Gnome Settings

gnome-customization.md

Things to do before proceeding

• Install Roboto, and Inconsolata fonts

sudo apt install -y fonts-roboto-unhinted fonts-inconsolata

gnome-install.md

• GConf, and Gnome Tweak Tool

  sudo apt install -y gconf2
  sudo apt install -y gnome-tweak-tool

• Adapta GTK Theme

  sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:tista/adapta
  sudo apt update
  sudo apt install -y adapta-gtk-theme adapta-backgrounds

• Flat Remix icon pack

  sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:daniruiz/flat-remix
  sudo apt update
  sudo apt install -y flat-remix

• Paper Cursors

  sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:snwh/ppa
  sudo apt update
  sudo apt install -y paper-cursor-theme

• Customize keyboard shortcuts to behave like Windows (coming soon...)

gnome-preferences-terminal.md

• Snazzy terminal theme

  gconftool-2 --set '/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/use_theme_background' --type bool false
  gconftool-2 --set '/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/use_theme_colors' --type bool false
  gconftool-2 --set '/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette' --type string '#000000000000:#fcca42ff45fa:#5073fb967c00:#f146fb958c5e:#49b7ba97ffaf:#fccd4c7db48f:#8babea42fe88:#ee65ee6ded25:#555755565556:#fcca42ff45fa:#5073fb967c00:#f146fb958c5e:#49b7ba97ffaf:#fccd4c7db48f:#8babea42fe88:#ee65ee6ded25'
  gconftool-2 --set '/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color' --type string '#1e1f1f4528e7'
  gconftool-2 --set '/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color' --type string '#ebf2ed5fe6f5'

• Or use Gogh

  bash -c "$(wget -qO- https://git.io/vQgMr)"

gnome-preferences-ui.md

• Themes and Shell Extensions

  gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme 'Adapta-Nokto-Eta'
  gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-theme 'Paper'
  gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface icon-theme 'Flat-Remix-Dark'
  
  # Shell extensions options
  gsettings set org.gnome.shell disable-user-extensions false
  gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.user-theme name 'Adapta-Nokto'

• Fonts

  gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences titlebar-font 'Roboto 10'
  
  gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface font-name 'Roboto 10'
  gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface document-font-name 'Roboto 10'
  gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface monospace-font-name 'Inconsolata 12'

• UI tweaks

  gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface show-battery-percentage true
  
  gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false
  gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri 'file:///usr/share/backgrounds/adapta/tealized.jpg'
  
  gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock isolate-workspaces true