studmuffin007 Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Ok as i am very new to linux i was wondering how to apply themes that i have DL from certain linux dedicated theme sites all the themes come in tar.gz format i am currently using mandriva thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reiver_Fluffi Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Is it for GNOME or KDE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studmuffin007 Posted May 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 KDE 3.4 thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchancock Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 The tar.gz should have a set of install instructions in it. If not then "BAD FORM!" to the package distributors. Anyway failing that the websites should have installation instructions on there somewhere (I know that gnome-look and KDE-look both do. Another thing you can try is opening up the theme manager and draggin'-and-droppin' the tar.gz into the list of themes. This works on Gnome, maybe KDE has implemented the same functionality... Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studmuffin007 Posted May 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 the first and only 1 i DL came with instructions but i have only been using mandriva since saturday so you can see the predicament i'm in all i need is a simple walk through as i have no clue as what to do here is the 1 i DL http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=153 thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieJohn Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 (edited) What is so special about the tar theme packages that you want to go through the drama of compiling a tar package when you have barely got the gist of how Linux works at this early stage of your experience ???. There are any number of themes for KDE (and Gnome) in Mandriva to choose from that are in rpm form. I know some purists will say that is the great way to go to learn Linux. Most geeks say that, it is what you expect of them. I suggest you first learn how to find, download and install rpms first then gradually learn to install tar program packages with all the difficulties of looking for dependencies and so on. That way you will still learn but you will be enjoying using your Linux while you are at it. Cheers. John. Edited May 30, 2006 by AussieJohn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 ..... why do we always ignore the simplest solution? KISS guys. Both KDE and GNOME, in the appropriate theme dialogs have "Install" buttons. Download your theme. Go to respective theme interface, use "install theme..." in gnome, and point to the downloaded tar.gz In kde, for colours and icons, there's import and install buttons under Appearance & Themes, then the appropriate section. Select new theme. For theme engines (styles in KDE), in most cases there's an rpm available, which you can download, then just double click, enter your root password, and let it install. Alternatively, go to mandrake control center, software management, install new software and search for it there. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studmuffin007 Posted May 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 well thank 4 the help but i am still none the wiser ive DL some more themes tell me to place them here /home/user/.kde/share/applnk/.hidden (where's that) and 1 here /usr/share/apps/kicker/pics i'm totally lost unlike windows linux will not show me the root drive it shows me my windows partitions but not the one mandriva is installed on so i'm still stuck any advice thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniewicz Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 follow the advice from iphitus Control Center --> Appearance & Themes --> Theme Manager --> Install New Theme Point the theme installer to the downloaded tar.gz file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studmuffin007 Posted May 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 thanks i finally done it but they dont work only god knows why the ones i install just turn everything black thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reiver_Fluffi Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 Studmuffin I have looked at the theme you mentioned above, the readme states that you have to run the install script (install.sh) Probably the easiest way for you to do this (feel free to slap me if this is at all patronising of me :P ) is to double click on the tar.gz, this should open the file extractor (I can't remember the default for KDE, but double clicking should bring it up), extract the contents to your home folder. Then using the file browser go to the directory that contains the extracted files, there you should see the file named install.sh. All going well, right click within the window and select "open here in terminal". This will give you a command prompt, type "su" and enter the administrator password you set, then type "./install.sh", this should install the theme for you and it should be available for you from the KDE control centre. I hope that this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studmuffin007 Posted June 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Thanks that way worked (ithink) but its not in the system that i can see thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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