A nice theme for Ubuntu October 13, 2006
Posted by ioannusdeverani in Linux.trackback
Update: for a theme for Ubuntu that looks a lot cooler, check out this page on my new blog: http://blog.verani.net/2007/04/nice-theme-for-ubuntu-20.html
I have found a really nice theme for my Gnome Ubuntu desktop. It retains the orangey-brownish colouring of Ubuntu, but it looks really nice and light. I like the Dapper Human theme, but it is a little too heavy for me sometimes.
This theme is called VistaBuntu, and it looks sort of like Windows Vista, but is Ubuntu coloured.
All the controls are similar to vista, but they are coloured like the gnome-theme Gilouche. The glow/highlight/selected colour is a nice orangey-pinky. It is very easy on the eyes. Another thing I like about it is the contrast of the colour of menus and the rest of the window.
For wallpaper, I recommend the one I have in the screenshot, but I don’t remember what it is called. I think it is Tux G2 without the Tux. It is like an orange coloured Apple wallpaper.
Looks good with tiny fonts (I use Loma size 8 for everything).
Have fun.
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where i can found this theme????????????????????????????
I would like to get this theme. How can I get it and what are the steps for installing it. Thanks.
Hmmm. There seems to be a lot of demand for this theme… You can get it by going to http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=46930.
It is installed like any other gnome theme (System>Preferences>Theme>Install..)
Thanks for the interest
omg.. it doesn’t work =P
peter: what exactly is the problem?
I installed the theme.. from where to apply the theme now!?!
%Sachin: You apply the theme by going to System>Preferences>Theme. Then, you hit something like edit or advanced (I am on windows now, so I am not sure what the button is called…). From the window that pops up, you can apply the vistabuntu controls and window decorations (for metacity).
Thanks for your quick respone…
The steps I followed to install the theme.
1. On System>Preferences>Theme Clicked “Install Theme”.
2. Browsed the theme click on Open… got a message
“GNOME Theme VistaBuntu correctly installed” click on OK.
Now I lost the theme.. if I see the list of themes in the list I can’t find the VistaBuntu in there !?!
Where could I get it???
Well, I don’t think it will go into the main list; you will have to apply it through the custom theme thing, where you specify what gtk and metacity themes to use.
I hope this helps
yes bat what kind of icon did you use??
@dario: I used one called nuoveXT (http://nuovext.pwsp.net/). At the site, there is also a firefox theme.
I would like this theme please. How can I get it on my linux computer with Ubuntu 6.06 and download it from a windows or mac computer. I am a 14 yr old developer and wanting to look for the best themes
Well if you want the theme then you should probably download it. Thats how its done on the internet.
Hey!
Heres a great theme I discovered on Gnome-look which gives you the vista glass effect over Gnome.
The configuration steps for Ubuntu are here:
http://abhishek-myspace.blogspot.com/2007/07/make-ubuntu-look-like-vista.html
An interesting article on how to get a slideshow on ur KDesktop background.
http://abhishek-myspace.blogspot.com/2007/07/slideshow-on-kdesktop-background.html
Very nice, I like it!
Nice and clean, cool !
All I get is ‘file format not valid’ when I try to install this as a new theme. Any thoughts?
Nice and clean, goog job !
God. i got Ubuntu to get away from windows. I’ve only found like 10 themes that aren’t vista or xp based fgs!
hi.
i am new to Ubuntu field so plz help me to install this theme to my desktop. Provide systematic procedure to install this theme. Thank U,