Give your Ubuntu desktop a stunning new look with GTK themes, free icon packs, Conky, visual customisation tools, rad wallpapers and more – all of which you’ll find badged with this tag.
Want to change Ubuntu's login screen background? I walk through the steps for changing GDM background to a solid colour, gradient, or custom image.
A couple of new Star Trek-esque effects have been added to the ‘Burn my Windows’ GNOME Shell extension. If you’ve not yet heard about this bling-tactic add-on, it animates closing windows (and optionally dialogs) in […]
The Nordic GTK theme is based on Nord colour scheme and installing it in Ubuntu can give your desktop a visually pleasing and calming new look.
This Adwaita theme for Mozilla Firefox transforms the browser's appearance into one more suited to the modern Linux desktop. Learn how to get it inside!
Do you think the official Spotify for Linux client would look better with a major restyle? So did devs behind customisation tool Spicetify — so they’ve done just that! I showcased a “hacky” way to […]
Want to make GNOME Shell look like the Unity desktop? If you do, then this guide is for you. Just don’t thank me for what follows. A reader called Alwyn sent the whole run-through to […]
If you're a fan of Microsoft's 'Fluent' design aesthetic check out this icon theme for Linux desktops, which is inspired by icons used in Windows 11.
The first Papirus icons update of 2022 is now available. Over 45 apps have been added to the icon set, and many icons redesigned. Find more details inside.
More cool Compiz-inspired effects for your Linux desktop including claw-ripping, tv tune-out, and Matrix-style dissolving. All totally OTT, all super cool.
You’ve decked the halls, put some lights up, and lobbed handfuls of garish, glass baubles at the nearest fir tree — next up: decorating your Ubuntu desktop! There’s no reason why your desktop should escape […]
First came a GNOME extension reimplementing wobbly windows, then we saw the return of the (very cool) 3D desktop cube effect — now comes the final part of the holy Compiz trinity: window fire. For […]
I launch headfirst into 2009, aka the era flashy Linux desktop effects, as I check out a new GNOME extension that enables a rotating 3D cube desktop effect.