Important If your have Gnome > 3.14, download the theme from Github and do a manual installation following the istructions on the page.
Requirements Gnome/GTK 3.14, 3.16, 3.18 or 3.20 The gnome-themes-standard package The murrine engine. This has different names depending on your 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) Main distributions that meet these requirements are
Arch Linux and Arch Linux based distros Ubuntu 15.04, 15.10 and 16.04 (Ubuntu 14.04 and 14.10 are not supported) elementary OS Freya Debian 8, Testing or Unstable Gentoo Fedora 21 - 24 openSUSE 13.2, Leap 42.1 and Tumbleweed Derivatives of these distributions should work, as well.
If your distribution isn't listed, please check the requirements yourself.
Really liked the look of this theme from the previews and it was perfect for my ThinkPad but unfortunately I'm running Gnome 3.24 so I don't think i can install this? If anyone knows if I can please drop me a reply.
Because the original repository has been archived, I forked it and modify it to remove error in installing on GTK 3.24 here:
https://github.com/twilightdema/arc-theme-Red
It was my fault, the symlink from 3.20 to 3.18 in the gnome-shell folder was corrupted, I've fixed the files, try to clone or download the theme again from the github page, repeat the steps and let me know.
Ok I was able to install it from source and everything worked, except that the maximize, minimize, and close buttons are invisible.
https://i.imgur.com/w51fR0F.png
As you can see in the screenshot some widgets are also invisible.
Ratings & Comments
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Really liked the look of this theme from the previews and it was perfect for my ThinkPad but unfortunately I'm running Gnome 3.24 so I don't think i can install this? If anyone knows if I can please drop me a reply.
Because the original repository has been archived, I forked it and modify it to remove error in installing on GTK 3.24 here: https://github.com/twilightdema/arc-theme-Red
9 +yeah, I like it :)))
thanks
Loving this theme! Looks to work fine on CentOS 7 (gnome-shell 3.14.4)
nice theme
Please can you update this theme to gnome 3.22 ? and thanks for your great job !
The theme it very good, congratulations!!! Please could make a variation in blue!?
its great theme by the way we are waiting for arc green :)
It will be ready in the next 2 weeks, stay tuned.
Nice! Well would still Vertex-Red.
Theme doesn't work for GTK 3.20.
I'll make a test, have you made the manaul installation? Do you have all the Gnome 3.20 packages updated?
Yes. This is your current stuff - http://storage1.static.itmages.ru/i/16/0710/h_1468191078_3169488_f75ce56c79.png
Installing from github everything is OK but there is not Firefox theme (userChrome.css). Can You make a Vertex Red theme? Thanks in advance.
A Firefox theme is avaible here: https://github.com/horst3180/arc-firefox-theme
Thanx! And what about Vertex Red? :3
can you make Arc Green theme? So it's easy to code and Attractive to see
Good idea, I'll think about it.
The gtk theme doesn't work for me in 3.20. The window borders are extremely small and I can't resize anything.
Have you tried to install it from source?
I don't know anything about installing from source, but I followed the instructions in the readme and got this error when trying to "sudo make install": make[1]: Entering directory '/home/me/Downloads/arc-theme-Red-master/common' make[2]: Entering directory '/home/me/Downloads/arc-theme-Red-master/common' make install-exec-hook make[3]: Entering directory '/home/me/Downloads/arc-theme-Red-master/common' make[3]: Nothing to be done for 'install-exec-hook'. make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/me/Downloads/arc-theme-Red-master/common' /bin/mkdir -p /usr/share/themes/Arc-Red cp ./index.theme /usr/share/themes/Arc-Red /bin/mkdir -p /usr/share/themes/Arc-Red-Darker cp ./index.theme-darker /usr/share/themes/Arc-Red-Darker/index.theme /bin/mkdir -p /usr/share/themes/Arc-Red-Dark cp ./index.theme-dark /usr/share/themes/Arc-Red-Dark/index.theme /bin/mkdir -p /usr/share/themes/Arc-Red/cinnamon cd ./cinnamon && cp -R \ common-assets \ light-assets \ cinnamon.css \ /usr/share/themes/Arc-Red/cinnamon /bin/mkdir -p /usr/share/themes/Arc-Red-Dark/cinnamon cd ./cinnamon && cp -R \ common-assets \ dark-assets \ /usr/share/themes/Arc-Red-Dark/cinnamon cd ./cinnamon && cp -R \ cinnamon-dark.css \ /usr/share/themes/Arc-Red-Dark/cinnamon/cinnamon.css /bin/mkdir -p /usr/share/themes/Arc-Red/gnome-shell cd ./gnome-shell/3.20 && cp -R \ common-assets \ light-assets \ gnome-shell.css \ /usr/share/themes/Arc-Red/gnome-shell /bin/bash: line 0: cd: ./gnome-shell/3.20: Not a directory Makefile:418: recipe for target 'install-data-local' failed make[2]: *** [install-data-local] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/me/Downloads/arc-theme-Red-master/common' Makefile:306: recipe for target 'install-am' failed make[1]: *** [install-am] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/me/Downloads/arc-theme-Red-master/common' Makefile:346: recipe for target 'install-recursive' failed make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
It was my fault, the symlink from 3.20 to 3.18 in the gnome-shell folder was corrupted, I've fixed the files, try to clone or download the theme again from the github page, repeat the steps and let me know.
Ok I was able to install it from source and everything worked, except that the maximize, minimize, and close buttons are invisible. https://i.imgur.com/w51fR0F.png As you can see in the screenshot some widgets are also invisible.
Try to restart the shell: Atl+F2 type r and press enter.