Installing new theme

[f1rem0th]

I'm trying to install http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Crystal?content=13969

I downloaded the source,


./configure

<everything went great>
sudo make
<everything went great>

sudo make install
<great again>




i go to system settings, appearance, and choose crystal (which i assume that theme replaces?)
and its exactly the same as before.


so i try


kwin --replace

and still nothing :(

help please :((

[Fintan]

I think it is a windows decoration not a theme.

[Rog131]

About compiling:

It would be wiser to use:

./configure
make
sudo checkinstall

Because (i tried Crystal):

dpkg: error processing /media/sda2/path/crystal-1.0.5/crystal_1.0.5-1_i386.deb (
--install):
conflicting packages - not installing crystal
Errors were encountered while processing:

It tries to overwrite packages (conflicting packages)
Maybe it is just icons or something but...

From repos:

kwin-style-crystal
semi transparant window decoration for KDE

Crystal offers you pseudo transparent titlebar, buttons and borders
transparent, so you can see more of your lovely background image
Transparancy and buttons can be costumized to match your wishes.
Offers rounded corners as well

And it is of course nice to look at. Upstream says:
"- Don't forget to breathe, while drooling."

;) Seems that it is same kwin style (repo version is 1.02 - KDE-Look is 1.05)


Note
If you really want - you could force dpkg.
from man dpkg:

--force-things | --no-force-things | --refuse-things

Force or refuse (no-force and refuse mean the same thing)
to do some things. things is a comma separated list of
things specified below. --force-help displays a message
describing them. Things marked with (*) are forced by
default.

Warning: These options are mostly intended to be used by
experts only. Using them without fully understanding
their effects may break your whole system.



Links:
FAQ: Installing from source
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3085626.0

CustomizeKubuntu
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CustomizeKubuntu

[f1rem0th]

so you're saying to remove the crystal theme first because it may not be letting the installer complete?



I tried that, and it removed KDE ^^,

so i re-installed it, and downloaded the checkinstall packages.
then,



./configure
sudo make
make checkinstall


I got the error saying it couldnt overwrite packages, so i navigated to the ) .deb that checkinstall created, and opened a console there.


sudo dpkg -i --force-all <path to .deb>


it said that everything went well and that it overwrote the original crystal package, I ctrl+alt+bkspc, and go to change my window decoration and still nothing. It's the same decoration still :S

[Rog131]

so you're saying to remove the crystal theme first because it may not be letting the installer complete?

Nope - ;D - I'm saying that: You already have crystal (1.02). If you install crystal from KDE look then you have crystal (1.05).


Crystal in common distributions:
- Kubuntu: Crystal is the default decoration since 6.06



I ctrl+alt+bkspc, and go to change my window decoration and still nothing. It's the same decoration still

Yes - because it is still same crystal. Look changelog - bugfixes and small addons.

If you want to change crystal look: K > System Settings > Appearance -> Window Decorations.

[Fintan]

I think it is a windows decoration not a theme

Yep, Rog is correct. That is where you change window cecorations :) ;)

[Rog131]

And if you are trying to get transparency:

Transparent Terminal
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=249050

Note that this does not give you true transparency. It will just show you a virtual image of your desktop background behind the window. So, any other windows behind it will not show through.


More tinkering:

Start konsole: Settings > Configure konsole > Scema tab -> Transparent

[Fintan]

Or if you want transperancy in your titlebar go to window decoration->backround and choose transperency. You van also choose how it looks on the active / inactive tabs. You can change your button looks under the buttons tab. Watch out there two:)