How to install Ubuntu themes

This tutorial will guide you through installing new Desktop Themes in Ubuntu Linux – and provide a couple of resources to find themes.

1. First you'll need to find some themes to download and try out. Techie Souls has a list of 50 of the best looking Ubuntu (Gnome) themes that you can peruse, complete with download links. And gnome-look.org is a great place to find even more themes.
2. When you download themes, don't uncompress them. Leave them as tar.gz files – just remember where you saved them. From the Ubuntu menu, select System -> Preferences -> Appearance.


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3. On the Appearance Preferences page, make sure that the Theme tab is selected. Then click the Install… button.


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4. Navigate to the theme file that you downloaded, select it, and click Open.


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5. The theme should now install. Click OK.



6. Click the Apply New Theme button.



7. And Ubuntu will now apply that theme, changing the look and style of Ubuntu.


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8. Repeat the above steps to try out other themes. That's it!