Ubuntu Themes

Don't like the way your Ubuntu looks and don't like the themes that are available on Ubuntu? Well, here are some themes that I have downloaded. These themes are gotten from Gnome-look website. The themes that are here are sometimes difficult to download and some sites want money for priority download. I am hosting them for free as I want people to have access to them without any strings attached. It is the least I can do for the folks from Ubuntu forums and other sites that have helped me and not asked for anything in return.

So without further ado, here are some themes. To install the themes by dragging the compressed archive (.zip, .tar.gz, .tar.bz, etc.) into your themes preferences. It is not documented anywhere to drop the compressed archive. I struggled with this for some time until Aysiu over at Ubuntu forums told me. I counter-intuitively decompressed the the archive, how dare me.

To get to the theme preferences go to System--->Preferences--->Theme and a Themes Preferences window will open. I will post more themes as I get them.

Aero/OS X/KDE Theme - A really cool set of icons that will give that detailed look. This is a large download (~60MB), but well worth it. It reminds me a lot of OS X.

Panther Window Borders - This in conjunction with the above icons will really give you that OS X look.

Vista Rounded Black Borders - Gives your windows that Vista look and feel.

Vista Rounded Focus Borders - Gives your windows another Vista look with slightly smaller borders.

Aqua Gnome - More OS X themed icons.

Aqwod - Still more OS X themed icons.

Black Cherry - A really cool looking theme giving you a nice black looking borders. Take a look at it here.

Linsta Orange Black Plastic - Want to have a Vista theme without the Vista problems? Check it out here.

Linsta Midnight Blue Plastic - A different take on the Orange Black Plastic theme. Check it out here.

Glass Icons - Give your icons that semi-tranparent look.

Windows Vista Areo Icons - Give your Gnome that Vista look with icons.

Ubuntu Studio - This theme will give you that Ubuntu Studio look. The archive contains 4 .deb files to install. Once installed go to System---Preferences--->Theme and click the Customize button. Select Ubuntu Studio in the Controls, Window Border, and Icons portion.

OS X Leopard Theme - This one has it all. There is a very cool OS X theme, OS X style icons, OS X cursors, and 2 login screens and proper fonts. OS X uses Lucida Grande font. Refer to my section on font installation here. The .tar.gz archive contains 10 different archives that you can drag and drop into your Theme Preferences. Refer to my page on tranforming your Ubuntu desktop into OS X here.

Home