More posts about “Eye Candy”

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.


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My Current Ubuntu Desktop (And How You Can Recreate It)

As you may have heard me mention in the latest episode of the Ubuntu Podcast, I’ve been ankle deep in GNOME extensions these past few weeks. Why? Well, like many of you I have made a preëmptive switch to GNOME Shell now that Unity is […]

8 May 2017

Bring Ubuntu with GNOME to Life with ‘Pop’ GTK Theme (Updated)

If you're looking to give your newly minted GNOME desktop a bit of a makeover look no further than the Pop GTK theme from System76.

26 April 2017
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This Script Can Make GNOME Shell Look like Windows, Mac, or Unity (Updated)

Want to make GNOME Shell look and feel like Unity, Windows 10 or macOS? This small script can help you do exactly that in just a couple of clicks.

26 April 2017
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Plano Theme Adds a Touch of Class to GNOME & XFCE4 Desktops

Plano is a flat theme designed for GNOME and Xfce4 desktops. It has a muted look and subtle colour palette and works well with dark icon themes.

24 April 2017

Flattiance is a Flat Fork of Ubuntu’s Ambiance Theme

Flattiance is pitched as a “semi-flat fork” of the Ubuntu Ambiance theme. You know, the one that ships out of the box and by default. On the whole Flattiance keeps to the same color palette, with dark browns and […]

23 April 2017

This Theme Makes Qt Apps Feel at Home on GNOME

There are plenty of excellent Qt and KDE apps that GNOME avoid using simply because they don’t like the way Qt apps look on their GNOME Desktop. Well, that excuse is about to expire. Adwaita-Qt is (as you might guess […]

22 April 2017

Minwaita GTK Theme Puts GNOME’s Adwaita on a Diet (Updated)

If you like the look of the overall look of the Adwaita theme that the GNOME uses with but don’t like the size of its title bars, here’s a theme that may be of interest. It’s […]

18 April 2017

How To Make Ubuntu Look Like Mac (In 5 Steps)

A step-by-step guide for making Ubuntu look like a mac, covering everything from GTK theme and icon set to fonts and desktop docks.

12 March 2017

This might be the Best Mac OS X GTK theme for Linux

Looking for a Mac theme for Linux? Try GNOME OS X II, an Apple inspired GTK theme for Ubuntu and other Linux desktops.

6 March 2017
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Vimix GTK Theme is a colourful alternative to the Arc theme

We spotlight the Vimix GTK theme, a flat theme for Ubuntu, GNOME Shell and other compatible desktop. It's flat, modern theme with a splash of color.

28 February 2017
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Make Your KDE Desktop Look like Unity with this Plasma Theme Pack

Ever looked at your KDE Plasma desktop and wished it looked a little more …like the Ubuntu Unity desktop? If you have — and hello all 3 of you, by the way — be sure to check […]

22 February 2017

A Minimal Chrome OS Theme for Tint2

I used to (and sort-of-still-do, I guess) run a sister site focused on Google Chrome, Chromecast and Chromebooks, i.e. the Chrome ecosystem. As such I am a fan of Chromebooks and Chrome OS, a Linux-based distribution […]

19 February 2017