Installing new Themes & Icons in Terminal Doesn't Work

[HAL_2000]

Hello Experienced Linux Users,

I am fairly new to Linux and have been reading tutorials and teaching myself Command Line Instructions via the Terminal

What I have is a Sony Vaio Intel Core i5, 2.5 GHz, 4 GB RAM, with LXLE 18.04.3 32-bit loaded.

What I am trying to do is load the themes and icons from this package / and page:

How To Make Linux Look Like Windows XP
www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips ... indows-xp/


This part I was able to do by using the CLI command given, and cutting and pasting into the Terminal

Installing XP GTK Themes

The cornerstone of any Linux distribution is the theme. To install these themes, you have to first install the git tool on your Linux PC.

And my understanding of LXLE is Debian based, so I followed this part of the commands:

Debian
sudo apt-get install git

With the git tool on the system, we can use it to grab the code.
git clone https://github.com/Elbullazul/Longhorn- ... ration.git

And this is where it began to go pear-shaped for me:

Install Longhorn Plex

To get the Longhorn Plex theme working, you’ll need to move it to the theme folder. To install the theme at the system level (so every user can access it), do:
sudo mv ~/Longhorn-Collaboration/Windows\ \Longhorn\ \Plex /usr/share/themes/

But Terminal did not like that command and responded with:

mv: cannot stat '/home/username/Longhorn-Collaboration/Windows Longhorn Plex': No such file or directory

So, my hopes of simply following the CLI cheats does not seem to be working.

So my question is:

What CLI command(s) should I use to load the themes and icons packages?

Many thanks in advance,

HAL

[drooly]

OK, first things first:
Do you regularly update/upgrade your system?

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sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

This is (most likely) inconsequential to your problem but best advice.

Now.

Assuming git is already installed:

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cd
mkdir git
cd git
git clone https://github.com/Elbullazul/Longhorn-Collaboration

Now before we continue, let me make a suggestion: do you ever use your themes as another user? As root?
If the answer is No, continue like this:

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mkdir -p ~/.local/share/themes
cd ~/.local/share/themes
for i in ~/git/Longhorn-Collaboration/Windows*; do ln -s "$i"; done

If the answer is Yes, continue like this:

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sudo cp -a ~/git/Longhorn-Collaboration/Windows* /usr/share/themes/

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Both procedures should make the 4 Windows Longhorn themes available in your theme chooser application.

Important: all commands are executed as a normal user; superuser privileges are only required where denoted - with sudo.

[HAL_2000]

Fantastic! Thank you.

I just opened this page and saw your response. I am entering those commands in the machine in question, which is side by side with this machine.

I will let you know if it works for me.

Thanks once again.

HAL

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UPDATE: I entered the first two commands, and they went without a hitch.

Okay, I did manage to go through the list of commands and now I find in the CUSTOMIZE LOOK AND FEEL app, that three versions of Longhorn are selectable. However, even though I did create (earlier) a /.icons directory, I cannot find the XP themed icons. It is still the default selection.

What else do I need to do to install the new selection of icons?


Many Thanks!

[drooly]

What else do I need to do to install the new selection of icons?

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cd ~/git
git clone https://github.com/B00merang-Artwork/Windows-XP

Now before we continue, let me make a suggestion: do you ever use your themes as another user? As root?
If the answer is No, continue like this:

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mkdir -p ~/.local/share/icons
cd ~/.local/share/icons
ln -s ~/git/Windows-XP

If the answer is Yes, continue like this:

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sudo cp -a ~/git/Windows-XP /usr/share/icons/

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Important: all commands are executed as a normal user; superuser privileges are only required where denoted - with sudo.

[HAL_2000]

Thank you very much.!