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Dark KDE in dom0
Dark Theme in Dom0
==================
Dark KDE in Dom0
----------------
The following text describes how to change the default light theme to a dark theme. This is just an example, feel free to adjust the appearance to your taste.
The image below shows the default light theme after installation.
![begin light theme](/attachment/wiki/Dark-Theme/kde-fresh-installed-standard.png)
This is the result after applying the steps described here.
![end result dark theme](/attachment/wiki/Dark-Theme/kde-end-result.png)
1 - Change `Workspace Appearance`
1. Open the `Workspace Appearance` window
~~~
Qubes Menu -> System Tools -> System Settings -> Workspace Appearance
~~~
![Workspace Appearance](/attachment/wiki/Dark-Theme/kde-app-appearance-menu-style.png)
2. Go to `Desktop Theme`
![Desktop Menu](/attachment/wiki/Dark-Theme/kde-appearance-settings-desktop-theme-oxygen.png)
3. Select `Oxygen` and `Apply` the change
2 - (Optional) Remove blue glowing task items
![blue glowing task bar items](/attachment/wiki/Dark-Theme/kde-taskbar-blue-glowing-border.png)
1. Adjust Oxygen `Details`
~~~
Qubes Menu -> System Tools -> System Settings -> Workspace Appearance -> Desktop Theme -> Details (Tab)
~~~
2. Select `Oxygen`
3. Change `Theme Item -> Task Items` from `Oxygen Task Items` to `Air Task Items`
![Change Task items look](/attachment/wiki/Dark-Theme/kde-desktop-theme-details.png)
4. Apply changes
![task bar items blue glowing removed](/attachment/wiki/Dark-Theme/kde-taskbar-blue-glowing-removed.png)
3 - Change `Application Appearance`
1. Open the `Application Appearance` window
~~~
Qubes Menu -> System Tools -> System Settings -> Application Appearance
~~~
2. Go to `Colors`
![colors tab](/attachment/wiki/Dark-Theme/kde-app-appearance-menu-colors.png)
3. Select `Obsidian Coast`
![set to Obsidian Coast](/attachment/wiki/Dark-Theme/kde-app-appearance-menu-colors-set.png)
4. Apply Changes
Qubes VM Manager should now look like the image below.
![result black Qubes Manager](/attachment/wiki/Dark-Theme/kde-black-qubes-manager.png)
**Note:** Chaning the `Window Decorations` from `Plastik for Qubes` will remove the border color and the VM name. The problem with `Plastik for Qubes` is it does not overwrite the background and text color for Minimize, Maximize and Close buttons. The three button are therefor hard to read.
Dark XCFE in Dom0
-----------------
The following text describes how to change the default light theme to a dark theme. This is just an example, feel free to adjust the appearance to your taste.
The image below shows the default light theme after installation.
![begin light theme](/attachment/wiki/Dark-Theme/xfce-fresh-installed.png)
This is the result after applying the steps described here.
![end result dark theme](/attachment/wiki/Dark-Theme/xfce-end-result.png)
1 - Change Appearance
1. Open the `Appearance` dialog
~~~
Qubes Menu -> System Tools -> Appearance
~~~
![appearance dialog](/attachment/wiki/Dark-Theme/xfce-appearance-dialog.png)
2. Change Style to `Albatross`
**Note:** The black appearance theme `Xfce-dusk` makes the VM names in the `Qubes OS Manager` unreadable.
2 - *(Optional)* Change Window Manager Style
1. Open the `Window Manager` dialog
~~~
Qubes Menu -> System Tools -> Appearance
~~~
![window manager dialog](/attachment/wiki/Dark-Theme/xfce-window-manager-theme.png)
2. Change the Theme in the `Style` Tab (e. g. Defcon-IV). All available themes work.
Dark App VM, Template VM, Standalone VM, HVM (Linux Gnome)
==========================================================
Dark Qube (VM)
--------------
Almost all Qubes VM's are based on the Gnome desktop. Therefor the description below is focused on the Gnome Desktop Environment.
Using `Gnome-Tweak-Tool`
------------------------
The advantage of creating a dark themed Template VM is, that each AppVM which is derived from the Template VM will be dark themed by default.
**Note:** Gnome-Tweak-Tool crashes under Archlinux. A workaround is to assign the AppVM to another TemplateVM (Debian, Fedora) which has Gnome-Tweak-Tool installed. Start the AppVM and configure the settings. Shutdown the machine and switch the template VM back to Archlinux.
0 - Start VM
**Note:** In case of App VM start the Template on which the AppVM is based on.
1 - Install `Gnome-Tweak-Tool`
1. Fedora
~~~
sudo dnf install gnome-tweak-tool
~~~
2. Debian
~~~
sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
~~~
2 - *(Only AppVM)* Stop template and start AppVM
3 - Add `Gnome-Tweak-Tool` to the Application Menu
1. `Right-click` on VM entry in `Qubes VM Manager` select `Add/remove app shortcuts`
2. Select `Tweak Tool` and press the `>` button to add it
![Application Dialog](/attachment/wiki/Dark-Theme/dialog-add-gnome-tweak-tool.png)
4 - Enable `Global Dark Theme`
1. *Debian only*
~~~
cd ~/.config/
mkdir gtk-3.0
cd gtk-3.0/
touch settings.ini
~~~
2. Start `Tweak Tool` from the VM application menu and set the `Global Dark Theme` switch to `on`
![Global Dark Theme enabled](/attachment/wiki/Dark-Theme/gnome-tweak-tool.png)
5 - *(Optional)* Modify Firefox
**Note:** Firefox uses GTK style settings by default. This can create side effects such as unusable forms or search fields. There are two different ways to avoid this. Either by using a add-on or by overwriting the defaults.
- use the theme [GTK+ Dark Theme Global Fixes](https://userstyles.org/styles/111694/gtk-dark-theme-global-fixes) and the [Stylish](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/stylish/) addon
- or add the following line to `/rw/config/rc.local`
~~~
sed -i.bak "s/Exec=firefox %u/Exec=bash -c 'GTK_THEME=Adwaita:light firefox %u'/g" /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop
~~~
6 - Restart VM or all application
Manually
--------
Manually works for Debian, Fedora and Archlinux.
0 - Start VM
**Note:** In case of App VM start the Template on which the AppVM is based on.
1 - Enable `Global Dark Theme`
~~~
cd ~/.config/
mkdir gtk-3.0
cd gtk-3.0/
touch settings.ini
~~~
add the following lines to `settings.ini`
~~~
[Settings]
gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme=1
~~~
2 - follow step 5 and 6 in: Using `Gnome-Tweak-Tool`