Arc – Best Flat GTK Theme for Linux Desktop

3) Install Arc GTK Theme on Debian

Arc theme started support Debian 8 and later. So Just add the repo and install it.

$ wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:Horst3180/Debian_8.0/Release.key
$ sudo apt-key add - < Release.key
$ sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Horst3180/Debian_8.0/ /' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/arc-theme.list"
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install arc-theme

4) Install Arc GTK Theme on openSUSE

Arc theme started support openSUSE Leap 42.1 & 13.2. So Just add the repo and install it.

[openSUSE Leap 42.1]
$ sudo zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:Horst3180/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/home:Horst3180.repo
$ sudo zypper refresh
$ sudo zypper install arc-theme

[openSUSE 13.2]
$ sudo zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:Horst3180/openSUSE_13.2/home:Horst3180.repo
$ sudo zypper refresh
$ sudo zypper install arc-theme

5) Install Arc GTK Theme on Fedora

Arc theme supports Fedora 21-24. So Just add the repo and install it. Alternatively we can install from Fedy Utility.

For Fedora 21

$ cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
$ sudo wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:Horst3180/Fedora_$releasever/home:Horst3180.repo
$ sudo yum install arc-theme

For Fedora 22-24

$ sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:Horst3180/Fedora_23/home:Horst3180.repo
$ sudo dnf install arc-theme

6) Install Arc GTK Theme on Arch Linux

Arch Linux based user’s can easily install from AUR.

$ yaourt -S gtk-theme-arc

7) Arc GTK Theme Manual installation

Install Arc GTK Theme Manually to all supported desktop Environment by cloning developer github source.

Prerequistics

[On Debian/Ubuntu/Mint]
$ sudo apt-get install autoconf automake libgtk-3-dev git

[On Fedora]
$ sudo dnf install autoconf automake pkgconfig gtk3-devel git

[On RHEL/CentOS]
$ sudo yum install autoconf automake gtk3-devel git

[On openSUSE]
$ sudo zypper install autoconf automake gtk3-devel git

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