Install Themes and Icons from Elementary OS without pantheon

Question

I know How to install the Pantheon desktop environment?, but I'd rather not install the whole desktop environment but only the theme and iconset.

I can install Cairo dock That looks alike Plank (the docker used in Elementary OS):

sudo apt-get install cairo-dock

(some more docks here)

Is there an easy way to get the theme and icons from Elementary OS on Ubuntu Unity desktop on Ubuntu 14.10?

Solution

1. Add Elementary ppa:

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:elementary-os/stable
   

2. Update your system:

   sudo apt-get update
   

3. Install the icon theme:

   sudo apt-get install elementary-icon-theme
   

Comments

[xangua]

You should be able to search elementary like icons in gnome-look.org, ubuntu mono icons are based itself on elementary icons.

[rubo77]

If you have Ubuntu 14.10, you get http://ppa.launchpad.net/elementary-os/stable/ubuntu/dists/u‌​topic/main/binary-i3‌​86/Packages 404 Not Found so this helps: sed -i s/utopic/trusty/g elementary-os-ubuntu-stable-utopic.list

[rubo77]

No I get The following packages have unmet dependencies: elementary-icon-theme : Depends: gnome-icon-theme-full but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems

[rubo77]

So since there is no repository for 14.10 or 15.04 I guess this is only a solution for 14.04

[Muzaffar]

Try ppa:elementary-os/daily

[rubo77]

On 14.10 with daily I get the error elementary-icon-theme : Depends: gnome-icon-theme-full but it is not going to be installed and if I try apt-get install elementary-icon-theme gnome-icon-theme-full then I get: gnome-icon-theme-full : Depends: gnome-icon-theme (= 3.10.0-0ubuntu2) but 3.12.0-1ubuntu1 is to be installed

[Muzaffar]

It seems that the only option left is installing from noobslab repositories. (noobslab.com)

[rubo77]

Can't i just download the icons and unpack them in some folder so i can use them? Or install another theme and replace the icons with the one from that package?

[Jan Segre]

protip: you can use the newer apt instead of apt-get, it's nicer and shorter