Chapter 16. Customizing the desktop
Fedora allows you to customize the "look and feel" of your desktop environment. All of the settings that determine the appearance of your desktop are referred to collectively as a theme.
Most desktop environments, including GNOME and KDE, allow you to install new themes to tweak the appearance of the desktop. The process for installing a theme varies for each desktop. You can find the process for installing themes under GNOME and KDE in this chapter, and most desktop environments include installation instructions in their own documentation.
16.1.1. Changing the theme in GNOME
To change the desktop theme, choose System > Preferences > Appearance. The Theme Preferences window appears. To change the theme, select one from the list, the theme will be applied automatically.
Fedora's repositories include many other themes that you can install, in the
gnome-themes-extra package. You can install
gnome-themes-extra by either using the
PackageKit or on the command line by using
Yum. Refer to
Chapter 17, Managing software for instructions.
When the gnome-themes-extra is installed on your computer, the themes can be selected by using the Appearance program described in this section.
16.1.2. Changing the theme in KDE
To change the theme, click Kickoff Application Launcher > Computer > System Settings > Appearance. Expand the Appearance item and click Style.
To change the theme, select one from the list and click the Apply button at the bottom of the window.
You can download additional icons and themes for KDE by installing the
kdeartwork-icons and
kdeartwork packages. You can install these packages by either using the
PackageKit or on the command line by using
Yum. Refer to
Chapter 17, Managing software for instructions.