Are there any methods to get GUI apps look more prettier?

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asked 2014-01-13 23:17:54 +0000

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Newbie here. Although I know i3 is targeted for experienced Linux users, which I'm not at this time (but I try as much as I can to educate myself about Linux). After seeing some vids and screenshots of i3, I become very interested in tiling window manager, particularly in i3, which I would like to give it a try.

At this moment, I have managed to get i3 working on my Ubuntu 13.10 server (without desktop environment)

I also try to do as much as possible through the command line. There are also GUI apps which I can't live without, like the web browser, and LibreOffice, etc.

However, the GUI apps are not looking quite polished. Are there any methods to get GUI apps look more prettier?

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answered 2014-01-14 06:55:00 +0000

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You can take a look at this post to learn how to set gtk themes 'the hard way' or just use lxappearance (like lasers said) to go the easy path.

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Thank you for your reply. Which packages do I need to install before I can setup a GTK theme?

idontknow ( 2014-01-14 17:51:32 +0000 )edit

That is a good question. Actually I do not know the proper answer. On my ArchLinux I did not have to download any specific packages, but that might as well be because I already got it. I would say you will should try installing gtk (if not already present) and see what is missing.

cee ( 2014-01-14 22:19:34 +0000 )edit

pacman -Qi gtk Version : 1.2.10-13 Description : GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit (v1) Architecture : x86_64 URL : http://www.gtk.org/ Licenses : LGPL Groups : None Provides : None Depends On : libxi glib sh

cee ( 2014-01-14 22:20:20 +0000 )edit

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answered 2014-01-13 23:27:33 +0000

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