full if you want the full
set.
Description-md5: 074cb6d8a0caaa072baf8360cb391830
Multi-Arch: foreign
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop