12 Themes For Ubuntu You Can Download Directly From Ubuntu Repositories

Bisigi themes had always been my favorite. Initially they started of with 9 themes and now the full set includes 12 mind blowing themes for Ubuntu gnome. And the most interesting part is that, you can download these themes directly from Synaptic. Sounds cool eh? Check this out.
Update: How To Install 13 Stunning Themes From Bisigi in Ubuntu Lucid - Modified Post. 

Update: If you want to install Bisigi themes in Lucid or Karmic, there is an even easier method. Check this link

• http://www.techdrivein.com/2010/05/revisiting-bisigi-13-top-notch-themes.html.

Add GPG Key First

• Open Terminal and copy-paste the following line.

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0x1781bd45c4c3275a34bb6aec6e871c4a881574de

• Done.

Now Add The Repo

• Open sources.list file first. Do the following command in Terminal

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

• Now, depending on the version of Ubuntu you use, copy-paste the following repo to the sources.list file, preferably to the last line.

For Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bisigi/ppa/ubuntu karmic main 

For Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bisigi/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main 

For Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bisigi/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main 

For Ubuntu 8.10 Hardy

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bisigi/ppa/ubuntu hardy main 

• Done.

Update Repositories to Include the Changes

• Do the following in Terminal.

sudo apt-get update

• Done.

And Finally, Installing of Bisigi Themes

• To install all the 12 Bisigi themes for Ubuntu Gnome in one go, just open Terminal and copy-paste the command.

sudo apt-get install zgegblog-themes

• Now in order to download themes of your choice, here are the name of the themes with corresponding commands on the right side.

AquaDreams:                      sudo aptitude install aquadreams-theme
Ubuntu Sunrise:                   sudo aptitude install  ubuntu-sunrise-theme
Bamboo-Zen:                      sudo aptitude install bamboo-zen-theme
Step into Freedom:               sudo aptitude install step-into-freedom-theme
Tropical:                             sudo aptitude install tropical-theme
Exotic:                                 sudo aptitude install exotic-theme
Balanzan:                            sudo aptitude install balanzan-theme
Wild Shine:                          sudo aptitude install wild-shine-theme
Infinity:                                sudo aptitude install infinity-theme
Showtime:                           sudo aptitude install showtime-theme
Orange:                              sudo aptitude install orange-theme
Ellanna:                              sudo aptitude install ellanna-theme

Links
http://www.bisigi-project.org/

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