A fork of the Materia GTK theme.

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README.md: Improve installation option description

by roundabout, Tuesday, 16 January 2018, 14:14:37 (1516112077), pushed by roundabout, Sunday, 11 May 2025, 13:22:19 (1746969739)

Author identity: nana-4 <hnmaigo@gmail.com>

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README.md

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                                            ## Features
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        **Ripple effect** animations for GTK+ 3 are supported.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        **Ripple effect** animations for GTK+ 3 are supported:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            ![Button](../images/Button.gif?raw=true)
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        **Three color variants** and **two size variants** are available.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        **Three color variants** and **two size variants** are available:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            | **Materia** | **-** | **compact** |
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                            | **dark** | ![Materia-dark](../images/Materia-dark.png?raw=true) | ![Materia-dark-compact](../images/Materia-dark-compact.png?raw=true) |
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            | **light** | ![Materia-light](../images/Materia-light.png?raw=true) | ![Materia-light-compact](../images/Materia-light-compact.png?raw=true) |
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        Various **desktop environments** are supported.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        Various **desktop environments** are supported:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            - GNOME Shell `>=3.18`
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            - Budgie `>=10.2.5`
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                            Did you get the error: `XMLLINT not set and xmllint not found in path`? Then you'll also need to install `libxml2-utils`.
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        Install the theme with the following commands:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        Run the following commands in the terminal:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            ```sh
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            cd /tmp && wget -qO - https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme/archive/master.tar.gz | tar xz
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                            sudo ./install.sh
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            ```
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        > Note: `./install.sh` allows the following options:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                        > ```
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        > -d, --dest DIR           Specify theme destination directory
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        > -n, --name NAME          Specify theme name
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        > -c, --color VARIANTS...  Specify theme color variant(s) [standard|dark|light]
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        > -s, --size VARIANT       Specify theme size variant [standard|compact]
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        > ```
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                        > Please run `./install.sh --help` for more information.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        #### Custom Installation
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        `./install.sh` allows the following options:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ```
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        -d, --dest DIR           Specify theme destination directory (Default: /usr/share/themes)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        -n, --name NAME          Specify theme name (Default: Materia)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        -c, --color VARIANTS...  Specify theme color variant(s) [standard|dark|light] (Default: All variants)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        -s, --size VARIANT       Specify theme size variant [standard|compact] (Default: All variants)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ```
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        For example, to install only `Materia-dark` into `~/.themes`, run:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ```sh
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ./install.sh -c dark -s standard -d ~/.themes
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ```
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        For further details, run `./install.sh --help`.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        To change the color scheme of the theme, see [the page](HACKING.md#changing-the-color-scheme-with-script).
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            #### Manual Uninstallation
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Delete the installed directories:
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            ```sh
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        sudo rm -rf /usr/share/themes/{Materia,Flat-Plat}{,-compact,-dark,-dark-compact,-light,-light-compact}
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        sudo rm -rf /usr/share/themes/Materia{,-compact,-dark,-dark-compact,-light,-light-compact}
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            ```
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            ## Recommendations