How To Change Your Themes In Linux

Since so many viewers of the channel are trying out minimal Linux distributions (like Arch Linux) and installing window managers on top of that, one of the common questions I get is "what programs do I need to install to be able to change my program's themes?"

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[elclippo]

Arc-Dark + Papirus icons is my favorite look 👍🏼

[donaldmickunas]

Be sure to run qt5ct and lxappearance from root as well. Otherwise root requiring apps like synaptic, gparted, and timeshift will remain blinding white.

[NreKonkoro-vtfo]

It's 2025 and this video helps. I actually get to see your theme and mine change. Thank you.

[rishinanil]

Wassup DT, early this time. I ditched kde and use i3 now after you gave your advice

[bendover]

I've been using Linux for many years now, and today I learnt something new... Peace! :V

[AliensInc.]

For uniform themes, checkout 'Uniform look for Qt and GTK applications' in Arch Wiki.

[joelchrono]

Guys, if qt5ct is not enough or doesnt want to work for some reason. Install kvantum manager, its the tool used by KDE, a bit more bloated, but basically guaranteed to work

[andrzejpopowski]

As always. You are create very helpfull films

[allandacasin]

I really liked the I3 + Dracula theme/icons (with minor tweaks) + Arc dark.

[Lordofrimgs]

I switched to linux, full-time.
Now can you suggest me something to make multifunction printers to work with it?
I really need it.

[TrueWordsOfEternity]

dt-dark-theme you installed yourself :)

[MyurrDurr]

I love Plasma desktop's amazing integration of GTK apps into the desktop. There are settings to change only GTK theme built into the plasma settings and by default they use the Breeze default theme just like the QT apps

[PinakiGuptaAppu]

Please make a video on MX Linux running inside Virtualbox. MX uses Fluxbox and XFCE4. Fluxbox is a nice GUI because you don't have to rely either on GTK+ or QT. It's built on top of libx11, written in C++ and libx11 is the only dependency I believe.

[Dratchev]

I am just one of them people who don't care about themes. I just want stuff to work and get on with me day.

[allangjtterupernst]

Hi DT.
Love your channel which has inspired me a lot to dive further into Linux and Xmonad.
I am a robotics engineer and I am therefore inside when I program and outside when I test systems.
I was wondering if you might want to make a video where you can switch (system-wide meaning menu bar, terminal, browser etc) between light and dark theme, with a simple key binding. Or maybe you just have a good hint.
I am running Xmonad and Polybar on Linux Mint.
Thanks in advance.
BR. Allan

[jw_]

Does anyone know why a terminal would be acting up(displaying extra tab spaces on autocomplete, etc) for every zsh prompt that I’ve installed? I tried a custom one, spaceship, and starship but they all have the same issues. The strange thing is that as soon as I comment out the PS1 value it works perfectly. So basically it seems to be a formatting error where the prompt is trying to read some information that is unreadable but what are the odds of that happening to two different prompt theme managers(spaceship and starship) at the exact same time?

[fawzanfawzi]

I always pronounced "Kvantum" with "v" so it's like "Keh-van-tum"

[roseredthorns]

So I don't use arch, I use a distant distribution. Can we get theme instructions for those?

[ayushyadav]

And here is me! After running Arch with DWM, bspwm, i3wm going to install Fedora with KDE Plasma. •_•

[dakata]

I am currently using Arch with KDE. I've been thinking about changing to a tiling wm.