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Enable dark mode on Google Chrome under Linux (GNOME environment).
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Enable dark mode on Google Chrome under Linux (GNOME environment)

  1. Create a new google-chrome.desktop file using Chrome's default:

    cp /usr/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop

  2. Edit the google-chrome.desktop file that was just created:

    gedit ~/.local/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop

  3. Search for Exec and append --enable-features=WebUIDarkMode --force-dark-mode to the end of the line each time it appears (about 3 times):

    # before
Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable %U

# after
Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable %U --enable-features=WebUIDarkMode --force-dark-mode

  4. (Optional) You can set Chrome's Settings > Appearance > Theme to use Classic instead of GTK+. It looks better in my opinion.

  5. Restart Chrome.

Glossary

.desktop: A shortcut to an application that will appear when searching applications. Contains config information on how the shortcut will look and how to launch the application. Any exectable can have a GUI shortcut by adding a .desktop file to ~/.local/share/applications/.

Exec: The actual CLI command that launchs the application executable. Command line options can be added here.

Credits

This guide was adapted from Chris Hayes' answer.

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