Best Icon Themes For Ubuntu Linux. Best Ubuntu 16.04 Unity Themes and Ubuntu 16.04 Icon Themes. Learn how to install Themes in Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 16.10 Systems.
Install Numix Icons Themes On Ubuntu
You can easily install Numix Icon Packs in Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu Derivatives. To install all the Numix icons at once, run the following commands in Terminal:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:numix/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install numix-icon-theme numix-icon-theme-circle numix-icon-theme-shine numix-icon-theme-utouch
If you don’t want to install all the Numix icons and Numix themes, you can install selective ones. To do, just run the commands for the corresponding Numix icons.
Install Arc Theme On Ubuntu
Arc is a flat theme with transparent elements and comes in three variants – Arc, Arc-Dark and Arc-Darker. Arc is a flat theme with transparent elements for GTK 3, GTK 2 and Gnome-Shell which supports GTK 3 and GTK 2 based desktop environments like Gnome, Unity, Budgie, Pantheon, XFCE, Mate, etc. Arc theme can be downloaded and installed on Ubuntu Systems in three variants – Arc, Arc Dark and Arc Darker.
Before you begin to install Arc theme on Ubuntu, please remove older versions of Arc theme. Run the following command to remove the older version of Arc theme from Ubuntu systems:
sudo rm -rf /usr/share/themes/{Arc,Arc-Darker,Arc-Dark}
rm -rf ~/.local/share/themes/{Arc,Arc-Darker,Arc-Dark}
rm -rf ~/.themes/{Arc,Arc-Darker,Arc-Dark}
To install Arc GTK Theme on Ubuntu 16.04, run the following commands:
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Horst3180/xUbuntu_16.04/ /' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/arc-theme.list"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install arc-theme
Install Oranchelo Icon Theme On Ubuntu
You can install the theme on Ubuntu Systems, using Terminal. Run the following commands in Terminal to install the theme:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:oranchelo/oranchelo-icon-theme
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oranchelo-icon-themeYou can also download equivalent .deb for 14.04 Trusty Tahr or 16.04 Xenial Xerus.
Install Kylin Theme on Ubuntu
Kylin Icon Theme, inspired by the suru icon theme is a fabulous theme for Ubuntu 16.04 Systems. The Kylin theme is available to download and install on Ubuntu 16.04. (download link below).
NOTE: Installing Kylin icon theme also installs other Kylin-themed system UI tweaks such as Plymouth boot screen and GTK theme.
If you don’t want to install all these additional UI parts, install the Kylin icon theme manually. Download the icons, extract it, and place the ‘ubuntukylin-icon-theme’ folder in to ‘~/.icons’ folder in the home directory. Please note that /.icons folder is hidden. Press Ctrl+h to see all the hidden directories and files.
Install Shadow Icon Theme on Ubuntu
Shadow icon theme can be installed manually. Simply download the Shadow Icon Theme from developer github page and extract the downloaded theme to /usr/share/icon directory. You can either place the theme manually or run the foll0wing commands to extract and place it in icon directory.
$ cd /usr/share/icons
$ sudo wget https://github.com/rudrab/Shadow/archive/v2.tar.gz
$ sudo tar -xzvf v2.tar.gz
$ sudo rm -Rf v2.tar.gz
Install Arc-Flatabulous Theme on Ubuntu
Arc-Flatabulous theme is the Arc theme with Flatabulous window controls. It is an ultra flat theme for Ubuntu Linux Systems. Arc-Flatabulous theme is the Arc theme with Flatabulous window controls. The Arc-Flatabulous is available in three variants – Arc-Flatabulous, Arc-Flatabulous Dark and Arc-Flatabulous Darker.
Noobslab PPA has created a PPA to install Arc-Flatabulous theme on Linux Ubuntu Systems. Run the following commands in Terminal to install the theme:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/themes
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install arc-flatabulous-theme
Install Papirus Icon Theme On Ubuntu
Papirus Icon is derived from Sam Hewitt’s Paper Icon Theme. The icon theme is designed to work with Unity, GNOME, Cinnamon and other GTK+ based desktop environments. A version for KDE users is also available.
To install on Ubuntu 16.04 run the following commands in a new Terminal window:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:varlesh-l/papirus-pack
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install papirus-gtk-icon-theme
Once downloaded and installed, you can use the Papirus Ubuntu theme via Ubuntu Tweak/Unity Tweak Tool.
Install Arc Red GTK Theme On Ubuntu
Arc Red flat theme for Ubuntu Linux, available in three variants – Arc-Red, Arc-Red-Darker and Arc-Red-Dark. It is a red variation of Horst3180’s Arc Theme. This version has a reduced color range, is mostly gray and red. I developed this version especially for all those who use linux on a Thinkpad.
Run the following commands to install Arc Red GTK Theme on Linux Ubuntu Systems:
$ sudo apt-get install autoconf automake libgtk-3-dev git
$ cd /opt
$ sudo git clone https://github.com/mclmzz/arc-theme-Red --depth 1 && cd arc-theme-Red
$ sudo ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
$ sudo make install
$ cd ..
$ sudo rm -Rf arc-theme-Red
Install Paper Icon Theme On Ubuntu
Paper is a modern icon theme whose design is based around the use of simple colours and geometry to compose icons. While it does take some inspiration from Google’s Material Design icons, some design aspects have been adjusted to better suit desktop viewing.
Install Vivacious Colors Icon Theme On Ubuntu
Vivacious Colors Icon Theme can be installed on Ubuntu, 15.04, 14.10, 14.04 Mint 17.1 etc by using the RAVEfinity PPA. Run the following commands to install Vivacious Colors Icon Theme on Ubuntu Systems:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ravefinity-project/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vivacious-colors
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sudo apt-get install vivacious-folder-colors-addon