Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
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Want to make Ubuntu look beautiful? In this video, I’ll show you how to customize Ubuntu by changing themes, icons, and even the shell appearance to give your Linux desktop a fresh new look! 🚀
🔹 What You’ll Learn:
✅ Installing GNOME Tweaks and Extension Manager
✅ Enabling user theme (to change shell theme and thus change desktop notifications and other GNOME shell features)
✅ Find icons and themes
✅ Install and apply GTK themes
✅ Changing icons for a unique style
💻 Install GNOME Tweaks and Extension Manager:
sudo apt install gnome-tweaks gnome-shell-extension-manager
🎨 Browse themes & icons: gnome-look.org/browse
📦 Install themes & icons:
Download your favorite theme/icon pack.
Extract the files to ~/.themes (for themes) or ~/.icons (for icons).
Copy the GTK4 file in the gtk4 folder inside .config file of your home directory. This is required for applying the theme changes on GTK4-based applications.
Apply the icons and themes via GNOME Tweaks.
Enjoy the new look
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:27 Getting necessary tools
0:46 Installing icons via PPA
0:57 Warp Terminal
1:28 Getting new themes and icons
2:18 Installing the themes and icons
3:14 Add GTK4 support
3:32 Change the icons and themes
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🌟 Get Warp : https://www.warp.dev/?utm_source=its_foss&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=linux_launch
Want to make Ubuntu look beautiful? In this video, I’ll show you how to customize Ubuntu by changing themes, icons, and even the shell appearance to give your Linux desktop a fresh new look! 🚀
🔹 What You’ll Learn:
✅ Installing GNOME Tweaks and Extension Manager
✅ Enabling user theme (to change shell theme and thus change desktop notifications and other GNOME shell features)
✅ Find icons and themes
✅ Install and apply GTK themes
✅ Changing icons for a unique style
💻 Install GNOME Tweaks and Extension Manager:
sudo apt install gnome-tweaks gnome-shell-extension-manager
🎨 Browse themes & icons: gnome-look.org/browse
📦 Install themes & icons:
Download your favorite theme/icon pack.
Extract the files to ~/.themes (for themes) or ~/.icons (for icons).
Copy the GTK4 file in the gtk4 folder inside .config file of your home directory. This is required for applying the theme changes on GTK4-based applications.
Apply the icons and themes via GNOME Tweaks.
Enjoy the new look
....................................................................................
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:27 Getting necessary tools
0:46 Installing icons via PPA
0:57 Warp Terminal
1:28 Getting new themes and icons
2:18 Installing the themes and icons
3:14 Add GTK4 support
3:32 Change the icons and themes
🔥 Subscribe for more Linux tips & customization guides!
📌 Follow us for updates:
🔗 Twitter: https://x.com/itsfoss2
🔗 Instagram: instagram.com/itsfoss
🔗 Website: itsfoss.com
#Ubuntu #LinuxCustomization #UbuntuThemes #LinuxTips
