How do I set a theme in Oneiric?

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Use the gnome-tweak-tool to change your GTK3 theme.

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Matt Joiner

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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Matt Joiner over 1 year
I'm using Oneiric, and have some default theme set. I understand Unity is using Gtk3, and that the usual Ubuntu themes haven't been ported.
- How do I set the theme in Oneiric?
- Where is/will the new Appearance settings dialog /be?
- Admin almost 13 years
  
  No, Unity is yet to use GTK3,it uses GTK2 hence the theme is broken the default theme is called raleigh, and you would need a GTK3 to be able to apply it as that is what Ubuntu is going to use.
- Admin almost 13 years
  
  askubuntu.com/questions/18641/…
- Admin over 12 years
  
  So, once this is rectified, will it reappear? I'm looking at Alpha 3, and getting worried that this is going to be what we're rolling with.
- Admin over 12 years
  
  @CraigM: Me too. It's also appalling that central Ubuntu contributors have closed this question to prevent Ubuntu being criticized.
- Admin over 12 years
  
  @Matt Joiner: Well, I'm not so worried about the question being criticized, as much as I'd like the assurance that it'll be fixed at some point. That's all.
- Admin over 12 years
  
  As a "future visitor" this question could have helped me, if it were allowed to be updated. It appears there is still no way to change any theme settings in Oneiric, one day before final freeze.
Matt Joiner over 12 years

After the release, this is the only way to do it. No decent settings dialog was shipped in the final release.
MeanEYE over 12 years

If you don't want to pull all those dependencies you can do the sam e with Ubuntu Tweak.
Owais Lone over 12 years

Right, the new Ubuntu tweak has these settings