Themes

[ElQuia]

Hi guys. I am new to Kali, as I understand, it may be the BEST pentesting distro out there.

BUT (there is always a but) interfaces SUCKS, themes, icons, windows borders all look as if they were from 1960.

REquest: Is there any chance somebody could add some really nice (aka mint, etc) eye candy for kali, yes, I KNOW I can install xfce, lxde, etc. Already tried. Cinammon also but it breaks down all the pentesting menu.

I just want the original interface but with a wider choice of themes selected buy somebody with a nice taste for nic eyecandy.

Why should we have a horrible interface (hate THICK titlebars of awidata) on the BEST pentesting distro?

Ideas any indication on where I can finde those themes and how to install?

THANKS and THANKS for the good work on kali

[reaperz73]

Have you ever seen a computer from the 1960's LOL
I think Kali looks great out of the box
anyway you can change the themes with :

apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool

[ElQuia]

Have you ever seen a computer from the 1960's LOL
I think Kali looks great out of the box
anyway you can change the themes with :

apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool

Not of the 60s haha, but of the near 80's yes, circa 84 - 86 I had my first pc's @ work and in 87 my OWN first 386 :-O

To the point: yes already installed gnome tweak tool, IT SHOULD BE STOCK, I HATE to big fonts.

The question is: WHERE can I download some new themes to try out an change the interface more to my taste?
Thanks for answering :-)

[charonsecurity]

Try this:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=gnome+themes+collection

[ElQuia]

Thanks, had googled some. I am not THAT noob haha. But yes am noob on linux. read somwhere that themes for gnome 3 wont work on 3.45 or 3.6 etc

What gives? What should I choose, themes for GTK, Gnome Shell, etc? I know Kali is debian based... but that's all.

[pentest09]

Not of the 60s haha, but of the near 80's yes, circa 84 - 86 I had my first pc's @ work and in 87 my OWN first 386 :-O

To the point: yes already installed gnome tweak tool, IT SHOULD BE STOCK, I HATE to big fonts.

The question is: WHERE can I download some new themes to try out an change the interface more to my taste?
Thanks for answering :-)

I have a nice transparency enable kali desktop using the following:
apt-get install kde-plasma-desktop

http://s1302.photobucket.com/user/pe...57c98.jpg.html

once installed reboot and at login on the left is a drop down menu item choose plasma.

Try it ....

Kind Regards Dee

[reaperz73]

Not of the 60s haha, but of the near 80's yes, circa 84 - 86 I had my first pc's @ work and in 87 my OWN first 386 :-O

To the point: yes already installed gnome tweak tool, IT SHOULD BE STOCK, I HATE to big fonts.

The question is: WHERE can I download some new themes to try out an change the interface more to my taste?
Thanks for answering :-)

for gnome: http://gnome-look.org/
for kde : http://kde-look.org/

[ElQuia]

Thanks guys, the problem is what should I chose (talking about themes for kali base gnome): gtk? gnome shell? ... as I read somewhere not all themes are made equal, some wont work on gnome 3.0 ohters won't on 3.4 other wont on 3.6 etc.....

Please some tips so I don't download themes that won't work or may bork my installation? THANKSSSSSS

[reaperz73]

I have used this one, it is nice and clean
http://gnome-look.org/content/show.p...content=140562

[ElQuia]

I have used this one, it is nice and clean
http://gnome-look.org/content/show.p...content=140562

Looks Nice, will try.

Where can I find those icons?

Thanksssss

[Chosen]

I think it looks better than windows ME, and the common version looks as good as XP at the very least. Also I had been running a version of backtrack without a GUI on an old laptop of mine for quite some time, so any GUI is nice to have. #blesst

[v3n0m19]

Brother, you can easily spice your Kali Linux machine by adding some new themes to it. Changing Kali Linux theme is very easy brother. You just need to download a theme and change with using Gnome Tweak tool. I have also written a detailed guide on it in my blog :
http://www.techv3n0m.com/kali-linux-...how-to-change/
That's my suggestion to you.