How to change the look of some applications with kvantum example virtualbox
31 December 2018 we get an update in : new kernel 4.20 and virtualbox 6.0. The first image is virtualbox before the update. The second image is the content of the update. The third image is virtualbox after the update. Time to do something about this "new look" of...
Theming ArcoLinux when a red wallpaper comes in
When a red wallpaper comes in, we start theming ArcoLinux all red.Conky logo is chosen.A new combination of icons is created. Use the inherit in your icon theme.A new theme is chosen.We explain the derivatives from Sardi. Just one icon did not change all red.Then we...
How to mix icon themes or the creation of Papirus-Arc-Halo-Surfn
You can always mix icons from different themes together. On https://erikdubois.be there are many more tutorials just about the flexibility and modularity of the Sardi icons. Here we are going to mix Papirus with the Arc icons but just for the folders. Then we add the...
How to build your personal Arc theme on the github of Nico Hoods
Install the new Arc themes based on Nico Hoods github with sudo pacman -S arcolinux-arc-gtk-theme-nico-gitLong versionOriginally the Arc theme comes from the github of Horst3180. Some time ago development stopped and Nico Hood (and others) stepped in and took over on...
How to change your grub theme
Just download and install. The easy installation is at the end of the article. First we visit the Arch wiki page to learn more about GRUB and the tips and trics of GRUB. We navigate to where the grub configuration file is and the grub themes are....
How to create your personal Arc Theme on any ArcoLinux desktop
THIS ARTICLE IS OLD! Horst3180 is no longer maintaining his github. Nico Hoods is now carrying the torch. Check this article: https://arcolinux.com/how-to-build-your-personal-arc-theme-on-the-github-of-nico-hoods/ArcoLinux has a package called...
Rolling Release – Update of ArcoLinux i3 package coming in
Starting from ArchMerge 6.2.1 we have many more packages to update our system i.e. Rolling Release. Some of them need to be installed in our own personal home folder. In that case you need to take action to get the latest files and folders and move them to your own...
Changing the look of i3 blocks using the configs from others
You can find many configuration files or dot files out there on the net for i3. You can use some of these files to improve your i3 settings. Google : "github i3 config" and you will find dozens of people sharing their config. That is how you learn by reading other...
How do we create a new Arc theme with a personal color
After making a tutorial how to install the current set of Arc Colora themes here, I wanted to check if the scripts are still working on Arch Linux. Arc Colora scripts are distro independent. It is advised to run the arc scripts on the system it was designed for. The...
How to theme ArcoLinux i3 any way you want
When you logoff from Openbox or Xfce and log back in to i3 you will see that i3 is going to use the settings from openbox/xfce to set icons, themes and cursors. ~/.gtkrc-2.0 is one of these files. You will find the themes, fonts, icons etc... The other to keep in mind...
How to theme ArcoLinux Openbox any way you want
ArcoLinux has an generated menu out of the box. The advantage is that any installed or uninstalled will immediately have effect on your menu. No manual editing required. You can even have a menu with icons if you want to. What if you want to change the menu from...