Some Nice Icon Themes for Ubuntu

Question

Last night I was searching for some good looking icon themes availabe for Ubuntu, but unfortunately could not find any post which gives a list of themes :(. From yesterday night I started searching icons themes and installing one by one.

So thought to share some of them hope it will help others to get a bunch of them in one post. This is a Q&A-Style tutorial which will cover:

Few good icon themes which are used in famous Ubuntu type distros and are available in repository.
Look and feel through pictures.
How to easily install?

I also request others to share their experiences of some awesome icon themes.

Once themes are installed Ubuntu-Tweak will help to change and manage them, since I could not find another way to change the themes in Unity. In xfce(Xubuntu) it can be changed from Appearance.

_{Just believe me this post will not be vast. If I'll remove pictures then it will become small, but it will not look good. Please give suggestion to make it small.}

This isn't a real question - could end up hundreds of answers long - is completely subjective. There are already more than enough places on the web with themes. — 23 93 26 35 19 57 3 89, Oct 27 '13 at 19:54
@Elfy: I just wanted to share few of them which is quite popular and are used in some famous desktop environment. Believe me you'd also like some of them. I also request you to share some of them in this post. I don't know what is wrong in this question. — Saurav Kumar, Oct 27 '13 at 19:59
I understand what you wanted to do - I just think that blogs are the best place for this sort of thing, not a Q&A site. As I said it's completely subjective. I'm not worried enough to get into protracted discussions about it. — 23 93 26 35 19 57 3 89, Oct 27 '13 at 20:13
@Elfy: Then what will you say about: What different desktop environments and shells are available? post? — Saurav Kumar, Oct 27 '13 at 20:16
Common please, read the header: This question exists as it fills a specific criterion. While you are encouraged to help maintain its answers, please understand that "big list" questions are not generally allowed on Ask Ubuntu and will likely be closed* per the FAQ.* — Braiam, Oct 27 '13 at 20:19
@Braiam: I assure you that this post will not be big.I just wanted to create a post which tell about some good Icon Themes at one place. If I'll expand then really it going to be more posts. :( — Saurav Kumar, Oct 27 '13 at 20:22
Instead of "good" (which is subjective) do a question about "how do I install X icon theme?" or even better "how do I install icon themes?" which aren't too broad and could attract very good answers. — Braiam, Oct 27 '13 at 20:52
I really spent a lot of time to make this post. I'm new here and of course not much experienced like others. My motto was only to help other. I got good appreciation, support and suggestions for my post. I'll say thank you to all. — Saurav Kumar, Oct 27 '13 at 21:03
@SauravKumar - pop into the general chatroom if you wish to discuss further. Thanks. — fossfreedom, Oct 27 '13 at 21:04
@fossfreedom: Everything is clear now from the events and comments here. Thank you. — Saurav Kumar, Oct 27 '13 at 21:09

Saurav Kumar · Answer 1 · 2013-10-27T20:33:50.290

Gnome Colors

GNOME-Colors is a set of GNOME icon themes, with some inspiration from Tango, Elementary, Discovery, Tango Generator and others.

Its goal is to create an easy way for anyone to make their desktop consistently match their moods, wallpapers, laptop colors, etc.

The reason why I categorized all gnome icon themes in here is that they use same symbols and icons for all. But they change in color and feel.

Brave
- To install search as gnome icon theme brave in Synaptic Package Manager or execute following command:
```
sudo apt-get install gnome-brave-icon-themes
```
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Dust
- To install search as gnome icon theme dust in Synaptic Package Manager or execute following command:
```
sudo apt-get install gnome-dust-icon-themes
```
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Human
- To install search as gnome icon theme human in Synaptic Package Manager or execute following command:
```
sudo apt-get install gnome-human-icon-themes
```
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Illustrious
- To install search as gnome icon theme illustrios in Synaptic Package Manager or execute following command:
```
sudo apt-get install gnome-illustrious-icon-themes
```
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Noble
- To install search as gnome icon theme noble in Synaptic Package Manager or execute following command:
```
sudo apt-get install gnome-noble-icon-themes
```
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Wine
- To install search as gnome icon theme wine in Synaptic Package Manager or execute following command:
```
sudo apt-get install gnome-wine-icon-themes
```
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Wise
- To install search as gnome icon theme wise in Synaptic Package Manager or execute following command:
```
sudo apt-get install gnome-wise-icon-themes
```
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To install all of them at once execute this command:

sudo apt-get install gnome-brave-icon-theme gnome-colors gnome-colors-common gnome-dust-icon-theme gnome-human-icon-theme gnome-illustrious-icon-theme gnome-noble-icon-theme gnome-wine-icon-theme gnome-wise-icon-theme

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 27 '13 at 20:12

NuoveXT2

It is the default icon theme for LXDE, also known as nuoveXT2 icon theme.

To install NuoveXT search nuovext in Synaptic Package Manager and install the listed package or execute following command:
```
sudo apt-get install lxde-icon-theme
```
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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 27 '13 at 19:48

Gartoon Redux

Gartoon Redux is an expanded version of the Gartoon theme, with dozens of new icons. PNG renderings of the SVG icons are also provided. It like it because of cartoon look :P

To install Gartoon Redux search gartoon redux in Synaptic Package Manager and install the listed package or execute following command:
```
sudo apt-get install gnome-icon-theme-gartoon-redux
```
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Snaptshot some icons:

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 27 '13 at 19:50

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Gperfection2

To install gperfection2 search gperfection2 in Synaptic Package Manager and install two listed packages or execute following command:
```
sudo apt-get install gnome-icon-theme-gperfection2 gtk-clearlooks-gperfection2-theme
```
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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 27 '13 at 19:51

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Human

To install Human search Human icon theme in Synaptic Package Manager and install the listed or execute following command:
```
sudo apt-get install human-icon-theme
```
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Saurav Kumar · Answer 6 · 2013-10-27T20:08:27.477

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Humility

To install Humility search gnome humility icon theme in Synaptic Package Manager and install or execute following command:
```
sudo apt-get install gnome-humility-icon-theme
```
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answered Oct 27 '13 at 19:52

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Oct 27 '13 at 20:00

Humanity

Humanity and Humanity Dark are nice and well polished icon themes for the GNOME desktop. They are installed by-default in Ubuntu althogh if missing accidently:

To install Humanity search Humanity in Synaptic Package Manager and install the listed or execute following command:
```
sudo apt-get install humanity-icon-theme ubuntu-mono
```
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Snapshot Monodark:

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Oct 27 '13 at 20:02

Breathe

The Breathe icon theme is a refresh of the Human icon theme using KDE's Oxygen icon set as an inspiration but with that distinctly Human feel. The Breathe Icon Set is created and maintained by the Breathe Icon Team and Ubuntu Artwork community.

It is one of my favorites :)

To install Breathe search breathe icon theme in Synaptic Package Manager and install the listed package or execute following command:
```
sudo apt-get install breathe-icon-theme
```
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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Oct 27 '13 at 20:10

Oxygen

Oxygen is the standard icon theme for KDE 4, but follows the freedesktop.org icon schemes, so it can be used in other desktop environments using this specification.

To install Oxygen search oxygen icon theme in Synaptic Package Manager and install first two packages. or execute following command:
```
sudo apt-get install oxygen-icon-theme oxygen-icon-theme-complete
```
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score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Oct 27 '13 at 20:11

Yasis

Yasis is Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG) icon set for GNOME Desktop.

To install Yasis search gnome icon theme yasis in Synaptic Package Manager and install the listed package or execute following command:
```
sudo apt-get install gnome-icon-theme-yasis
```
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score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Oct 27 '13 at 20:13

Gilouche

This theme is the default one used in openSUSE. The icon theme was previously known as openSUSE Industrial, but has been renamed to Gilouche as well.

To install Gilouche search gilouche in Synaptic Package Manager and install the listed package or execute following command:
```
sudo apt-get install gnome-theme-gilouche
```
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score 0 · Answer 12 · answered Oct 27 '13 at 20:18

Dropline Nuovo and Dropline Neu

To install Dropline Nuovo and Dropline Neu search gnome dropline in Synaptic Package Manager and install two listed packages or execute following command:
```
sudo apt-get install gnome-icon-theme-nuovo gnome-themes-extra
```
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Some Nice Icon Themes for Ubuntu

12 Answers12

Gnome Colors

NuoveXT2

Gartoon Redux

Gperfection2

Human

Humility

Humanity

Breathe

Oxygen

Yasis

Gilouche

Dropline Nuovo and Dropline Neu