Mandrake Themes/Styles

kool_kid · 03-29-2006, 06:59 AM

Hi
where can i downloas Themes/Styles for mandrake 10.1 and how to install em where are there locates, can some plz tell me is there any software like stylexp[used for windows] for Mandrake?

monolegis · 03-29-2006, 07:08 AM

In mandrake you don't realy need a program like stylexp to customize your look& feel. But if you want more than the default themes, there are options.

Go to http://www.kde-look.org/ if you use KDE and http://www.gnome-look.org/ if you use Gnome. Look under the Themes/styles section in the menue to the left.

A guide to install icons can be found here.

KDM theme manager

Also you could search for "theme" in control center softwareinstaller.

kool_kid · 03-29-2006, 07:09 AM

Thanks Alot.....

reddazz · 03-29-2006, 07:09 AM

Be more specific. What kind of themes are you looking for? gnome-look.org for gnome, kde-look.org for kde.

kool_kid · 03-29-2006, 01:03 PM

Hi
I got a little problem with my MDK 10.1, I downloaded new theme/styles and whenni browse LooknFeel Menu i am not getting the sub menu of 'Themes' and im getting 'styles' and when am click on styles the configure button is disabled i try to access Kcontrol using 'su' but it didnt work even as su.What should i do now inorder to install new theme's and styles.I'm using KDE enviro.

reddazz · 03-30-2006, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by kool_kid

Hi
I got a little problem with my MDK 10.1, I downloaded new theme/styles and whenni browse LooknFeel Menu i am not getting the sub menu of 'Themes' and im getting 'styles' and when am click on styles the configure button is disabled i try to access Kcontrol using 'su' but it didnt work even as su.What should i do now inorder to install new theme's and styles.I'm using KDE enviro.

You have to compile them by doing

Code:

$./configure --prefix=`kde-config --prefix`
$make
#make install

kool_kid · 03-31-2006, 05:13 AM

hey how can i enable that configure button in LooknFeel>>style.

reddazz · 03-31-2006, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by kool_kid

hey how can i enable that configure button in LooknFeel>>style.

If the button is disabled it means that there are no extra options to configure for that particular theme.

kool_kid · 03-31-2006, 06:05 AM

OOh I thought using that 'configure' button we can add more styles.

kool_kid · 03-31-2006, 06:08 AM

Do I need to manually install KDM Theme Manager?? or does that come by default in KDE?

kool_kid · 03-31-2006, 06:35 AM

Okay now i downloaded rpm of KDM Theme Manager n installed it. But i cant find the application in Kcontrol, so how do i check whether the application is installed or not?

reddazz · 03-31-2006, 06:56 AM

KDM Theme Manager shows up in the System Administration section of kcontrol. As for checking packages you do "rpm -qa | grep kdmtheme".

kool_kid · 03-31-2006, 01:05 PM

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KDM Theme Manager shows up in the System Administration section of kcontrol. As for checking packages you do "rpm -qa | grep kdmtheme".

When i try to open KDM using 'su' it does not appear in Kcontrol and to check if the package is installed I entered the command and it gave me no output so what does that mean is it installed or not?.

reddazz · 03-31-2006, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by kool_kid

When i try to open KDM using 'su' it does not appear in Kcontrol and to check if the package is installed I entered the command and it gave me no output so what does that mean is it installed or not?.

Do you mean KDM theme manager and not KDM? How did you install the package? On Mandriva it should be "#urpmi kdmtheme" and it definitely shows up in kcontrol.

kool_kid · 03-31-2006, 01:56 PM

i meant KDM theme manager i downloaded a rpm package from pbone.net n right clicked on it then selected install software.