Launch the Tweaks application, click “Extensions” in the sidebar, and then enable the “User Themes” extension. Close the Tweaks application, and then reopen it. You can now click the “Shell” box under Themes, and then choose a theme.

How do I enable Shell user themes in Ubuntu?

3 Answers

1. Open Gnome Tweak Tool .
2. Click on the Extensions menu item, and move the User themes slider to On .
3. Close Gnome Tweak Tool and open it again.
4. You should now be able to choose a Shell theme in the Appearance menu.

Where do I put Shell themes?

There are two places the themes files can be placed:

1. ~/. themes : You may have to create this folder in your home directory if it doesn’t exist. …
2. /usr/share/themes: The themes put in this folder will be available to all the users on your system. You need to be root to put files in this folder.