Need write permissions to install themes on Linux Mint 17 "Rebecca" Mate

Question

Just installed Linux Mint 17 "Rebecca" Mate. I'm trying to install a new theme and am directed to

http://gnome-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=167

I've downloaded a couple and their instructions request that contents are copied to

/usr/share/themes

However, I don't have writing permissions to copy to this folder. I carried out a workaround to basically force the download into /themes, but encountered a fairly obstructive error upon booting wherein the ICE authority file could not be updated. This has since been resolved.

What's a successful method?

Thanks.

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22

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Why not simply extract that to your home folder into ~/.themes directory? See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_TyVwRxgfI or http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=135054 or https://askubuntu.com/questions/121387/how-to-theme-the-cinnamon-desktop which also mention that you can install those .zip files directly via cinnamon control center.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22

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answered Dec 31 '14 at 12:37

doktor5000

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score -1 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 31 '14 at 12:40

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From a command prompt:

sudo tar -xzf /path/to/downloaded/file.gz -C /usr/share/themes

edited Dec 31 '14 at 12:40

Graeme

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answered Dec 31 '14 at 01:48

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It's a .zip unfortunately. – mickmau5 Dec 31 '14 at 01:57
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Use `sudo unzip /path/to/file.zip -d /usr/share/themes` – eyoung100 Dec 31 '14 at 01:59
Doesn't tar's `-f` need to be the last option before the filename? – steeldriver Dec 31 '14 at 02:07
No, the options work in any order. AFAIK – eyoung100 Dec 31 '14 at 02:08
steeldriver is correct, after -f tar expects the filename. – doktor5000 Dec 31 '14 at 12:36

Need write permissions to install themes on Linux Mint 17 "Rebecca" Mate

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