Ubuntu – Changing shell theme in without Gnome Tweak Tool

gnomethemes

How do I go about doing so? Gnome tweak tool won't launch under gnome 3 and I want to know if there is any other way of changing the shell theme. Thank you.

Best Answer

  1. Do sudo nautilus in your favorite Terminal emulator.
  2. Navigate to usr/share/themes/
  3. Drop in the theme folder (should be theme name, and have a folder inside called gnome-shell)
  4. Rename folder default to oldefault
  5. Rename new theme folder to default.
  6. Open the run dialogue and type r
  7. Done!
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