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Customize Ubuntu 16 Desktop with Arc Dark Theme

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So I was running ApricityOS for quite some time, which is a Arch Distibution. But a couple of hours before PyConZa I was trying to do a update and found that their repositories were reporting 404 errors, and turns out they have stopped their project :( . I quite liked ApricityOS, as it's what you will expect when installing Arch with the basic applications and the numix icon/theme pack.

So I decided to use Ubuntu for a change.

Customizations:

For the Operating System, I am Ubuntu 16:

For my theme I am using Arc Dark:

Moka Icon pack for my Icons:

Terminator for my terminal of choice:

And my config:

~/.config/terminator/config
[global_config]
  enabled_plugins = LaunchpadCodeURLHandler, APTURLHandler, LaunchpadBugURLHandler
  sticky = True
  window_state = maximise
[keybindings]
[layouts]
  [[default]]
    [[[child1]]]
      parent = window0
      profile = default
      type = Terminal
    [[[window0]]]
      parent = ""
      type = Window
  [[multi]]
    foreground_color = "#ffffff"
    palette = "#62b9d6:#cc0000:#4e9a06:#c4a000:#3465a4:#75507b:#06989a:#d3d7cf:#77c529:#ef2929:#8ae234:#fce94f:#729fcf:#ad7fa8:#34e2e2:#eeeeec"
    [[[child0]]]
      order = 0
      parent = ""
      position = 0:25
      size = 1366, 768
      type = Window
    [[[child1]]]
      order = 0
      parent = child0
      position = 632
      type = HPaned
    [[[child2]]]
      order = 0
      parent = child1
      position = 354
      type = VPaned
    [[[child5]]]
      order = 1
      parent = child1
      position = 354
      type = VPaned
    [[[terminal3]]]
      command = top; bash
      order = 0
      parent = child2
      profile = default
      type = Terminal
    [[[terminal4]]]
      command = uptime; bash
      order = 1
      parent = child2
      profile = default
      type = Terminal
    [[[terminal6]]]
      command = cd ~/workspace; bash
      order = 0
      parent = child5
      profile = default
      type = Terminal
    [[[terminal7]]]
      command = cd ~/workspace; bash
      order = 1
      parent = child5
      profile = default
      type = Terminal
  [[simples]]
    [[[child0]]]
      order = 0
      parent = ""
      position = 0:25
      size = 715, 694
      type = Window
    [[[child1]]]
      order = 0
      parent = child0
      position = 348
      type = VPaned
    [[[terminal2]]]
      command = cd ~/workspace; bash
      order = 0
      parent = child1
      profile = default
      type = Terminal
    [[[terminal3]]]
      command = cd ~/workspace; bash
      order = 1
      parent = child1
      profile = default
      type = Terminal
[plugins]
[profiles]
  [[default]]
    background_image = None
    icon_bell = False
    scrollback_infinite = True

And to force color prompts:

~/.bashrc
force_color_prompt=yes

And my Wallpaper:

Other Preferred Applications:

I will update this page as I'm getting new apps or modifications

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