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perfectska04 Themes

1. Introduction
2. Scripted Install
3. Manual Install
3.1 Themes
3.2 Icons
3.3 Wall Papers
3.4 GDM
3.5 usplash and GRUB

Introduction

perfectska04 has created a selection of themes, most suitable for use with Ubuntu Hardy, which also includes GDM themes, usplash, icon sets, wall papers, etc.

Scripted Install

perfectska04 has created some shell scripts to download and install the main themes and icons sets, you can get the scripts from the URL below.

ColorizeMe Scripts

However, the scripts do not install wall papers, GDM themes or usplash so I choose to install what I want manually.

Manual Install

Themes

Download the perfectska04 themes you want to use.
Go to System -> Preferences -> Appearance -> Theme the drag and drop the theme tarballs you want to use.

Icons

Download the GNOME-colors icons and extract the archive.
Go to System -> Preferences -> Appearance -> Theme the drag and drop the icon tarballs you want to use.

Wall Papers

Download Hardy-Simple Colors and extract the archive.
Go to System -> Preferences -> Appearance -> Background the drag and drop the wall papers you want to use.

GDM

Download the Hardy-Simple Colors GDM (not Ubuntu branded) or Hardy-Simple Colors GDM 2 (Ubuntu branded) GDM themes and extract the arhive.
Go to System -> Administration -> Login Window -> Local and add each GDM theme tarball you want to use.

usplash and GRUB

Download the Hardy-Colors Usplash and extract the archive.
Download the Glossy Ubuntu GRUB splash

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/Grub

Install Startup Manager

  sudo aptitude install startupmanager

Start Startup Manager, System -> Administration -> Startup-Manager
Add the Ubuntu Glossy GRUB background image
Depending on your screen aspect ratio, follow either the Non-wide Screen or Wide Screen sections below.

Non-wide Screen

Add any of the *-ubuntu.so files under manage usplash themes. Make sure you choose the right one for your computers architecture.

Wide Screen

Startup Manager doesn't support widescreen, so after you have selected the desired theme, do the following:

 sudo aptitude install hwinfo
 sudo hwinfo --framebuffer

Look for your optimal resolution in 24bits and make a note of the corresponding mode number which is 0x037d (1920x1200) for my computers.

 sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

Look for the following line:

 # defoptions=quiet splash

Change the vga parameter like this:

 # defoptions=quiet splash vga=0x037d

Save, and run the following command:

 sudo update-grub

Edit the following file:

 sudo gedit /etc/usplash.conf

Change to your resolution, if required. Save the file and run the following command:

 sudo dpkg-reconfigure usplash

References

$Id: HardyColors,v 1.11 2008/06/28 17:26:12 martin Exp $

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