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

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "gnome-icon-theme" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install gnome-icon-theme on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gnome-icon-theme" package

Learn how to uninstall gnome-icon-theme on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gnome-icon-theme
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnome-icon-theme package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gnome-icon-theme
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Installed-Size: 15423
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Josselin Mouette
Architecture: all
Version: 3.12.0-1ubuntu3
Replaces: gnome-icon-theme-full
Provides: gnome-icon-theme-full
Depends: hicolor-icon-theme, libgtk-3-bin, librsvg2-common
Conflicts: gnome-icon-theme-full
Breaks: evolution (<< 2.30), gnome-games (<< 1:2.30.2-1), mail-notification (<< 5.4.dfsg.1-2.2), netspeed (<< 0.15.2-2), rhythmbox (<< 0.12.8)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnome-icon-theme/gnome-icon-theme_3.12.0-1ubuntu3_all.deb
Size: 9630140
MD5sum: c3d5123f700360752863caab589e1731
SHA1: b38f8b47778ad28ab4f701c5611b0d4964e44047
SHA256: 7f5aeeee523c90efd648cf094301aeffdefe4215df1cced8de8d46be06241c4d
Description-en: GNOME Desktop icon theme
This package contains the default icon theme used by the GNOME desktop.
The icons are used in the panel menu, and in nautilus and other
applications, to represent the different applications, files,
directories, and devices.
Description-md5: 56f11bd9f2379f1c6d0184e53417015a
Enhances: nautilus (>= 2.2)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: edubuntu-desktop-gnome, 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-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop