Dark GTK themes for Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic & Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty (December 2014). List of the top 3 latest custom Dark Themes for Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic and Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty.
Install Ambiance & Radiance Themes in Ubuntu 14.04. We will learn how to install Sable & SableNC, Delorean Dark Theme, Ambiance Dark With Red Theme and Zukitwo Theme in Ubuntu 14.04.
You can download and install custom themes for Ubuntu 14.10 and Ubuntu 14.04 and customize the look and feel of Ubuntu OS.
Sable & SableNC
Sable and SableNC are carbon and black themes for GTK & Gnome 3.12. Sable is a multi-accented theme and SableNC is a gray scable theme for Ubuntu PCs. The theme is designed for GTK(3/2) and works well with Unity, Gnome, Cinnamon, Mate, and Gnome Classic desktop environments. Bot the themes have black tone and dark contrast, carbon and black base with copper and turquoise & gray.
To install Sable & SableNC themes in Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic/14.04 Trusty/Linux Mint 17 open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and run the following commands in the Terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/themes
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sable-gtk
Delorean Dark Theme
DeLorean-Dark is a beautiful aura-style polished glass and metal theme. The Delorean Dark Theme features dark contrasts and is for those who like dark themes for Ubuntu PCs. The Delorean Dark Theme can be installed on Ubuntu 14.04 and also on previous Ubuntu versions. It also comes with a customized theme for Ubuntu Software Center.
To install Delorean Dark theme in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and enter the following commands in the Terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/themes
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install delorean-dark
Delorean Dark Theme also offers theme for software center. To install it, enter the following commands in Terminal:
cd /usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3/css/ && sudo mv softwarecenter.css softwarecenter.css.backup
cd /usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3/art/ && sudo mv stipple.png stipple.png.backup
cd && wget -O softwarecenter.css http://drive.noobslab.com/data/themes/delorean-dark-3.10/softwarecenter.css
sudo mv softwarecenter.css /usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3/css/
cd && wget -O stipple.png http://drive.noobslab.com/data/themes/delorean-dark-3.10/stipple.png
sudo mv stipple.png /usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3/art/
To revert back software center theme (Delorean Dark Theme), simply enter the following commands in Terminal:
cd /usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3/css/ && sudo mv softwarecenter.css.backup softwarecenter.css
cd /usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3/art/ && sudo mv stipple.png.backup stipple.png
Ambiance & Radiance Themes
As we known that the Ambiance and Radiance GTK themes are default themes for Ubuntu operating system. Developers have used these themes and made compatible with Dash-to-Dock and Frippery-Move-Clock extensions. The Ambiance & Radiance Ubuntu themes are compatible with Gnome Shell 3.12/3.10 versions and can be used for Ubuntu 14.04/14.10 and other Ubuntu derivatives.
To install Ambiance & Radiance Gnome Shell themes in Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic/14.04 Trusty/Linux Mint 17 open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/themes
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ambiance-gnomeshell
sudo apt-get install radiance-gnomeshell
Ambiance Dark With Red
The Ambiance Dark Red GTK theme is a modified version of Ubuntu’s default Ambiance theme. The Dark Red theme comes with changed background, red colour palettes and UI colour corrections.
To install Ambiance Dark Red theme in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/themes
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ambiance-dark-red
To fix software center issue in the Ambiance Dark With Red theme, enter these commands in Terminal:
cd /usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3/css/ && sudo mv softwarecenter.css softwarecenter.css.backup
cd /usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3/art/ && sudo mv stipple.png stipple.png.backup
cd && wget -O softwarecenter.css http://drive.noobslab.com/data/themes/delorean-dark-3.10/softwarecenter.css
sudo mv softwarecenter.css /usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3/css/
cd && wget -O stipple.png http://drive.noobslab.com/data/themes/delorean-dark-3.10/stipple.png
sudo mv stipple.png /usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3/art/
To revert back software center theme (Ambiance Dark With Red) simply enter the following commands in the Terminal:
cd /usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3/css/ && sudo mv softwarecenter.css.backup softwarecenter.css
cd /usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3/art/ && sudo mv stipple.png.backup stipple.png
Zukitwo Theme in Ubuntu 14.04
The Zukitwo Theme support latest GTK (Gnome Shell: 3.12/3.10/3.8/3.6/3.4) and can be used for Ubuntu 14.04/14.10 and other Ubuntu derivatives.
Install Zukitwo in Ubuntu 14.04 from PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/themes
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install zukitwo
Install Zukiwi Theme in Ubuntu 14.04
Zukiwi Theme for Ubuntu 14.04 is the modified version of the Zukitwo Theme. The Zukiwi Theme is based of flat design and can be used ofr Linux Ubuntu 14.04 and Linux Mint.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/themes
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install zukiwi
That’s it. Enjoy!