Arc-Flatabulous Theme
Arc-Flatabulous theme is the Arc theme with Flatabulous window controls.
Arc-Flatabulous is available in three variants
Arc-Flatabulous
Arc-Flatabulous-Darker
Arc-Flatabulous-Dark
Installation
Important: Remove all older versions of the theme from your system before you proceed any further.
sudo rm -rf /usr/share/themes/{Arc-Flatabulous,Arc-Flatabulous-Darker,Arc-Flatabulous-Dark,Arc-Flatabulous-Solid,Arc-Flatabulous-Darker-Solid,Arc-Flatabulous-Dark-Solid}
rm -rf ~/.local/share/themes/{Arc-Flatabulous,Arc-Flatabulous-Darker,Arc-Flatabulous-Dark,Arc-Flatabulous-Solid,Arc-Flatabulous-Darker-Solid,Arc-Flatabulous-Dark-Solid}
rm -rf ~/.themes/{Arc-Flatabulous,Arc-Flatabulous-Darker,Arc-Flatabulous-Dark,Arc-Flatabulous-Solid,Arc-Flatabulous-Darker-Solid,Arc-Flatabulous-Dark-Solid}
Packages
Arch Linux users can install the theme from the AUR https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gtk-arc-flatabulous-theme-git/
Manual Installation
To build the theme the following packages are required
autoconf
automake
sassc
for GTK 3, Cinnamon, or GNOME Shellpkg-config
orpkgconfig
for Fedoragit
to clone the source directoryoptipng
for GTK 2, GTK 3, or XFWMinkscape
for GTK 2, GTK 3, or XFWM
The following packages are optionally required
gnome-shell
for auto-detecting the GNOME Shell versionlibgtk-3-dev
for Debian based distros orgtk3-devel
for RPM based distros, for auto-detecting the GTK3 version
Note: For distributions which don't ship separate development packages, just the GTK 3 package is needed instead of the -dev
packages.
For the theme to function properly, install the following
- GNOME Shell 3.18 - 3.32, GTK 3.18 - 3.24
- The
gnome-themes-extra
package - The murrine engine. This has different names depending on the distro.
gtk-engine-murrine
(Arch Linux)gtk2-engines-murrine
(Debian, Ubuntu, elementary OS)gtk-murrine-engine
(Fedora)gtk2-engine-murrine
(openSUSE)gtk-engines-murrine
(Gentoo)
Install the theme with the following commands
1. Get the source
If you want to install the latest version from git, clone the repository with
git clone https://github.com/andreisergiu98/arc-flatabulous-theme --depth 1 && cd arc-flatabulous-theme
2. Build and install the theme
./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
sudo make install
Other options to pass to autogen.sh are
--disable-transparency disable transparency in the GTK3 theme
--disable-light disable Arc Light support
--disable-darker disable Arc Darker support
--disable-dark disable Arc Dark support
--disable-cinnamon disable Cinnamon support
--disable-gnome-shell disable GNOME Shell support
--disable-gtk2 disable GTK2 support
--disable-gtk3 disable GTK3 support
--disable-metacity disable Metacity support
--disable-unity disable Unity support
--disable-xfwm disable XFWM support
--disable-plank disable Plank theme support
--disable-openbox disable Openbox support
--with-gnome-shell=<version> build the gnome-shell theme for a specific version
--with-gtk3=<version> build the GTK3 theme for a specific version
Note: Normally the correct version is detected automatically
and these options should not be needed.
--with-custom=<script> run the executable script file in the custom subfolder
After the installation is complete you can activate the theme with gnome-tweak-tool
or a similar program by selecting Arc-Flatabulous
, Arc-Flatabulous-Darker
or Arc-Flatabulous-Dark
as Window/GTK+ theme and Arc-Flatabulous
or Arc-Flatabulous-Dark
as Gnome-Shell and Xfce-Notify theme.
If the --disable-transparency
option was used, the theme will be installed as Arc-Flatabulous-Solid
, Arc-Flatabulous-Darker-Solid
and Arc-Flatabulous-Dark-Solid
.
Uninstall the theme
Run
sudo make uninstall
from the same directory as this README resides in, or
sudo rm -rf /usr/share/themes/{Arc-Flatabulous,Arc-Flatabulous-Darker,Arc-Flatabulous-Dark,Arc-Flatabulous-Solid,Arc-Flatabulous-Darker-Solid,Arc-Flatabulous-Dark-Solid}
Extras
Arc icon theme
The Arc icon theme is available at https://github.com/horst3180/arc-icon-theme
Arc KDE
A port of Arc for the Plasma 5 desktop with a few additions and extras. Available here.
Plank theme
As of version 20180201
the plank theme will be installed along with the normal Arc-Flatabulous gtk theme. You can disable the install by passing disable-plank
to the autogen command.
Now open the Plank preferences window by executing plank --preferences
from a terminal and select Gtk+
as the theme.
Arc-Dark for Ubuntu Software Center
The Arc Dark theme for the Ubuntu Software Center by mervick can be installed from here. It solves readability issues with Arc Dark and the Ubuntu Software Center.
Troubleshooting
If you use Ubuntu with a newer GTK/GNOME version than the one included by default (i.e Ubuntu 14.04 with GTK 3.14 or Ubuntu 15.04 with GTK 3.16, etc.) the prebuilt packages won't work properly and the theme has to be installed manually as described above. This is also true for other distros with a different GTK/GNOME version than the one included by default
If you get artifacts like black or invisible backgrounds under Unity, disable overlay scrollbars with
gsettings set com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode normal
License
Arc is available under the terms the GPL-3.0. See COPYING
for details.
Full Preview
Screenshot Details: Icons: Numix Circle | Wallpaper | Font: Source Sans Pro
Bugs
If you find a bug, please report it at https://github.com/andreisergiu98/arc-flatabulous-theme/issues
Credits
- horst3180 for creating the Arc theme.
- NicoHood and fossfreedom for maintaining Arc.
- Anmol Jagetia for creating the Flatabulous theme.