Themes for Ubuntu 14.04

I want to download themes for ubuntu 14.04, but I was confused because in the folder /usr/share/themes there are 18 folder. And the only folder that contains gtk-2.0, gtk-3.0, metacity-1, unity, and one file 'index.theme' that can be used for theme.

So I had to have a theme with gtk-2.0, gtk-3.0, metacity-1, unity, and the file 'index.theme'?

Solution 1:

You can get a lot of themes from http://gnome-looks.org

The safest way is to create a .themes directory in your home for themes and .icons for icon themes.

You can also, but not recommend, extract the archives you download, and move the correct theme folder to /usr/share/themes
A theme folder consist of elements like gtk-2.0, gtk-3.0, metacity-1, unity, index.theme

You will need to start the file manager as super user when copying the themes:

gksudo nautilus

I personally avoid this because you could wrongly and unintentionally delete some important system file.

Install unity-tweak-tool from Ubuntu Software Center to change the themes.