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The Joy of Linux Theming in the Age of Bootable Containers

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193 points dopple | 3 comments | 20 Apr 25 13:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.684s | source
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OsrsNeedsf2P ◴[20 Apr 25 16:32 UTC] No.43744799[source]▶
Sometimes I wonder why there isn't more enthusiasm around theming. Chicago95[0] is popular, but I also love how Garuda[0] themes KDE. There's some small websites for downloading themes on various DEs, but most of them are a bit jank and it seems built-in support beyond basic things like accents aren't there.

[0] https://github.com/grassmunk/Chicago95 [1] https://garudalinux.org/editions (screenshots don't do it justice)

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1. wlesieutre ◴[20 Apr 25 16:44 UTC] No.43744870[source]▶
Because it always works well for like two applications and everything else looks half assed
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2. seba_dos1 ◴[20 Apr 25 17:02 UTC] No.43744981[source]▶
That's how it works in GNOME, yes.
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3. wlesieutre ◴[21 Apr 25 02:26 UTC] No.43748027[source]▶
That and half of all new software being "draw a pretty picture, stick it in a webview" with no attempt to use the themeable widgets.

Even on Mac OS there used to be solid theming support (thanks, Unsanity) because software all used the system UI widgets. Not nearly as common anymore.