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Materia

Materia (formerly Flat-Plat) is a Material Design theme for GNOME/GTK+ based desktop environments. It supports GTK+ 3, GTK+ 2, GNOME Shell, Budgie, MATE, Unity, LightDM, GDM, Chrome theme, etc.

Also Materia has compatibility with oomox theme designer.

Features

Ripple effect animations for GTK+ 3 are supported:

Button

3 color variants and 2 size variants are available:

| Materia | standard | compact | |:-:|:-:|:-:| | standard | ![Materia][1] | ![Materia-compact][2] | | dark | ![Materia-dark][3] | ![Materia-dark-compact][4] | | light | ![Materia-light][5] | ![Materia-light-compact][6] |

[1]: ../images/Materia.png?raw=true [2]: ../images/Materia-compact.png?raw=true [3]: ../images/Materia-dark.png?raw=true [4]: ../images/Materia-dark-compact.png?raw=true [5]: ../images/Materia-light.png?raw=true [6]: ../images/Materia-light-compact.png?raw=true

Various desktop environments are supported:

  • GNOME Shell >=3.18

  • Budgie >=10.2.5

  • MATE >=1.14

  • Unity >=7.4

  • ... and more DEs are planned.

Installation

Ubuntu 18.04 / Debian sid

Official package (maintained by @isaagar) is available:

sudo apt install materia-gtk-theme

Ubuntu 16.04 / 17.10

Package is available via PPA (maintained by @igor-dyatlov):

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dyatlov-igor/materia-theme
sudo apt update
sudo apt install materia-gtk-theme

Arch Linux

Package is available via AUR (maintained by @cthbleachbit):

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/materia-theme.git
cd materia-theme
makepkg -si

Fedora / EPEL

Package is available via Copr (maintained by @LaurentTreguier):

sudo dnf copr enable tcg/themes
sudo dnf install materia-theme

Flatpak

3 variants (Materia, Materia-dark, Materia-light) are available via Flathub:

flatpak remote-add flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub org.gtk.Gtk3theme.Materia
flatpak install flathub org.gtk.Gtk3theme.Materia-dark
flatpak install flathub org.gtk.Gtk3theme.Materia-light

Manual Installation

Requirements

You need to have the following dependencies:

  • GTK+ >=3.18

  • gnome-themes-standard or gnome-themes-extra — The package name depends on the distro.

  • Murrine engine — The package name depends on the distro.

    • gtk-engine-murrine on Arch Linux

    • gtk-murrine-engine on Fedora

    • gtk2-engine-murrine on openSUSE

    • gtk2-engines-murrine on Debian, Ubuntu, etc.

Installation

Run the following commands in the terminal:

cd /tmp && wget -qO - https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme/archive/master.tar.gz | tar xz
cd materia-theme-master
sudo ./install.sh

Note: ./install.sh allows the following options:

-d, --dest DIR           Specify destination directory
-n, --name NAME          Specify theme name
-c, --color VARIANTS...  Specify color variant(s) [standard|dark|light]
-s, --size VARIANT       Specify size variant [standard|compact]

Without any options, Materia will be installed with all variants into /usr/share/themes. Try ./install.sh --help for more information.

Uninstallation

Delete the installed directories:

sudo rm -rf /usr/share/themes/Materia{,-compact,-dark,-dark-compact,-light,-light-compact}

Recommendations

Font

  • To properly display the theme, use a font family including Medium weight (e.g. Roboto or M+).

  • Set the font size to 9.75 or 10.5 (i.e. 13px or 14px at 96dpi).

Chrome Theme

To use the Chrome theme;

  1. Open the chrome folder on /usr/share/themes/Materia<-variant>.

  2. Drag and drop the .crx files into the Chrome/Chromium Extensions page (chrome://extensions).

GDM Theme

You can change the GDM (lock/login screen) theme by replacing the default GNOME Shell theme. See the wiki for details: https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme/wiki/GDM-Theme

Previews

GNOME Shell

GNOME Shell

Budgie Desktop

Budgie Desktop

GDM

GDM

Previews Info: Icon Theme: Paper | Font: M+ 1C 9.75pt | Dock's icon size: 48px + fixed | Wallpapers

Customization

Materia allows you to change the color scheme relatively easily. See HACKING.md for details.

Contributing

If you find bugs or have suggestions, please report it to the issue tracker. Any contribution would be much appreciated.

ToDo list can be found here: TODO.md

License

Materia is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later. See the COPYING file for details.

Credits

  • Materia is based on Adwaita by GNOME.

  • Design and specifications are based on Google's Material Design.

  • The included symbolic icons are based on Material Design icons by Google.

  • Chrome/Chromium scrollbars extension was forked from Adwaita-chrome-scrollbar by GNOME Integration Team.

  • Yauhen Kirylau (@actionless) who is oomox author polished scripts and supported Materia with oomox.

  • @n3oxmind who helped improve the installation script.

Also thank you to all contributors and upstream developers.

                
                    
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# Materia
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Materia (formerly Flat-Plat) is a [Material Design](https://material.io) theme for GNOME/GTK+ based desktop environments.
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It supports GTK+ 3, GTK+ 2, GNOME Shell, Budgie, MATE, Unity, LightDM, GDM, Chrome theme, etc.
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Also Materia has compatibility with [oomox theme designer](https://github.com/actionless/oomox).
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## Features
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**Ripple effect** animations for GTK+ 3 are supported:
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![Button](../images/Button.gif?raw=true)
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**3 color variants** and **2 size variants** are available:
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| **Materia** | **standard** | **compact** |
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|:-:|:-:|:-:|
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| **standard** | ![Materia][1] | ![Materia-compact][2] |
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| **dark** | ![Materia-dark][3] | ![Materia-dark-compact][4] |
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| **light** | ![Materia-light][5] | ![Materia-light-compact][6] |
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[1]: ../images/Materia.png?raw=true
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[2]: ../images/Materia-compact.png?raw=true
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[3]: ../images/Materia-dark.png?raw=true
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[4]: ../images/Materia-dark-compact.png?raw=true
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[5]: ../images/Materia-light.png?raw=true
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[6]: ../images/Materia-light-compact.png?raw=true
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Various **desktop environments** are supported:
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- GNOME Shell `>=3.18`
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- Budgie `>=10.2.5`
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- MATE `>=1.14`
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- Unity `>=7.4`
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- ... and more DEs are [planned](TODO.md#supports).
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## Installation
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#### Ubuntu 18.04 / Debian sid
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[Official package](https://packages.debian.org/unstable/materia-gtk-theme) (maintained by @isaagar) is available:
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```
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sudo apt install materia-gtk-theme
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```
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#### Ubuntu 16.04 / 17.10
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Package is available via [PPA](https://launchpad.net/~dyatlov-igor/+archive/ubuntu/materia-theme) (maintained by @igor-dyatlov):
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```
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dyatlov-igor/materia-theme
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sudo apt update
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sudo apt install materia-gtk-theme
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```
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#### Arch Linux
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Package is available via [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/materia-theme/) (maintained by @cthbleachbit):
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```
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git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/materia-theme.git
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cd materia-theme
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makepkg -si
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```
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#### Fedora / EPEL
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Package is available via [Copr](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/tcg/themes/) (maintained by @LaurentTreguier):
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sudo dnf copr enable tcg/themes
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sudo dnf install materia-theme
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```
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#### Flatpak
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3 variants (Materia, Materia-dark, Materia-light) are available via Flathub:
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flatpak remote-add flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
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flatpak install flathub org.gtk.Gtk3theme.Materia
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flatpak install flathub org.gtk.Gtk3theme.Materia-dark
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flatpak install flathub org.gtk.Gtk3theme.Materia-light
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```
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### Manual Installation
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#### Requirements
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You need to have the following dependencies:
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- GTK+ `>=3.18`
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- `gnome-themes-standard` or `gnome-themes-extra` — The package name depends on the distro.
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- Murrine engine — The package name depends on the distro.
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- `gtk-engine-murrine` on Arch Linux
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- `gtk-murrine-engine` on Fedora
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- `gtk2-engine-murrine` on openSUSE
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- `gtk2-engines-murrine` on Debian, Ubuntu, etc.
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#### Installation
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Run the following commands in the terminal:
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```sh
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cd /tmp && wget -qO - https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme/archive/master.tar.gz | tar xz
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cd materia-theme-master
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sudo ./install.sh
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```
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**Note:** `./install.sh` allows the following options:
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```
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-d, --dest DIR Specify destination directory
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-n, --name NAME Specify theme name
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-c, --color VARIANTS... Specify color variant(s) [standard|dark|light]
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-s, --size VARIANT Specify size variant [standard|compact]
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```
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Without any options, **Materia** will be installed with **all variants** into `/usr/share/themes`.
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Try `./install.sh --help` for more information.
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#### Uninstallation
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Delete the installed directories:
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```sh
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sudo rm -rf /usr/share/themes/Materia{,-compact,-dark,-dark-compact,-light,-light-compact}
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```
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## Recommendations
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#### Font
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- To properly display the theme, use a font family including **Medium** weight (e.g. [Roboto](https://github.com/google/roboto) or [M+](https://mplus-fonts.osdn.jp)).
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- Set the font size to `9.75` or `10.5` (i.e. 13px or 14px at 96dpi).
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#### Chrome Theme
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To use the Chrome theme;
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1. Open the `chrome` folder on `/usr/share/themes/Materia<-variant>`.
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2. Drag and drop the `.crx` files into the Chrome/Chromium Extensions page (`chrome://extensions`).
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#### GDM Theme
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You can change the GDM (lock/login screen) theme by replacing the default GNOME Shell theme.
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See the wiki for details: https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme/wiki/GDM-Theme
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## Previews
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##### GNOME Shell
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![GNOME Shell](../images/gnome.png?raw=true)
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##### Budgie Desktop
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![Budgie Desktop](../images/budgie.png?raw=true)
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##### GDM
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![GDM](../images/gdm-unlock.png?raw=true)
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<sub>**Previews Info:** Icon Theme: [Paper](https://github.com/snwh/paper-icon-theme) | Font: [M+ 1C](https://mplus-fonts.osdn.jp) 9.75pt | Dock's icon size: 48px + fixed | [Wallpapers](https://imgur.com/a/v2Ovx)</sub>
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## Customization
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Materia allows you to change the color scheme relatively easily. See [`HACKING.md`](HACKING.md#changing-the-color-scheme-with-script) for details.
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## Contributing
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If you find bugs or have suggestions, please report it to the [issue tracker](https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme/issues). Any contribution would be much appreciated.
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ToDo list can be found here: [`TODO.md`](TODO.md)
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## License
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Materia is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later. See the [`COPYING`](COPYING) file for details.
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## Credits
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- Materia is based on [Adwaita](HACKING.md#upstream-theme-sources) by GNOME.
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- Design and specifications are based on Google's [Material Design](https://material.io).
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- The included symbolic icons are based on [Material Design icons](https://github.com/google/material-design-icons) by Google.
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- Chrome/Chromium scrollbars extension was forked from [Adwaita-chrome-scrollbar](https://github.com/gnome-integration-team/chrome-gnome-scrollbar) by GNOME Integration Team.
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- Yauhen Kirylau (@actionless) who is oomox author polished scripts and supported Materia with [oomox](https://github.com/actionless/oomox).
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- @n3oxmind who helped improve the installation script.
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Also thank you to all contributors and upstream developers.
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