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A purple theme for UNIX/Linux.
I don't think it's Ubuntu, but is it available for it?
It's a UNIX theme I think.
I can't find a screenshot, but I saw one earlier today. Aah.
I really wish I could find a screenshot to post here. But does ANYONE know what I'm talking about? It's like, purple. Purple and UNIX-y.

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Short answer: you were almost certainly looking at a GNOME (GTK2) “purple” theme — as later confirmed — not a distro skin. That narrows things to GTK‑2.0 theme packs (GTK widgets + a Metacity/window‑border set and often an icon pack). was right that theme galleries are the usual place to look, and ’s tip about art sites for wallpapers is useful if you only have a background to match.

How to find it efficiently: search theme galleries and art communities for keywords like “purple gtk2”, “purple metacity”, “murrine purple” or “gtk‑2.0 purple theme”. If a theme screenshot is missing, use a small saved screenshot and a reverse‑image search to catch mirrors or deviant‑style pages that host the same pack.

How to try/install a GTK2 theme (quick workflow):

  • Download the theme and any matching icon pack.
  • Create local theme/icon folders and extract:
    mkdir -p ~/.themes ~/.icons
tar xzf downloaded-theme.tar.gz -C ~/.themes
tar xzf downloaded-icons.tar.gz -C ~/.icons
  • Open Appearance (System → Preferences → Appearance) or run gnome-appearance-properties and pick the new theme. Log out/in if things stay funky.

Troubleshooting and notes: many GTK2 themes require specific GTK engines (Murrine, pixmap, Clearlooks). If buttons or gradients look wrong, install the theme’s required engines via your distro package manager (search for “murrine” or “gtk engine”). If the window borders don’t match, check for a bundled Metacity theme inside the package. Finally, because this thread is old, remember GTK2 themes won’t render natively on newer GNOME/GTK3+ desktops — look for GTK3/GTK4 ports or updated equivalents if you’re on a modern system.

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I can't say I do. I mean, what is this theme for? KDE? Gnome? <insert some random window manager>? There are literally millions of themes for various types of software that run on Linux.

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YES. I FOUND AN EXAMPLE!

GNOME, please = )

GTK2.0 to be exact.

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You can search for it, or something that looks similar on gnome-look.org. If you still don't have any luck, you could try creating your own (or tweaking an existing theme).

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Hmm... gnome-look.org is down right now.
I'll try later.

Thanks though.

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yeah gnome look is the main place, deviantart is good for wallpapers too though

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