# Arc Theme Arc is a flat theme with transparent elements for GTK 3, GTK 2 and GNOME Shell which supports GTK 3 and GTK 2 based desktop environments like GNOME, Unity, Pantheon, Xfce, MATE, Cinnamon (>=3.4), Budgie Desktop (10.4 for GTK+3.22) etc. The NicoHood/arc-theme repository is a fork of the horst3180/arc-theme repository which as been umaintained since March 2017. Its aim is to continue the maintenance of arc-theme. The two maintainers are the Arch-Linux and Debian & Ubuntu packaging maintainers. It is strongly encouraged to submit pull-requests to suggest fixes and enhancements. ## Arc is available in three variants ##### Arc ![A screenshot of the Arc theme](http://i.imgur.com/Ph5ObOa.png) ##### Arc-Darker ![A screenshot of the Arc-Darker theme](http://i.imgur.com/NC6dqyl.png) ##### Arc-Dark ![A screenshot of the Arc-Dark theme](http://i.imgur.com/5AGlCnA.png) ## Installation ### Packages |Distro|Package Name/Link| |:----:|:----:| | Arch Linux | [`arc-gtk-theme`](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/any/arc-gtk-theme/), [`arc-solid-gtk-theme`](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/any/arc-solid-gtk-theme/) | | Debian | `arc-theme` | | Fedora | `arc-theme` | | Gentoo/Funtoo | `x11-themes/arc-theme` from the [Scriptkitties Overlay][sk-overlay] | | Sabayon | `arc-theme` | Solus | `arc-gtk-theme` | | Ubuntu 16.10 and later | `arc-theme` | Ubuntu 16.04 and later | `arc-theme` from [fossfreedom/arc-gtk-theme-daily](https://launchpad.net/~fossfreedom/+archive/ubuntu/arc-gtk-theme-daily) | | FreeBSD | `x11-themes/gtk-arc-themes` | -- ### Manual Installation To build the theme the following packages are required * `autoconf` * `automake` * `sassc` for GTK 3, Cinnamon, or GNOME Shell * `pkg-config` or `pkgconfig` for Fedora * `git` to clone the source directory * `optipng` for GTK 2, GTK 3, or XFWM * `inkscape` for GTK 2, GTK 3, or XFWM The following packages are optionally required * `gnome-shell`for auto-detecting the GNOME Shell version * `libgtk-3-dev` for Debian based distros or `gtk3-devel` for RPM based distros, for auto-detecting the GTK3 version **Note:** For distributions which don't ship separate development packages, just the GTK 3 package is needed instead of the `-dev` packages. For the theme to function properly, install the following * GNOME Shell 3.18 - 3.32, GTK 3.18 - 3.24 * The `gnome-themes-extra` package * The murrine engine. This has different names depending on the distro. * `gtk-engine-murrine` (Arch Linux) * `gtk2-engines-murrine` (Debian, Ubuntu, elementary OS) * `gtk-murrine-engine` (Fedora) * `gtk2-engine-murrine` (openSUSE) * `gtk-engines-murrine` (Gentoo) Install the theme with the following commands #### 1. Get the source Clone the git repository with git clone https://github.com/NicoHood/arc-theme --depth 1 && cd arc-theme #### 2. Build and install the theme ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr sudo make install Other options to pass to autogen.sh are --disable-transparency disable transparency in the GTK3 theme --disable-light disable Arc Light support --disable-darker disable Arc Darker support --disable-dark disable Arc Dark support --disable-cinnamon disable Cinnamon support --disable-gnome-shell disable GNOME Shell support --disable-gtk2 disable GTK2 support --disable-gtk3 disable GTK3 support --disable-metacity disable Metacity support --disable-unity disable Unity support --disable-xfwm disable XFWM support --disable-plank disable Plank theme support --disable-openbox disable Openbox support --with-gnome-shell= build the gnome-shell theme for a specific version --with-gtk3= build the GTK3 theme for a specific version Note: Normally the correct version is detected automatically and these options should not be needed. After the installation is complete the theme can be activated with `gnome-tweak-tool` or a similar program by selecting `Arc`, `Arc-Darker` or `Arc-Dark` as Window/GTK+ theme and `Arc` or `Arc-Dark` as GNOME Shell/Cinnamon theme. If the `--disable-transparency` option was used, the theme will be installed as `Arc-solid`, `Arc-Darker-solid` and `Arc-Dark-solid`. ## Uninstall Run sudo make uninstall from the cloned git repository, or sudo rm -rf /usr/share/themes/{Arc,Arc-Darker,Arc-Dark} ## Extras ### Arc KDE A port of Arc for the Plasma 5 desktop with a few additions and extras. Available [here](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/arc-kde). ### Arc icon theme The Arc icon theme is available at https://github.com/NicoHood/arc-icon-theme ### Plank theme As of version `20180114` the plank theme will be installed along with the normal arc gtk theme. You can disable the install by passing `disable-plank` to the autogen command. Now open the Plank preferences window by executing `plank --preferences` from a terminal and select `Gtk+` as the theme. ### FirefoxColor theme Arc color palettes for FirefoxColor testpilot project 1.[Arc](https://color.firefox.com/?theme=XQAAAALsAAAAAAAAAABBqYhm849SCiazH1KEGccwS-xNVAWBveAusLC2VAlvlSjJ6UJSeqAgCYbdusEoPO6gs3O7v6uHbeft01vfMj--IcmWccV5ZVhbS5pAY21H4rQoo83UfS5UcAgLsFRnmMUloj0SFmW1HehCUMDfDxPPF1kUuA9qWMRgNi28lIsiXLMPZZcTMJdrmyjo335zNimxUcokvCK-KCKaas3H1WasbB4OVMJidW2cC2pVrAp_-pQmAA) 2.[Arc-Dark](https://color.firefox.com/?theme=XQAAAALsAAAAAAAAAABBqYhm849SCiazH1KEGccwS-xNVAVYwOBtiY0uPWyYE7WQD-5SgdZ71r2F-lXEQxrGAEzv_buK8bCyok70SsUy0GeciWa6veHgAFpeOvR5esr0TgHrmzAVtbaluSV2pYGKFkF03u_F69WpX-5y0OWddI2Y12nn6XZrfhTCe6wjAGRgrpfgKzbG8oTgp9v362NBpHcLnPzzzzC_3PGq4PfhQJimy-2PSgzHFoG6322X_-hAUAA) 3.[Arc-Darker](https://color.firefox.com/?theme=XQAAAALsAAAAAAAAAABBqYhm849SCiazH1KEGccwS-xNVAWBveAusLC2VAlvlSjJ6UJSeqAgCYbdusEoPO6gs3O7v6uHbeft01vfMkT1y4Tf1nzX1xYaRp0u6XBPage606lAwQt0F0O7Q6pf8R-lAjw8ljDMgG2fgvNk2K-ZUhapxWWNnKLb0LTrm1yLUWJYMgTx2cr9o4MWazvWLg9DPQcdumiH0qiUFROpAtIMassKweMS9iAEenpp0qT_Et_AAA) ### Arc-Dark for Ubuntu Software Center The Arc Dark theme for the Ubuntu Software Center by [mervick](https://github.com/mervick) can be installed from [here](https://github.com/mervick/arc-dark-software-center). It solves readability issues with Arc Dark and the Ubuntu Software Center. ## Troubleshooting If you get artifacts like black or invisible backgrounds under Unity, disable overlay scrollbars with gsettings set com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode normal ## Bugs If you find a bug, please report it at https://github.com/NicoHood/arc-theme/issues ## License Arc is available under the terms of the GPL-3.0. See `COPYING` for details. ## Full Preview ![A full screenshot of the Arc theme](http://i.imgur.com/tD1OBQ3.png) Screenshot Details: Icons: [Arc](https://github.com/NicoHood/arc-icon-theme) | Launcher Icons based on [White Pixel Icons](http://darkdawg.deviantart.com/art/White-Pixel-Icons-252310560) | [Wallpaper](https://pixabay.com/photo-869593/) | Font: Futura Bk bt [sk-overlay]: https://github.com/fkmclane/overlay/tree/master/x11-themes/arc-theme [NicoHood-fossfreedom]: https://launchpad.net/~fossfreedom/+archive/ubuntu/arc-gtk-theme-daily