This is mostly a checklist for myself, might end up as a script, who knows?
Applications & Indicators
Unity Tweak Tool
1 | sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool |
Compiz Settings Manager
1 | sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager |
System Load indicator
1 | sudo apt-get install indicator-multiload |
Search for “System Load Indicator” in dash to enable it.
Workspace indicator
1 2 3 4 5 | sudo apt-get install python-wnck python-appindicator cd ~ /Downloads sudo dpkg -i indicator-workspaces_0.6.4_all.deb indicator-workspaces & disown |
Right click on the indicator, chose “Preferences” and check “Start indicator at login”.
Redshift
1 | sudo apt-get install redshift-gtk |
Unity Launcher
Flatten launcher icons
Remove icon “backdrop” in the Unity launcher, to get a cleaner look.
1 2 3 | git clone https: //github .com /mjsolidarios/unity-flatify-icons .git cd unity-flatify-icons sh unity-flatify-icons.sh |
Remove animations and decorations
Start the settings manager by pressing Alt+F2 and entering about:config
. Go to the “Launcher” tab and scroll down to the bottom. Set “Launcher Backlight Mode” to “Backlight Always Off” and “Launcher Icon Launch Animation” to “None”.
Theming
Arc Unity/GTK3 theme
1 2 3 4 | wget http: //download .opensuse.org /repositories/home :Horst3180 /xUbuntu_15 .04 /Release .key sudo apt-key add - < Release.key && rm -rf Release.key sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Horst3180/xUbuntu_15.10/ /' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/arc-theme.list" sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install arc-theme |
Emerald-dark icon theme
1 2 3 | sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab /icons sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install emerald-icons-theme |
Source Code Pro font
1 2 3 4 5 6 | cd ~ /Downlods mkdir -p ~/. local /share/fonts cd ~/. local /share/fonts unzip ~ /Downloads/1 .030R-it.zip fc-cache -f |
X11 cursor
Using Obsidian theme which is downloadable from gnome-look.org.
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 | cd ~ /Downloads wget http: //gnome-look .org /CONTENT/content-files/73135-Obsidian . tar .bz2 cd /usr/share/icons sudo tar jxvf ~ /Downlods/Obsidian . tar .bz2 sudo update-alternatives -- install /usr/share/icons/default/index .theme x-cursor-theme /usr/share/icons/Obsidian/index .theme 20 sudo update-alternatvies -- set x-cursor-theme /usr/share/icons/Obsidian/index .theme gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-theme "Obsidian" sudo cat <<EOF >> /etc/X11/Xresources/x11-common Xcursor.size: 24 Xcursor.theme: Obsidian EOF |
Miscellaneous
Disable the grid in lightdm
This disables the grid both at login and after locking the screen.
1 2 3 4 | gsettings set com.canonical.unity-greeter draw-grid false sudo xhost +SI:localuser:lightdm sudo su lightdm -s /bin/bash gsettings set com.canonical.unity-greeter draw-grid false |