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I know How to install the Pantheon desktop environment?, but I'd rather not install the whole desktop environment but only the theme and iconset.

I can install Cairo dock That looks alike Plank (the docker used in Elementary OS):

sudo apt-get install cairo-dock

(some more docks here)

Is there an easy way to get the theme and icons from Elementary OS on Ubuntu Unity desktop on Ubuntu 14.10?

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rubo77
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  • You should be able to search elementary like icons in gnome-look.org, ubuntu mono icons are based itself on elementary icons. – xangua Jun 10 '15 at 12:29

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  1. Add Elementary ppa:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:elementary-os/stable

  2. Update your system:

    sudo apt-get update

  3. Install the icon theme:

    sudo apt-get install elementary-icon-theme
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  • If you have Ubuntu 14.10, you get `http://ppa.launchpad.net/elementary-os/stable/ubuntu/dists/utopic/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found` so this helps: `sed -i s/utopic/trusty/g elementary-os-ubuntu-stable-utopic.list` – rubo77 Jun 11 '15 at 07:20
  • No I get `The following packages have unmet dependencies: elementary-icon-theme : Depends: gnome-icon-theme-full but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems` – rubo77 Jun 11 '15 at 07:24
  • So since there is no repository for 14.10 or 15.04 I guess **this is only a solution for 14.04** – rubo77 Jun 11 '15 at 07:30
  • Try ppa:elementary-os/daily – Muzaffar Jun 11 '15 at 23:01
  • On 14.10 with daily I get the error `elementary-icon-theme : Depends: gnome-icon-theme-full but it is not going to be installed` and if I try `apt-get install elementary-icon-theme gnome-icon-theme-full` then I get: `gnome-icon-theme-full : Depends: gnome-icon-theme (= 3.10.0-0ubuntu2) but 3.12.0-1ubuntu1 is to be installed` – rubo77 Jun 12 '15 at 22:14
  • It seems that the only option left is installing from noobslab repositories. (noobslab.com) – Muzaffar Jun 12 '15 at 22:49
  • Can't i just download the icons and unpack them in some folder so i can use them? Or install another theme and replace the icons with the one from that package? – rubo77 Jun 13 '15 at 02:06
  • protip: you can use the newer `apt` instead of `apt-get`, it's nicer and shorter – Jan Segre Sep 23 '16 at 03:55