Recommended Posts

Hi,

With the advent of this new section (AWESOME! :D), I thought it would be cool to list a few theming sites for Linux.

I'll list the ones I know of:

http://themes.freshmeat.net - themes for almost every wm

http://www.gooeylinux.org - mainly centered around gnome and the osx look

http://www.kde-look.org - themes for kde

http://art.gnome.org - themes for gnome

http://www.themedepot.org - themes for many wms

Link to comment
https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/148258-good-linux-theming-resources/
Share on other sites

http://www.stylix.org

EDIT [more]:

---[GNOME]--------------------------------------------

- Gooey Linux

- Theme Depot

- iceflow.net

- Themes at freshmeat

- Gnome Art

- Seb

- Aqua-Soft

- roberTO's My Themes for Linux

- AquaXP

- KDE-look

- Stylix

---[KDE]----------------------------------------------

- KDE-Look

- The Freeware Network

- EZ Skins

- FreshMeat

- Fermilad Themes For KDE

- KDE Themes - Blue

- Linux & KDE

- Stylix

- GooeyLinux

------------------------------------------------------

Edited by dewy
  • 1 month later...
  • 1 month later...
  • 1 month later...

I guess you are looking for gkrellm.

Gentoo sais:

*  app-admin/gkrellm

      Latest version available: 2.2.1

      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]      Size of downloaded files: 648 kB

      Homepage:    http://www.gkrellm.net/

      Description: Single process stack of various system monitors

      License:    GPL-2

if you don't mean that you might want to look

at the gnome capplets, xfce-plugins. ( if you want them in the bottom bar or where ever your gnome/xfce bar is located )

or gdesklets, karamba, superkaramba ( if you want the stats on the desktop, like OSX's dashboard )

kindest regards,

Moritz "neofeed" Angermann

  • 2 weeks later...
  • 3 weeks later...
  • 2 weeks later...
  • 1 month later...
  • 3 weeks later...
  • 2 months later...

FVWM Beginner's Guide

Warning: Not for the faint of heart!

While the title suggests otherwise, .fvwm2rc's can take a while to get used to. The sample code provided will give you a useable (but ugly) desktop. Make sure you read the documentation thoroughly before attempting to create your own theme from scratch. It's better to ignore the snippets that you've obtained throughout the years, and to actually understand the inner workings of Fvwm.

Have fun!

Closed

As all of you have noticed, Gooeylinux has been dead. Mike and I have become very busy in recent months, and have had neither the time nor the motivation to continue running the forum. Mike started this site as a haven for linux users from other communities, and I feel that we've done that. But there are at this point many other places one can turn to for Linux GUI customization, and forums need a very strong body of members contributing to survive. Gooeylinux was a fun, but failed experiment.

Thank you to everyone who helped with the site. We met lots of interesting people, and I hope we helped some people as well. The IRC channel (#gooeylinux - irc.freenode.net) will stay open, so feel free to join us there. Also, all the subprojects of gooeylinux will remain available. Archives of the forum will appear shortly. If you have any comments/questions, email me.

--contrasutra ([email protected]) , 11/25/04

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...

  • 4 months later...
  • 2 weeks later...
  • 1 month later...
  • 2 weeks later...

If any links are dead sorry....this is quite old and from what I've posted on 2 other forums

Metacity Theme Editor

http://gnomesupport.org/forums/viewtopic.p...9400&highlight=

general (know the environment)

http://www.gnomefiles.org/

http://www.gnomefiles.org/app.php?soft_id=114

SmoothEngine

http://gnome.org/~thos/Smooth-Docs/

http://www.unit-e.cc/~ajgenius/Gnome/Theme...id=SmoothEngine

http://sourceforge.net/projects/smooth-engine/

http://www.gnomefiles.org/app.php?soft_id=114

http://web.subpop.net/art/smoothgnome/

GTK

http://www.unit-e.cc/~ajgenius/Gnome/Theme...s/?id=GTKThemes

Metacity

http://developer.gnome.org/doc/tutorials/m...ity-themes.html

ICONS

http://www.unit-e.cc/~ajgenius/Gnome/Theme.../?id=IconThemes

http://www.gnomefiles.org/app.php?soft_id=385

http://gnomesupport.org/forums/viewtopic.p...hlight=standard

http://gnomesupport.org/forums/viewtopic.p...hlight=standard

http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.4/gtk...tock-Items.html

Help other than here

http://gnomesupport.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=20

Tinkering and hacking others themes is necessary to really get it. Docs are very limited. So get stuff and hack! That's what I did.

http://gnome-look.org/

http://art.gnome.org/

http://www.themedepot.org/

you need images for pixmap themes and practice?

http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=1

the .wba extension is seen as a zip type by file-roller ;)

Errors

Whether gtk, metacity, or icon theming, errors may or may not be printed in vt1 (Ctrl+Alt+F1) depending on the distro you use. Mandrake used to, but doesn't seem to anymore. Debian's and Fedora do. You can easily get the errors by running

gnome-theme-manager

in an X terminal (Gnome Terminal, Aterm, Eterm, Xterm, rxvt etc....).

Metacity

Metacity has a nice tool. The

metacity-theme-viewer

Run it from an X terminal;

metacity-theme-viewer name_of_metacity_theme

[example]metacity-theme-viewer d3a

and you can find out how fast it loads and errors pointing to any problems with loading the theme. It opens a gui to show you all the different aspects of the theme.

http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/1.0/

http://cvs.gnome.org/viewcvs/gtk+/docs/wid...try.txt?rev=1.5

##################

Scalable Vector Graphics

This is what I'm currently interested in and researching. Instead of pixmap, you can make svg/gtk and metacity themes, and of course icon themes.

http://librsvg.sourceforge.net/

http://www.inkscape.org/ (has a built in tutorial)

http://www.sodipodi.com/

http://programmer-art.org/?page=inkscape

oh, and GIB

http://gnomefiles.org/app.php?soft_id=385

if the downlaod isn't available I have them here

http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/theme/icons/gib/

  • 3 weeks later...
This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Posts

    • JetBrains is working to cut false positives in RustRover 2026.2 by David Uzondu Recently, JetBrains released the fifth EAP build of its dedicated IDE, RustRover 2026.2, bringing improvements like a Run gutter icon for criterion_main! macro benchmarking and a feature that alerts you when there are unused traits in your current scope. Now, the company is out with a blog post addressing one of the "most common" complaints from users: false positives. In RustRover, a false positive occurs when the editor incorrectly highlights something as an error even though the project compiles and runs successfully. This mismatch flags a gap between the IDE's internal intelligence and the actual compiler. When the editor flashes red warnings over perfectly valid code, developers lose trust in the tool, which stalls momentum. Traditionally, RustRover runs cargo check to detect compiler errors and warnings, but it also relies on its own code analysis engine to power real-time features. To provide quick feedback, this engine parses your source code into a syntax tree while inferring types and resolving names as you type. Because this engine must work on broken, half-written code and react instantly, its logic sometimes diverges from the compiler's, producing false positives that do not exist in the compiler's eyes. JetBrains said that it has a "dedicated task force" focused specifically on identifying and fixing false positives by analyzing user reports and examining large-scale open-source projects. To speed up this process, the team built an internal system modeled after Crater, the famous Rust project that compiles and runs tests for every single crate published on crates.io. This automated pipeline compares the diagnostics from RustRover's analysis with actual compiler output to catch discrepancies before they reach users, ensuring smoother workflows. RustRover, for those who're unaware, is a dedicated IDE designed specifically for Rust developers. It's been around for a couple of years now, providing features like built-in debugging via LLDB, seamless cargo integration, advanced macro expansion, and HTML support. JetBrains distributes the app under two licensing models: a paid commercial subscription and a free option for non-commercial use.
    • Last year I bought the 2TB variant for $114 on Amazon. That's crazy that the 1TB is now 67% more expensive for half the storage, even with the newer T9 already on the market. And that's considered a good deal.
    • You can disable all non needed features from Brave. There is also Brave Origin which removes them entirely and it is free for Linux.
    • I wish I could use Brave but the tab suspension feature is horrible. It doesn't suspend them like Edge does. Even after 2h open with 70+ tabs (same as Edge), it has 2GB more consumption than Edge for no reason.
    • TeamViewer 15.78.4.0 by Razvan Serea TeamViewer is the fast, simple and friendly solution for remote access over the Internet - all applications in one single, very affordable module. Remote control of computers over the Internet, Instantly take control over a computer anywhere on the Internet, even through firewalls. No installation required, just use it fast and secure. Training, sales and teamwork, TeamViewer can also be used to present your desktop to a partner on the Internet. Show and share your software, PowerPoint presentations etc. File transfer, chat and more, Share your files, chat, switch the direction during a teamwork session, and a lot more is included in TeamViewer. TeamViewer key features: Cross-platform remote access (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, IoT) Attended and unattended remote control Secure file transfer between devices Remote printing to local printers Multi-monitor support with easy switching Wake-on-LAN for sleeping devices Session links for quick connections (no password sharing) Web client access (no installation needed) End-to-end encryption (AES-256) Two-factor authentication and access controls AI-powered session insights and reporting Mass deployment and device management tools Customizable allow/block lists for security Command line and script execution remotely Performance monitoring and analytics dashboards TeamViewer 15.78.4.0 changelog: Improvements Permissions inheritance has been improved, increasing reliability when permissions are assigned to user group managers. Bugfixes Fixed a bug where 'Show details' button was not showing up on command bar upon selection of a device group. Fixed a bug which was causing the legacy groups to disappear when applying hide offline filter in basic view. Fixed a bug where devices were loading infinitely after login. Fixed a bug which was causing crash in application. Download: TeamViewer 15.78.4.0 | 32-bit | Portable | Mac | ~70.0 MB (Free for personal use) View: TeamViewer Home Page | Release Notes | Screenshot Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
  • Recent Achievements

    • One Year In
      Primer1st earned a badge
      One Year In
    • Experienced
      JayZJay went up a rank
      Experienced
    • Reacting Well
      Sir_Timbit earned a badge
      Reacting Well
    • Week One Done
      rubentuben8 earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Week One Done
      ARaclen earned a badge
      Week One Done
  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      521
    2. 2
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      230
    3. 3
      Edouard
      135
    4. 4
      ATLien_0
      88
    5. 5
      Steven P.
      82
  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!