In this article, we are going to learn How to install Numix Circle icon theme & Numix theme in Ubuntu. Numix is a theme application for Ubuntu operating system and the best Ubuntu icon Pack. By installing this application you can give a new look to your ubuntu OS with all icons. Here in this article, I will explain, How you can install and change the look of your Ubuntu theme & icon by following some simple steps.
There are so many themes are available on the internet for Ubuntu but The best advantage of the Numix theme is it’s not a memory hunger application and that is the reason this is one of my favorite themes among other available themes.
Follow the below steps to install Numix Circle icon theme & Numix theme in Ubuntu – A best Ubuntu icon pack
Before starting the installation of the Numix Circle icon theme (Ubuntu icon pack) & numix themes we have to install the official PPA repository for that as it’s not a part of the default repository of Ubuntu. So to install the same use the below command.
itsmarttricks@ubuntu:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:numix/ppa # Install PPA Repository The official PPA for the Numix Project - http://numixproject.org The PPA consists of various artwork packages from the Numix Project. More info: https://launchpad.net/~numix/+archive/ubuntu/ppa Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpgr8ij60o/secring.gpg' created gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpgr8ij60o/pubring.gpg' created gpg: requesting key 0F164EEB from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com gpg: /tmp/tmpgr8ij60o/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created gpg: key 0F164EEB: public key "Launchpad PPA for Numix Maintainers" imported gpg: Total number processed: 1 gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1) OK
After installing the PPA repository let’s update the packages & repositories of Ubuntu using below command.
itsmarttricks@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update # Update Packages & Repositories Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/numix/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB] Hit:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/samoilov-lex/aftl-stable/ubuntu xenial InRelease Hit:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [102 kB] Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [102 kB] Fetched 306 kB in 4s (65.0 kB/s) Reading package lists... Done
Now we are ready to install the Numix Circle icon theme package. So let’s go ahead and install the same using the below command.
itsmarttricks@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install numix-icon-theme-circle # Install Numix circle icon theme Package Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: numix-icon-theme The following NEW packages will be installed: numix-icon-theme numix-icon-theme-circle 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 445 not upgraded. Need to get 3,591 kB of archives. After this operation, 64.6 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y ---> Enter 'y' to continue the installation Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/numix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 numix-icon-theme all 0.3+924~201711181316~ubuntu16.04.1 [2,338 kB] Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/numix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 numix-icon-theme-circle all 2.0.3+17~201709261930~ubuntu16.04.1 [1,253 kB] Fetched 3,591 kB in 49s (73.2 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package numix-icon-theme. (Reading database ... 174198 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../numix-icon-theme_0.3+924~201711181316~ubuntu16.04.1_all.deb ... Unpacking numix-icon-theme (0.3+924~201711181316~ubuntu16.04.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package numix-icon-theme-circle. Preparing to unpack .../numix-icon-theme-circle_2.0.3+17~201709261930~ubuntu16.04.1_all.deb ... Unpacking numix-icon-theme-circle (2.0.3+17~201709261930~ubuntu16.04.1) ... Setting up numix-icon-theme (0.3+924~201711181316~ubuntu16.04.1) ... gtk-update-icon-cache: Cache file created successfully. Setting up numix-icon-theme-circle (2.0.3+17~201709261930~ubuntu16.04.1) ... gtk-update-icon-cache: Cache file created successfully.
As you can see above we have successfully installed the Numix circle icon theme package. To confirm the same refer the below command.
itsmarttricks@ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg -l numix-icon-theme-circle # Confirm the installed Package Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Architecture Description +++-====================================-=======================-=======================-============================================================================= ii numix-icon-theme-circle 2.0.3+17~201709261930~u all Numix Circle icons
Now let’s install the Numix theme package using the below command.
itsmarttricks@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install numix-gtk-theme # Install Numix theme Package Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: numix-gtk-theme 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 445 not upgraded. Need to get 130 kB of archives. After this operation, 2,319 kB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/numix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 numix-gtk-theme all 2.6.7+670~201710270712~ubuntu16.04.1 [130 kB] Fetched 130 kB in 4s (29.3 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package numix-gtk-theme. (Reading database ... 209977 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../numix-gtk-theme_2.6.7+670~201710270712~ubuntu16.04.1_all.deb ... Unpacking numix-gtk-theme (2.6.7+670~201710270712~ubuntu16.04.1) ... Setting up numix-gtk-theme (2.6.7+670~201710270712~ubuntu16.04.1) ...
Use the below command to install Numix Square icon theme package.
itsmarttricks@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install numix-icon-theme-square # Install Numix Square icon theme Package
You can use the below command to install Numix Wallpaper package.
itsmarttricks@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install numix-wallpaper-* # Install Numix Wallpaper package
As you can see above we have successfully installed the Numix Circle icon theme (Ubuntu icon pack) & Numix theme package. Now to apply the installed themes on Ubuntu operating system we have to install Gnome Tweak Tool. So use the below command to install Gnome Tweak Tool in Ubuntu.
itsmarttricks@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool # Install Gnome Tweak Tool Package Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: gir1.2-gdesktopenums-3.0 gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0 gnome-settings-daemon gnome-shell-common iio-sensor-proxy mutter-common python-gi Suggested packages: python-gi-cairo The following NEW packages will be installed: gir1.2-gdesktopenums-3.0 gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0 gnome-settings-daemon gnome-shell-common gnome-tweak-tool iio-sensor-proxy mutter-common python-gi 0 upgraded, 8 newly installed, 0 to remove and 445 not upgraded. Need to get 2,145 kB of archives. After this operation, 13.9 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y ---> Enter 'y' to continue the installation
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After installing the Gnome Tweak Tool package just type the below command to open the application
itsmarttricks@ubuntu:~$ gnome-tweak-tool # Open Gnome Tweak Tool application
After running the above command you will get a screen like as shown below. Here in the Appearance section, you will get options to change the Theme.
- in the GTK+ option select Numix from the dropdown list. This option will change the theme of Ubuntu
- In the Icons option select Numix-Circle from the drop-down list if you want to apply the Numix Circle icon theme (Ubuntu icon pack). OR if you want to apply the Numix Square icon theme then select Numix-Square from the drop-down list.
That’s all, In this article, we have explained the How to Install Numix Circle Icon Theme and Numix Theme in Ubuntu – A Best Ubuntu Icon Pack. I hope you enjoy this article. If you like this article, then just share it. If you have any questions about this article, please comment.
