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.


Papirus Icon Theme ‘Discontinues’ Ubuntu PPA (Updated)

Yikes, our favourite Linux icon theme Papirius plans to  ‘discontinue’ its PPA. The PPA makes it easy to install the icon set (including its many different versions) on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. But the installation method is being retired. […]

11 November 2016
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Papirus Icon Theme Scores Big October Update

The Papirus Icon pack has been updated with new icons for 0ad, Sound Juicer, Harmony music player, and Skype for Linux Alpha and many, many…

27 October 2016

How To Install the Adapta GTK Theme on Ubuntu

Adapta is one of the most popular GTK themes available for Linux — and yet we've never written about it. Until now.

12 October 2016
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2 Very Colorful Linux Icon Themes, Both Newly Updated

If you find yourself wishing your Ubuntu desktop had a splash more color do check out the two icon themes featured inside.

28 September 2016
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3 Awesome Themes For Plank, The Linux Dock App

Plenty of people use the desktop dock Plank on their Linux desktop — and for good reason. Plank is a nimble, customisable desktop dock for Linux desktops. It supports Unity quick lists, app badging (aka ‘unread counts’), and […]

26 September 2016

Plexydesk Brings Desktop Widgets to Ubuntu

If I asked you about Plexydesk you’d probably look at me blankly. I last mentioned the promising widget-toting project five years ago today. Curious as to what became of it I went on a Google today. It […]

7 September 2016

This Simple Script Instantly Improves the Look of Unity Desktop

Want to disable or turn off the background tiles on the unity launcher? This nifty little script lets you do exactly that.

29 August 2016
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Give VLC A Dramatic New Look With These Dark Skins (Including Arc)

VLC is often described as being the most versatile media player — and that doesn’t solely apply to its’ ability to play almost any file format you can chuck at it! The default look of VLC […]

5 August 2016

Hedera is a New Linux Icon Theme Inspired By an Old One

Hedera is a new Linux icon pack inspired by the past. Specifically, the Tango project.

2 August 2016
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Customize The GIMP Loading Screen With These Colorful Splashes

Want to replace the GIMP's loading screen with something more stylish? You can, and in this post we show you how.

1 August 2016

Adobe Style Icons For 10 Open-Source Creative Apps

Back in April I spotlighted a pair of Adobe style icons for GIMP and Inkscape — and a bunch of you really liked them. Well, hold on to your wobbly bits because the maker of those icons is back, […]

22 July 2016
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In Which We Answer: ‘What Icon Theme Is In That Screenshot?’

Readers keep asking what icon theme I use in my screenshots. So here's a post answering, plus the full skinny on how to install it yourself!

30 June 2016