Are there any instructions on how to design the Garuda interface? | Theme does not suit my taste

[Alnone]

Hello,

I am a computer dilettante, new to Arch/Garuda system that I installed just to test and learn, I come from Debian systems.

I would like to know if there is any basic tutorial, in brief with the main thing to know/do in this system, after installing/updating it, for example I don’t see that it looks like it appears in your web page:

Thank you very much and best regards!

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[Ankur]

Welcome

[Alnone]

I found a lot of things, except how to achieve the aesthetic factor that appears on your website (?). I must be missing something but I can’t find what it could be, if someone else, please, tell me how to get that beautiful configuration … – my settings are still showing an ugly white backgrounds, without colors …

[SGS]

Suggestions for setting up Xfce Garuda

Prior to moving to Garuda Linux I had been a long time user of MX Linux Xfce. On the plus side it had some excellent tools, but on the negative side it looked like a relic from another era. When I moved to Garuda Linux I decided to try the Gnome version because it was noted for its stability, and I found this was indeed the case. The problem I had with it was its bloat - I was using it on an 8GB laptop and it became clear that sometimes this wasn’t enough. In the end I caused a terminal system …

@Alnone

ugly white backgrounds

That’s just taste, many like the light version, other like me not, but that’s not ugly!

I think I set the dark things with kvantummanager or try nwg-look.

[Alnone]

I had installed ‘flat-remix-gtk’ and made changes too into the xfce4-appearance and now also the ‘nwg-look’ as you recomended but those are tools for xfce4 and as far as I know they do not modify the system/Garuda applications, for example “garuda linux spizaetus” after all I have configured it is still as pale/ugly as before, am I in an error or unfortunately the screenshot that appears on your web site does not correspond to Xfce4?

*kvantummanager is not here, maybe because I don’t have the proprietary … I avoid them.

Thanks for your advice

[SGS]

Install

sudo pacman -Syu kvantum-qt5 kvantummanager

kvantum-qt5 for garuda-apps

BTW,

Make sure you have done the following before you post:

• Search the web and forums
• Read How to search for solutions the right way | Garuda Linux wiki
• Read FAQ and Tutorials Table of Contents

[Alnone]

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 ╰─λ LANG=C sudo pacman -Syu kvantum-qt5 kvantummanager
[sudo] password for alnone:    
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 garuda is up to date
 core                  132.2 KiB   523 KiB/s 00:00 [----------------------] 100%
 extra                   8.4 MiB  4.41 MiB/s 00:02 [----------------------] 100%
 multilib              142.5 KiB   548 KiB/s 00:00 [----------------------] 100%
 chaotic-aur             2.5 MiB  1647 KiB/s 00:02 [----------------------] 100%
error: target not found: kvantummanager

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[SGS]

Ok, my terminal open kvantummanager, but it seems to be qt5-settings, I hate if they don’t use one name, or different, in other languages.

LOL, let me whoogle about

Its just kvantum it includes the manager.

[Alnone]

I was able now to get only …

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 ╰─λ LANG=C sudo pacman -Syu kvantum-qt5 kvantummanager
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 garuda is up to date
 core is up to date
 extra is up to date
 multilib is up to date
 chaotic-aur             2.5 MiB  2.09 MiB/s 00:01 [----------------------] 100%
warning: kvantum-qt5-1.0.10-3 is up to date -- reinstalling
error: target not found: kvantummanager

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[SGS]

sudo pacman -Syu kvantum-qt5 kvantum

[Alnone]

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 ╰─λ LANG=C sudo pacman -Syu kvantum-qt5 kvantum
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 garuda is up to date
 core is up to date
 extra is up to date
 multilib is up to date
 chaotic-aur is up to date
warning: kvantum-qt5-1.0.10-3 is up to date -- reinstalling
warning: kvantum-1.0.10-3 is up to date -- reinstalling
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Package (2)        Old Version  New Version  Net Change

extra/kvantum      1.0.10-3     1.0.10-3       0.00 MiB
extra/kvantum-qt5  1.0.10-3     1.0.10-3       0.00 MiB

Total Installed Size:  8.91 MiB
Net Upgrade Size:      0.00 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
(2/2) checking keys in keyring                     [----------------------] 100%
(2/2) checking package integrity                   [----------------------] 100%
(2/2) loading package files                        [----------------------] 100%
(2/2) checking for file conflicts                  [----------------------] 100%
(2/2) checking available disk space                [----------------------] 100%
:: Running pre-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Performing snapper pre snapshots for the following configurations...
==> root: 79
:: Processing package changes...
(1/2) reinstalling kvantum                         [----------------------] 100%
(2/2) reinstalling kvantum-qt5                     [----------------------] 100%
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/8) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(2/8) Foreign/AUR package notification
=> No foreign/AUR packages found.
(3/8) Orphaned package notification...
irqbalance 1.9.3-2
preload 0.6.4-9
(4/8) Checking for .pacnew and .pacsave files...
.pac* files found:
/etc/passwd.pacnew
/etc/locale.gen.pacnew
/etc/updatedb.conf.pacsave
Please check and merge
(5/8) Updating icon theme caches...
(6/8) Updating the desktop file MIME type cache...
(7/8) Performing snapper post snapshots for the following configurations...
==> root: 80
(8/8) Syncing all file systems...

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[Alnone]

kvantum does not change anything in the system, I tried several options, thanks.

[SGS]

Did you try the link?

Did you search the web?

Did you reboot?

If you need another look and don’t know how to set use GNOME, Hyprland, Sway or KDE from Garuda.

[Alnone]

‘Kvantum (default)’ is back again and again …

[Alnone]

@SGS

If you need another look and don’t know how to set use GNOME, Hyprland, Sway or KDE from Garuda.

Did you get this through configurations?:

If so apparently I am not able to do it, I do not have the basic knowledge … now, you recommend other desktops, I have always been a user of Xfce4 and I have not stayed on others, because they have always seemed to me ‘not intuitive’, do you think that maybe Cinnamom is a good choice for me? - I guess I can install it also here as another desktop without problems.

Thanks.

[SGS]

@Alnone

Cinnamom is a good choice for me?

Sure, it’s very nice.
But, nwg-look

or lxappearance-gtk3

are easy to use, and give you the same look.

Ahh, its adwaita-dark, you must install this theme.

[BluishHumility]

@Alnone

apparently I am not able to do it, I do not have the basic knowledge

Just follow the guide SGS linked above:

Suggestions for setting up Xfce Garuda

Prior to moving to Garuda Linux I had been a long time user of MX Linux Xfce. On the plus side it had some excellent tools, but on the negative side it looked like a relic from another era. When I moved to Garuda Linux I decided to try the Gnome version because it was noted for its stability, and I found this was indeed the case. The problem I had with it was its bloat - I was using it on an 8GB laptop and it became clear that sometimes this wasn’t enough. In the end I caused a terminal system …

It explains step by step how to download and install themes for both GTK and QT apps, and has some other good tips as well. You can skip over the rest of the guide and just follow the theming advice if you want.

[Colin]

@BluishHumility

It explains step by step how to download and install themes for both GTK and QT apps, and has some other good tips as well.

I tried to keep everything as simple as possible.

[Alnone]

Someone definitely set up the very nice Garuda app shown in the screenshot above.

Of course I saw the instructions in the link and installed nwg-look, etc and it looks much better now in Xfce4, but the problem is with the Garuda apps, these don’t change, are still as pale as before, and kvantum didn’t work either, the Xfce4 desktop has no relation with Garuda/system – BTW in Cinnamon it was a much worse experience, not even ‘nwg-look’ worked, I was so frustrated that I uninstalled it. Maybe all of this it is due to the installation is into Spanish and not in English (?).

[filo]

@Alnone

the problem is with the Garuda apps, these don’t change, are still as pale as before, and kvantum didn’t work either

Have you tried this advice in the guide?

Note: An update of Kvantum broke the theming of the Garuda Apps. If you find this is the case on your machine open the terminal and enter sudo pacman -S kvantum-qt5 - this install will restore the theming of the apps.