Paper Icon Theme is a popular and modern Ubuntu desktop theme. This theme is inspired and based on Google’s material design. However, some aspects are adjusted for the best suite of the desktop environment. The paper icon theme demands at least GTK 3.16 for better integration.
This theme comes with clean code and can be installed via daily PPA. The paper icon theme supports all Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Peppermint, Deepin, and other Ubuntu-based systems.
Install Paper Icon and GTK Theme in Ubuntu Linux using official PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository -u ppa:snwh/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt install paper-icon-theme sudo apt install paper-gtk-theme
Install From Source (GIT) :
Paper icon theme:
git clone https://github.com/snwh/paper-icon-theme.git cd paper-icon-theme ./autogen.sh make sudo make install
Paper desktop theme:
git clone https://github.com/snwh/paper-gtk-theme.git cd paper-gtk-theme ./autogen.sh make sudo make install
For more information, follow How To Use Themes and Icons on Various Linux Desktops.
The paper icon theme is designed following Google’s material design. The icon is flat, which will remind you about the Android OS.
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