Ubuntu comes pre-installed with a few Desktop themes. The default is referred to as “Human”, and is what defines the characteristic Ubuntu earth-tone colors. Some people love the default theme while others don’t like it at all. The most common complaint that I’ve heard is that it’s “too brown”. If you’d prefer to modify your theme, follow the steps below.

To switch your theme, you need to navigate to System > Preferences > Appearance

This will launch the GNOME Appearance utility, which will default to a list of installed themes. You can simply change your theme in on-the-fly by simply choosing a another theme from the list. The default installed themes are:

Clearlooks
Dark Room
Dust
Dust Sand
High Contrast Inverse
High Contrast Large Print Inverse
Human
Human-Clearlooks
New Wave

On a default installation of Ubuntu 9.10, you should have nine default themes installed to pick from.

You can quickly change your theme by choosing one of the listed themes within the window.

You can make other theme modifications, including Backgrounds, Fonts, Interface, and Visual Effects. Remember, if you decide to set the theme back , simply select “Human” from the list.

Original source: Linux Magazines

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