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.


Silverfox is a Classic Chrome Theme for Firefox ESR

A new open-source nostalgia project lets you turn back the clock on web browser aesthetics. Silverfox is a custom theme for Mozilla Firefox ESR — a long-term support version of the famed browser — that […]

4 March 2024

Papirus Icon Pack Update Adds 50+ New Icons

If you use the Papirus icon theme in Ubuntu you’ll be pleased to hear a new version is available to download. Papirus’s first update in 2024 adds more than 50 new and updated apps icons, […]

4 February 2024

How to give your Ubuntu desktop a quick Christmas makeover

It’s time to deck the digital halls: Christmas is just a few days away! By now you’ll have put up your Xmas tree (which the cat’s since stripped), you’ll have wrapped the presents (impeccably well, […]

21 December 2023

Papirus Icon Pack for Linux Gets Fresh Update

Papirus, the popular icon pack for Linux desktops, has a new update available to download. The latest release adds icons for a slew of Linux software, including a bunch of apps distributed on Flathub, as […]

1 November 2023

9 Spooky Halloween Desktop Wallpapers for Ubuntu

There’s a chill in the air – and not just because I left the kitchen window open. It’s Hallowe’en season! All Hallows’ Eve! Samhain! Commercialized creepiness! Whatever you call it, October is the only month […]

22 October 2023

How to Change Individual Folder Icons on Ubuntu

Here’s a tip for those of you who want to use a custom icon for a specific folder in Ubuntu. — And no, you don’t need to install a new icon set to do it. […]

3 October 2023

‘Dark Style’ GNOME Extension for Ubuntu 23.10

In Ubuntu 23.10 the default Yaru theme uses a light style for GNOME Shell elements — but there’s a new GNOME extension that lets you change this without affecting the rest of your desktop. Upstream […]

20 September 2023

Ubuntu 23.10 Mascot Art, Default Wallpaper Revealed

The default wallpaper set to greet those installing Ubuntu 23.10 ‘Mantic Minotaur’ next month has been unveiled. Ubuntu 23.10’s default wallpaper and mascot artwork draws heavily on the motifs afforded to it by its mythological […]

6 September 2023

Papirus Icon Pack Updated with New-Look LibreOffice Icons

A major update to the phenomenally popular Paprius icon set for Linux desktops is now available. Papirus’ September 2023 update adds a bunch of new and updated glyphs, including redesigned icons for LibreOffice that riff […]

3 September 2023

How to Change the Lock Screen Background in Ubuntu

Want to change the Ubuntu lock screen background shown in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS through to the latest release, Ubuntu 23.10? If so, I’m about to show you how. Here’s the deal: out-of-the-box (this is the […]

7 August 2023

Intel’s New Open Source Mono Font is Pretty Decent

Between IBM Plex Mono, Hack, Fira Code, and JetBrains Mono I think we Linux users are spoilt for choice when it comes to open-source monospace fonts that look good and work great. Still, there’s always […]

7 June 2023

New Icons, Symlink Fixes for Flathub Apps Added to Papirus Icon Set

I know that the Papirus icon pack is hugely popular so I figured I’d ferry word that a new version is available for download The June update is largely composed of symlinks to allow Flathub […]

1 June 2023
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