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One of -the best perks of Linux is that it is **extremely** customizable. You -can change the styles of the windows, shell (status bars/docks), icons, -fonts, terminals, and more. - -In this post, I'm going to go through customization on Ubuntu 20.04 -(GNOME) since most new users tend to choose Ubuntu-based distros. If -you've found a way to install Arch with i3-gaps, I'm assuming you know -how to find more advanced tutorials out there on customizations. - -## Required Tools - -![Gnome -Tweaks](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20200519-customizing-ubuntu/gnome-tweaks-min.png) - -Ubuntu 20.04 ships with the default desktop environment -[Gnome](https://www.gnome.org/), which includes the handy -`gnome-tweaks` tool to quickly change designs. To install -this, just open your terminal and enter the following command: - -```sh -sudo apt install gnome-tweaks -``` - -After you've finished installing the tool, simply launch the Tweaks -application, and you'll be able to access the various customization -options available by default on Ubuntu. You might even like some of the -pre-installed options. - -## GNOME Application Themes - -To change the themes applied to applications in GNOME, you will need to -change the Applications dropdown in the Appearance section of Tweaks. To -add more themes, you will have to find your preferred theme online and -follow the steps below to have it show up in the Tweaks tool. While you -may find themes anywhere, one of the most popular sites for GNOME themes -is [gnome-look.org](https://www.gnome-look.org/). This website contains -themes for applications, shells, icons, and cursors. - -Steps to import themes into Tweaks: - -1. Download the theme. -2. These files are usually compressed (.zip, .tar.gz, .tar.xz), so you - will need to extract the contents. This is easiest when opening the - file explorer, right-clicking the compressed file, and choosing - "Extract here." -3. Move the theme folder to `/usr/share/themes/`. You can do - so with the following command: - `sudo mv theme-folder/ /usr/share/themes/`. - - Icons and cursors will be moved to the - `/usr/share/icons/` folder. - - Fonts will be moved to the `/usr/share/fonts/` folder - Alternatively, you can move them to the - `/usr/share/fonts/opentype/` or - `/usr/share/fonts/opentype/` folders, if you have a - specific font type. -4. Close tweaks if it is open. Re-open Tweaks and your new theme will - be available in the Applications dropdown in the Appearance section - of Tweaks. - -If the theme is not showing up after you've moved it into the themes -folder, you may have uncompressed the folder into a sub-folder. You can -check this by entering the theme folder and listing the contents: - -```sh -cd /usr/share/themes/Mojave-Dark && ls -la -``` - -This is an example of what the contents of your theme folder should look -like. If you just see another folder there, you should move that folder -up into the `/usr/share/themes/` folder. - -```sh -cinnamon COPYING gnome-shell gtk-2.0 gtk-3.0 index.theme metacity-1 plank xfwm4 -``` - -## GNOME Shell Themes - -To change the appearance of the title bar, default dock, app menu, and -other parts of the GNOME shell, you'll need to install the [user -themes](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/19/user-themes/) -extension on [Gnome Extensions](https://extensions.gnome.org/). To be -able to install extensions, you will first need to install the browser -extension that the website instructs you to. See this screenshot for the -blue box with a link to the extension. - -![Gnome -Extensions](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20200519-customizing-ubuntu/gnome-extensions-min.png) - -After the browser extension is installed, you will need to install the -native host connector: - -```sh -sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell -``` - -Finally, you can go the [user -themes](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/19/user-themes/) -extension page and click the installation button. This will enable the -Shell option in Tweaks. Now you can move shell themes to the -`/usr/share/themes` directory, using the same steps mentioned -in the previous section, and enable the new theme in Tweaks. - -## Icons & Cursors - -Icons and cursors are installed exactly the same way, so I'm grouping -these together in this post. Both of these items will need to follow the -same process as installing themes, except you will want to move your -font folders to the `/usr/share/icons/` directory instead. - -## Fonts - -Fonts are one of the overlooked parts of customization, but a good font -can make the whole screen look different. For example, I have installed -the [IBM Plex](https://github.com/IBM/plex/releases) fonts on my system. -This follows the same process as installing themes, except you will want -to move your font folders to the `/usr/share/fonts/` -directory instead. - -## Terminal - -If you spend a lot of time typing commands, you know how important the -style and functionality of the terminal is. After spending a lot of time -using the default GNOME terminal with [unix -shell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_(Unix_shell)), I decided to -try some different options. I ended up choosing -[Terminator](https://terminator-gtk3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) with -[zsh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_shell). - -Terminator is great if you need to open multiple terminals at one time -by simply right-clicking and splitting the screen into as many terminals -as you want. While this project hasn't been updated in a while, [it is -coming under new -development](https://github.com/gnome-terminator/terminator/issues/1). -However, this terminal is great and I haven't experienced any errors -yet. - -For the shell choice, I decided to choose zsh after trying it out on a -fresh Manjaro installation. Zsh is great if you like to change the -themes of your terminal, include icons, or add plugins. - -The desktop uses the -[zsh-autosuggestions](https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions) -to suggest past commands as you type. In addition, it suggests -corrections if you misspell a command. Lastly, it uses the -`af-magic` theme, which adds dashed lines between commands, -moving the user@host tag to the right side of the terminal, and changes -the colors. There are plenty of plugins and themes to choose from. Just -figure out what you like and add it to your `~/.zshrc` file! - -### Steps to Replicate My Terminal - -To install zsh on Ubuntu, enter the following command into a terminal: - -```sh -sudo apt install zsh -``` - -Then, enter the next command to activate zsh: - -```sh -sudo chsh -s $(which zsh) $(whoami) -``` - -To install Terminator on Ubuntu: - -```sh -sudo apt install terminator -``` - -To install Oh My Zsh on Ubuntu: - -```sh -sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)" -``` - -To install zsh-autosuggestions via Oh My Zsh: - -```sh -git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions -``` - -Then, add the following plugin wording to your `~/.zshrc` -file (the default config usually has the `git` plugin -activated, so just add any other plugins to the parentheses separated by -a space): - -```sh -nano ~/.zshrc -``` - -```sh -plugins=(git zsh-autosuggestions) -``` - -Finally, you need to log out of your computer and log back in so your -user shell can refresh. -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2