HOWTO: install new icon-themes?

[wulle]

hello,
how can I install new iconthemes I downloaded from www.gnome-look.org?

thx
wulle

[ubuntu-geek]

To install a new icon theme:

Download the Icon theme tarball..
cp tarball.tar.gz /home/username/.icons
cd /home/username/.icons
tar xfz tarball.tar.gz
Goto Computer > Desktop Preferences > Themes to change to the new Icon theme. If you do not have a .icons directory you can create one:
mkdir -p /home/username/.icons

[wulle]

to ubuntugeek,

thank's a lot for your quick answer.
kind regards
wulle

[mattyh]

For some odd reason, I have tried twice now to install new icon themes, and yet when I get to the point of trying to add them in through the themes manager, I click ok, and they never show up. This is very odd.

[kamstrup]

... trying to add them in through the themes manager ... The point was that you can't /add/ them through the themes manager (this is very odd indeed), but you have to extract the icon-theme into ~/.icons, and then select it (not install) from the theme manager (click the Details button or what it is called...).

Hope you get it to work. Cheers.

[panickedthumb]

The point was that you can't /add/ them through the themes manager (this is very odd indeed), but you have to extract the icon-theme into ~/.icons, and then select it (not install) from the theme manager (click the Details button or what it is called...).

Hope you get it to work. Cheers.
Yes, I've often wondered what the add dialog actually does, since you have to extract them manually. Is it if you extracted it somewhere else besides .icons?

[mattyh]

For some reason, after untarring them into .icons, they don't show up in the dialog... very odd

[umarmung]

Yes, I've often wondered what the add dialog actually does, since you have to extract them manually. Is it if you extracted it somewhere else besides .icons?

Indeed. All archives are extracted to .themes. The theme-dialog doesn't check if the package contains an icon, gtk or metacity theme.
#-o

[panickedthumb]

Excellent, that's what I needed to know :)

[wallijonn]

I usually don't even bother untar'ing / extract'ing them. I just drop the whole file into the "Show details" theme window. Icons themselves are a different matter if you want to manually select them. Just right click an icon, change icon, to see where the icons are stored.

[Edit]
Download the Icon file, double click it to extract the files.
Computer -> Home-> View -> Show Hidden Files
Copy or move the extracted icon folder to the .icons folder
Computer -> Desktop Preferences -> Theme -> Theme Details -> Icon Tab -> Select the Icon package just installed.

[gabbman]

ndeed. All archives are extracted to .themes. The theme-dialog doesn't check if the package contains an icon, gtk or metacity theme.

So if I have it installed in ~.themes and ~.icons and I don't see the iconset in the themes managers, then something is wrong?

I am used to the kde way of seeing what I am selecting, so I may need a lesson in how to on this one.

[bslgw]

I have copy same icon-theme to ".cion" but can not find anything into the theme manage .Who can tell me WHY????

thx

[a.stefanou]

click > computer> home then click file menu "View">show hidden files

........
now you can see your normal folders + hidden folders...
........
Folder:

.themes > there is all your custome themes that you create... or drag and drop your newst...

.icons > there is all your install icons... or again :D drag and drop your newst...

.xmms/skins> put your skins for your xmms music player...
...........


=D> that's it...

[amendron220]

click > computer> home then click file menu "View">show hidden files

........
now you can see your normal folders + hidden folders...
........
Folder:

.themes > there is all your custome themes that you create... or drag and drop your newst...

.icons > there is all your install icons... or again :D drag and drop your newst...

.xmms/skins> put your skins for your xmms music player...
...........


=D> that's it...


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[elgilicious]

I installed my icon themes in Gutsy without using the shell. In System -> Preferences -> Appearance, select "Install..." in the Themes tab. Select the .tar file containing the icon theme and select Apply if you're so inclined.

[smartboyathome]

I installed my icon themes in Gutsy without using the shell. In System -> Preferences -> Appearance, select "Install..." in the Themes tab. Select the .tar file containing the icon theme and select Apply if you're so inclined.

This thread was done back in 2004, when this functionality wasn't available. :(

[stnsgeneral]

I tried following the first directions, but could not find the Computer -> Desktop Preferences place, so I kept reading and using an adaptation of elgilicious's post, I managed to get them working. I used, System -> Preferences -> Appearance, then selecting the theme that I wanted to use. Then I hit "Customize -> Icons" and presto, there was the icons that I had wanted. Hopefully this helps someone.

[yomeh]

cheers this worked for me

[Skillachi]

this doesnt work for me in hardy...

edit: it does work... it seems whoever did this damn icon pack needs to be shot

[minhaaj]

I usually don't even bother untar'ing / extract'ing them. I just drop the whole file into the "Show details" theme window. Icons themselves are a different matter if you want to manually select them. Just right click an icon, change icon, to see where the icons are stored.

[Edit]
Download the Icon file, double click it to extract the files.
Computer -> Home-> View -> Show Hidden Files
Copy or move the extracted icon folder to the .icons folder
Computer -> Desktop Preferences -> Theme -> Theme Details -> Icon Tab -> Select the Icon package just installed.

I dont get it. under my .icons i got to apps and all icons are there but ubuntu won't use it. how do i use them. do i have to extract the folder and paste it as it is under .icons? and then go to theme and customize and go to icons and choose that folder ? thats confusing