

There are a few tools for changing current GTK/Icon theme, e.g., Unity Tweak Tool for Unity Desktop, and Gnome Tweak Tool for Gnome. For permission issue, open terminal ( Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to open file browser with root, then copy and paste theme folder to Computer ->/usr/share/themes: In the case below I downloaded the Numix GTK theme, extract and got the theme folder:Īll I need to do now is to move the numix-gtk-theme folder (in the pic.) to either: Install a theme manually from source pack:Īfter understanding how Ubuntu stores the theme files, you can now search GTK or icon theme on the web, or grab some from gnome-look, or search on For global, to be available for all users, install themes to:.You need to manually create the two folders if not exist. Open file browser and hit Ctrl+H to view them. Install GTK and Icon Theme in Ubuntu:įirst let’s see where to install the themes:įor single user use, themes can be installed to: And icon themes change the system-wide icons. In Ubuntu, GTK themes change the look and feel of your desktop panel, application window, menu, etc. Want to change the look and feel of your Ubuntu Desktop? Well, it’s easy to do this by installing and applying new GTK and Icon themes with this simple tutorial.
