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Theming GIMP to match Gnome3 on a Dark Desktop

GIMP is great for many things. However, when using a clean install on Gnome3 with a Dark Theme for the DE – GIMP does not inherit the dark menu and interface structure. Resulting in an eye popping white interface on an otherwise darker display.

Like most things with Linux systems – we can easily tweak this.

Themes (Dark and other can be downloaded from a variety of sources (two listed below, or duckduckgo!:
Better GTK2 Themes for GIMP 2.8
GIMP Theme Project

Copy the downloaded theme files to your home folder into:

~/.gimp-2.8/themes

!Note the ” . “ in the .gimp-2.8 – this folder is hidden in Nautilus. If using the Nautilus/Files file manager gui, hidden files/folders can be revealed using the key-combo CTRL-H – showing or hiding the hidden files/folders that are present in the front-most window you have open.

In GIMP, navigate the menus:
EDIT >>
Preferences (Opens Preference Window) >>
Theme (Your new themes will appear here.)
Select your theme, and click OK.

See screenshots: