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The Joy of Linux Theming in the Age of Bootable Containers

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193 points dopple | 2 comments | 20 Apr 25 13:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.529s | 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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WD-42 ◴[20 Apr 25 16:59 UTC] No.43744959[source]▶
The Gnome/gtk folks have been systematically removing theming capabilities for the last decade+ in the pursuit of an Apple-like philosophy towards ui. This has really killed a lot of theming because so many apps use GTK.
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1. zzo38computer ◴[20 Apr 25 18:38 UTC] No.43745604[source]▶
I think there are many problems with GNOME and GTK. Some programs require GTK, but other than that I avoid them when I can. The theming is not the only problem, but it is one of them.
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2. robinsonb5 ◴[21 Apr 25 09:44 UTC] No.43750031[source]▶
For me its biggest issue (apart from the imposition of hamburger menus) is the awful keyboard handling in the file dialog.