Install Extra GNOME Themes
Looking for some Ubuntu themes? The GNOME themes extras package provides two excellent themes and some popular icon themes.
You’ll need to have the universe repository enabled. Install the package
gnome-themes-extras from your package manager, or from the terminal:
sudo apt-get install gnome-themes-extras
Open System->Preferences->Appearance. You’ll find two new complete themes:
Darklooks:
Unity:
Click the Customize button and select the Icons tab. you’ll find four new
icon themes: Dropline Neu!, Foxtrot, Gion, and GNOME-Alternative.
I’m using Unity with the Gion icons, which looks great:
Something similar to the Unity theme, with orange highlights (which can be set
in Colours tab) the would be a good default theme for Ubuntu. It can keep the
Human colours without being overwhelming.
Thanks to Jayson Rowe for pointing out this package of themes.
Archived Comments
kh
I love the Darklooks theme (especially with the Blended Metacity theme [ http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Blended?content=26050 ]. Unfortunately, I fell victim to this bug, which still seems to be there after official release:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-themes-extras/+bug/215472
This fix seems to work:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-themes-extras/+bug/215472/comments/5
Vadim P.
With apt:package support in Ubuntu since 7.10, why can’t those links be used?
They’re so much easier
Tom
Vadim P.:
I’ve gotten out of the habit since the apt links were broken for a while in the
8.04 beta. I’ll start using them again.
Vadim P.
Thank you
Mohan
Very nice tip, going to do this when I get home from work. Thanks. :-D
eschneid
Really digging the Darklooks with the Foxtrot icons. Great tip. You just got yourself a daily reader!
polarizer
Here on my box i’ve theme called slickness[1]. It’s a more dark theme and integrates nicely in to my desktop.
polarizers 2 cents
http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Environment/Themes/SlicknesS-33538.shtml
rajiv
You can find 60 more ubuntu/ gnome themes[linux themes] from here
http://sneerwell.blogspot.com/2009/03/60-best-ubuntu-gnome-themes.html
another good site for themes and wallpapers can be found here.
http://www.gnome-look.org
Jayson Rowe
I’m really digging Darklooks w/ Tangerine Icons right now…