Explore “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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Bringing the bling back: Crazy custom compiz effect

Bored of your desktop bling? Want something new and jaw-dropping? A reader by the name of Larry might just have something for you...

7 September 2010
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‘Ubuntu sunrise’ plymouth theme adds awe to boot time

Bored of the relatively plain default plymouth theme that Ubuntu ships with? You can easily sass it up with themes like this one, called 'ubuntu sunrise, by dinin over on Gnome-look.

5 September 2010
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Rainlendar puts calendar sexy on your desktop

Rainlendar is a self-described ‘feature rich’ calendar for your desktop that allows for extensive customization, tweaking and personalization. Events can be set with an alarm for notification and the to-do list makes a handy extra. Rainlendar is […]

23 August 2010
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Fortune BURG theme adds Faenza style to boot time (Updated)

Fans of the great looking graphical GRUB boot loader replacement ‘BURG‘ will no doubt be pleased to see yet another sterling theme is now available to use, install and gush over at every single boot. Called […]

17 August 2010
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Stunning user-created Plymouth boot Splash

I love it when something stunning (and space-themed, I am biased) comes along to drop my jaw. Say Hola to the following purdy little Plymouth splash screen created by ~internauta2000. It’s an animated, luscious and […]

13 August 2010
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Five tips, hacks and tweaks to get a Mac-like experience in Ubuntu

For all the 'ITSAMAC!!!OMG!!!1" sentiment flung in the direction of Ubuntu many don't think that it is 'Mac' enough. We've already covered turning your 'buntu box into a Windows 7 clone but attention turns to Microsoft's Cupertino-based rival and their popular OS X operating system. Here are five ways to make Ubuntu truly looking, behaving and feeling like a Mac.

11 August 2010
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monobolin – Moblin meets Ubuntu-mono, makes beautiful icon theme

The Moblin icon set (now MeeGo) boasts a wonderfully clean look that not only looks good but doesn’t blind you with gloss or loud colours either. If you like the refined look of the Moblin […]

2 August 2010
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Faenza may just be your new fave GNOME icon set

There are plenty of great icon themes available for GNOME users to brighten their desktops up with but how many of those are truly awesome? Faenza, by ~tiheum – best known for his Equinox themes […]

1 August 2010
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Clearlooks Revamp GTK theme is light, stylish

It may be the default theme for stock GNOME but the ‘Clearlooks’ GTK theme no-doubt remains on the fringes of taste for eye candy aficionados. Nevertheless the theme provides a clean and distraction free look […]

28 July 2010
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WoW GTK theme lives up to its name

Give your desktop a cold, steely makeover with ‘WoW’ gtk theme by ~nale12. The folder contains: – wow gtk theme wow-dark gtk theme wow-light gtk theme Elementary versions for use with Nautilus Elementary: – wow-elementary […]

26 July 2010
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Give your desktop a dramatic overhaul – with one script!

Give your desktop a dramatic make over with the ‘Elegant GNOME’ theme pack. If you’re looking for something that isn’t simply a variation on the default Ubuntu Light themes, shies away from looking like Aero […]

22 July 2010
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OMG! 5! – Five CoverGloobus – the awesome desktop cover art app – themes

If you're sat looking a bit bamboozled by the name 'CoverGloobus' then where have you been?! The desktop Cover Art, controller n' Lyrics app is an application with no equal on Linux and no self-respecting eye candy lover should be with out it. Today's daily 5 looks over a handful of extra themes you can add to the art-rocking desktop display app...

20 July 2010