29 October 2012

Install Mylo Xylotheme Icon Theme From PPA In Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/Linux Mint 13



Mylo Xylotheme is an icon theme that you can use with Unity or Gnome Shell desktop environment. In this tutorial, we will help you install it under Ubuntu/Linux Mint from PPA.


The PPA is supported by the following Linux distributions:

  • Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/11.10
  • Linux Mint 13 (Maya)
Mylo Xylotheme Installation

Open the terminal and run these commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:upubuntu-com/icons 
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install mx-icons

To enable it, use this command:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface icon-theme 'MX Icons'

Here is a screenshot of it under Ubuntu Unity:


Credits for this icon theme go here.