Or, if you prefer, the respective variant tweak tools: Either way, you can install the tool by using the Software Center (or other ‘app store’ like software installer that your distribution ships with), or you can run the following command at the Terminal: sudo apt-get install lxappearance You can use the gnome-tweak-tool, however I’ve found that the lxappearance tool works best with any GTK+ desktop or variant, such as LXDE or MATE. I’ll cover the way to do it for each desktop environment, GNOME, KDE and XFCE. Once you’ve found the theme you like the look of, you can install it via a number of means.
Note that there are more out there, these links are just the more popular ones: Here are a few links to theming websites which will get you started. Indeed, making a desktop look and feel like that of another operating system may be a useful way to help other folks get into using Linux, potentially without them even knowing it! The only limitation is people’s imagination. I’ve seen people change the theme of their Linux desktop to completely resemble that of a recent Mac, or even Windows 10. Where do I get a theme?įirstly, you want to pick out a theme that you really like the look of. Finally note that KDE Themes are for KDE users GTK+ themes do not work for KDE and vice-versa. For those of you using the standard version of Ubuntu, then you use a desktop called Unity, so you want Unity themes (note that most Unity themes are GTK+3 themes, however there may be some Unity specific themes that do extra things for Unity users.
If you are using older versions of Gnome, then GTK+2 applies. You don’t really need to worry about that, other than to note that you’ll be searching for GTK+3 themes. In most of the recent Linux distributions that run Gnome, you’ll be using GTK+3 as the window management system. Themes can comprise wallpapers, icons, widget looks (eg the sliders, mouse pointers, radio buttons and so forth), they also can contain custom fonts, colours, and placement alterations to name but a few tweaks that can seriously alter the way your desktop looks. There are literally thousands of themes out there. How I got my job in Linux: from Newbie to ProĪn example of GNOME theming: The Elegance Gnome shellĪre you tired of the way your desktop looks? Those icons and widgets that once seemed so endearing are now looking a bit shabby or dated? Fear not, here’s a quick tip on how to get some nice new eye candy for your favourite desktop!.How to install Ubuntu 18.10 on a Macbook Pro.How to install Linux on a Macintosh and dual boot with macOS.Moving to Linux? Bring your Google Drive with you.How to use Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Amazon S3 and more in Linux.Howto: What is Git and Github? How do I use it and why should I care?.Analysing system performance with ‘Top’.Files, Directories and the Linux Filing System.Chapter 3: Choosing a Linux Distribution.Chapter 2: Why Linux – What’s the Benefits?.
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