How to install the Black Maia Gnome Shell theme

Once the app is open, find “Appearance” and click on it. Then, look for “Shell theme.” In the “Shell theme” menu, change it to Black Maia. Once the theme is changed, your Gnome Shell desktop should automatically switch to it.

1. How do I enable Gnome Shell themes?
2. How do I install Gnome Shell Extensions?
3. How do I install gtk3 themes?
4. How do I start Gnome Shell from terminal?
5. Where are Gnome Shell themes stored?
6. How do I use Gnome themes?
7. How do I know my gnome shell version?
8. How do I start the Gnome Tweak Tool?
9. How do I manage Gnome Extensions?
10. How do I download a theme for Ubuntu?
11. How do I change my GTK theme?
12. Where do I put gnome icons?

How do I enable Gnome Shell themes?

3 Answers

1. Open Gnome Tweak Tool .
2. Click on the Extensions menu item, and move the User themes slider to On .
3. Close Gnome Tweak Tool and open it again.
4. You should now be able to choose a Shell theme in the Appearance menu.

How do I install Gnome Shell Extensions?

Install Gnome Extensions

Navigate your Firefox browser to https://extensions.gnome.org/ and simply search for Gnome extensions you wish to install. Flip the ON switch to install the extension. Install extension by clicking on the ON switch. Click Install to confirm the gnome extension installation.

How do I install gtk3 themes?

2 Answers

1. Download grayday, and double-click it in nautilus to open it in the archive manager. You will see a folder called "GrayDay".
2. Drag that folder into your ~/. themes folder. ...
3. Once you have it installed, open ubuntu tweak tool and go to "Tweaks" and click theme.
4. Select Grayday in GTK theme and Window theme.

How do I start Gnome Shell from terminal?

To launch gnome from terminal use the command startx . You can use ssh -X or ssh -Y to his machine to run apps on your friend's machine but using your Xorg. The web browser will still be making the connection from his hostname.

Where are Gnome Shell themes stored?

The themes are stored in two locations. Globally, they go under /usr/share/themes. You will need root permissions to store new themes here, and the changes will affect all users running the particular theme.

How do I use Gnome themes?

What you have to do is:

1. Run the terminal Ctrl + Alt + T.
2. Enter cd ~ && mkdir .themes. This command will create a .themes folder in your personal folder. ...
3. Enter cp files_path ~/.themes. Replace files_path with the directory where are your zipped files. ...
4. Enter cd ~/.themes && tar xvzf PACKAGENAME.tar.gz. ...
5. Enter gnome-tweak-tool.

How do I know my gnome shell version?

You can determine the version of GNOME that is running on your system by going to the About panel in Settings.

1. Open the Activities overview and start typing About.
2. A window appears showing information about your system, including your distribution's name and the GNOME version.

How do I start the Gnome Tweak Tool?

Open GNOME Tweak Tool.

You'll find it in the applications menu. You can also open it by running gnome-tweaks at the command line.

How do I manage Gnome Extensions?

As to managing the extensions already installed on your system, you can enable/disable them via gnome-tweak-tool (or dconf-editor - GUI, or gsettings - CLI).

How do I download a theme for Ubuntu?

Procedure to change theme in Ubuntu

1. Install gnome-tweak-tool by typing: sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool.
2. Install or download additional themes.
3. Start gnome-tweak-tool.
4. Select Appearance > Themes > Choose theme Applications or Shell from the drop down menu.

How do I change my GTK theme?

Once installed, launch GTK Theme Preferences from Dash / the menu, make any changes you want, make sure the "Custom widgets" toggle switch is turned on (or else the changes won't be used by your GTK theme!) and click Apply. Then, you'll have to log out and log back in to see the changes.

Where do I put gnome icons?

Place the icon in /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/. This is the directory the desktop looks in if there is no icon for your application in the selected theme. If you have themed icons, put them in the appropriate directories.