Greybird, The Default Xubuntu Theme Gets A Complete Makeover For Xubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal

<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKPCREOGC0UqgF8jxsdsUCOwB0PxaUr8s9P5-5OFLC34iIVY25b9qVdCmZ1NuhH-jGJwFvQjTSLJrjqPotLHV6SzUAhBEx0Fn5aQhFtJ70-wgA6Tb0aHKZevqrAXqyn0YOMHmTupxpAaB/s1600/greybird-xfce-12.10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="greybird xubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKPCREOGC0UqgF8jxsdsUCOwB0PxaUr8s9P5-5OFLC34iIVY25b9qVdCmZ1NuhH-jGJwFvQjTSLJrjqPotLHV6SzUAhBEx0Fn5aQhFtJ70-wgA6Tb0aHKZevqrAXqyn0YOMHmTupxpAaB/s320/greybird-xfce-12.10.png" title="greybird xubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b>Greybird, the default Xubuntu theme, has got a complete makeover for Xubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, thanks to the great work of <a href="http://satya164.deviantart.com/">Satya</a> and Simon from the <a href="http://shimmerproject.org/">Shimmer project</a>.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The theme doesn't use the Unico GTK3 engine anymore and the GTK3 port has been completely rewritten. Greybird includes:</div><ul><li>GTK2 theme</li><li>GTK3 theme</li><li>Xfwm4 themes (normal and compact)</li><li>xfce-notifyd theme</li><li>Emerald theme</li><li>Metacity theme</li><li>Mutter theme</li><li>Unity support</li><li>Granite widgets support (for compatibility with elementary apps)</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This means <b>Greybird isn't just for Xubuntu (XFCE), but it works with Unity or GNOME Shell/classic too</b>:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7k0WTvUJ24DpBzGQ-7p3yJhAk_A83OGiaqnJkn55mc8xSgVE9gFWftHo8g3p1rmgkceyqmKCAUmuB5ql6bvMMNFz0wjFi0JypbX7mxKK06FFBum-3zEd5-scIfHcYs57Lp_w89C4OjIRJ/s1600/graybird-twf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="greybird gtk3 theme" border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7k0WTvUJ24DpBzGQ-7p3yJhAk_A83OGiaqnJkn55mc8xSgVE9gFWftHo8g3p1rmgkceyqmKCAUmuB5ql6bvMMNFz0wjFi0JypbX7mxKK06FFBum-3zEd5-scIfHcYs57Lp_w89C4OjIRJ/s320/graybird-twf.png" title="greybird gtk3 theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3qzhZnCDKZAW7CYr_ooj0QpRljM60iHtKLyjIQ0659H9I3N81lz1tJJsckcNDt6T9T1602emiyuyZ227Yap4v7L_YFfLFQoip-V-W87s0efwbG3CdlqAMAc5RvEsomC7lebD5r1EKTMM/s1600/graybird-unity.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="greybird gtk3 theme" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3qzhZnCDKZAW7CYr_ooj0QpRljM60iHtKLyjIQ0659H9I3N81lz1tJJsckcNDt6T9T1602emiyuyZ227Yap4v7L_YFfLFQoip-V-W87s0efwbG3CdlqAMAc5RvEsomC7lebD5r1EKTMM/s320/graybird-unity.png" title="greybird gtk3 theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfz84IFHYFVVzny6M1b2PQMKPhEqlEPNJprXuPfiMKffvjBF8Turqf8KfAOdwytRkTec8UT8uy-1ZQQCOFOnaXJLjEwBLqVu8ZpTYVtToIq-PwISMzwrOXFAuhz50fmUJII4_Narl-gXb/s1600/greybird-gnome-shell.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="greybird gtk3 theme" border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfz84IFHYFVVzny6M1b2PQMKPhEqlEPNJprXuPfiMKffvjBF8Turqf8KfAOdwytRkTec8UT8uy-1ZQQCOFOnaXJLjEwBLqVu8ZpTYVtToIq-PwISMzwrOXFAuhz50fmUJII4_Narl-gXb/s320/greybird-gnome-shell.png" title="greybird gtk3 theme" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><br /><h2>Install Greybird in Ubuntu / Xubuntu 12.04</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The theme is available in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal repositories in the "shimmer-themes" package, but Ubuntu / Xubuntu 12.04 users can already install it by using the Shimmer PPA:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:shimmerproject/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install shimmer-themes-greybird</code></pre><br /><b>For other Linux distributions, you can get Greybird from <a href="https://github.com/shimmerproject/Greybird">GitHub</a> or <a href="http://satya164.deviantart.com/art/Greybird-GTK3-Theme-322365199">DeviantArt</a>.</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Once installed, select "greybird-git" (not Greybird!) from the XFCE settings to apply the theme. In Ubuntu (Unity / GNOME 3), use GNOME Tweak Tool, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/03/unsettings-tool-to-disable-global-menu.html">Unsettings</a>, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/02/myunity-30-released-with-new-gui.html">MyUnity</a> or <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/ubuntu-tweak-073-adds-support-for-linux.html">Ubuntu Tweak</a> and select "greybird-git" as the GTK3 and window theme.</div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Thanks to Satya for the tip!</i></div>

Greybird, The Default Xubuntu Theme Gets A Complete Makeover For Xubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal

Greybird, the default Xubuntu theme, has got a complete makeover for Xubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, thanks to the great work of Satya and S...

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