Recommendations for Good Themes that work with 18.04

[galacticstone]

Hi Folks,

I need a recommendation for a good dark theme for 18.04 (Gnome). I want something that shows dark fields in the browsers and apps. I had one (DeLorean) on 16.04 before I upgraded to 18.04, but I lost it during the upgrade (I did a total wipe and clean install). I am having trouble now finding one that will work and now I am not sure how to even install a new theme.

So, I guess I need two things - a good dark theme and how do I install it?

EDIT : I now know how to install themes. But I am still having trouble finding good ones that work with 18.04.

Thanks!

MikeG

[RobGoss]

Hello you can take a look here for some good dark themes https://www.gnome-look.org/search?pr...hText=DeLorean I do believe they have instructions on installations as well

[Frogs Hair]

If you don't mind flat design look here.

[galacticstone]

I saw that Equilux theme and was interested in it, but didn't know which (or all) of the files to download. There are 10 files in there. Do I download them all and put them in the ".themes" folder?

Thanks!

MikeG

[Frogs Hair]

The first two listed are the newest and one is labeled compact which has thinner title bars. Yes, you can extract and install in the .themes folder for a single user.

[kazakore]

Check this thread for tips getting your chosen dark theme working across all apps, whether gtk2, gtk3 and qt5.

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2391601

[pythagorean1804]

Thanks for the suggestion. I like the flat design. Is it possible that there is a Canonical/Ubuntu version that implements the same concepts and that is certain to work with any app's menus/icons/title bars? I like trying out new themes in Ubuntu but I have found that they can be a little rough around the edges once you really use them every day.

[galacticstone]

I tried looking at that thread, but it's mostly Greek to me.

Is there a difference between a Gnome Shell Theme and a "regular" Theme?

I extracted some theme files into the .theme folder, but most of them don't seem to work. The Equilux theme is working, but none of the others I tried will work - they don't even show up in the drop-down list of themes in the Gnome Tweaks menu.

[Frogs Hair]

Many themes @ Gnome Look are dated and for earlier versions of Gnome. An example would be that a Gnome 3.6 theme is not likely to work on Gnome 3.26 or 28 .

Edit: The shell theme includes the top panel and launcher and the GTK themes are for applications.

[Dennis N]

Is there a difference between a Gnome Shell Theme and a "regular" Theme?

Gnome Shell Theme is in the main theme's folder. Open the Equilux folder and you will see a folder for 'gnome-shell'. It themes the top bar and activities overview. Tweaks has a selector for Shell theme if you want to use the one provided in Equilux (or other theme). It is not automatically used.