Cinnamon theming

[Matthew45]

My problem occured when i was trying to force add/remove software to match adapta nokto theme. I didnt remember what i did but all i know that theme now applys only on taskbar and pop up menus. Nemo and other apps are default themed. How to fix that properly..have someone had that issue? I guess only me xd..cheers to all
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[j8a]

Hi @Matthew45 ,

There are two possible answers to your problem, install one of these two packages.

adapta-gtk-theme adapta-maia-theme

You could install one each time and try.

The adapta-nokto-theme is downloaded in Cinnamon Settings, under. Hope it help, regards.

Settings > Themes > Add/Remove

[Matthew45]

Thanks for your reply ill keep that in mind, if something happens again. In the meanwhile i figured out what caused the issue I opened my .profile in nano

nano ~/.profile

2. Found the line:

export GTK_THEME=Adwaita:dark

3. Commented it out by adding # at the start:

# export GTK_THEME=Adwaita:dark

4. Saved it and exit

5. Log out and back in, and theme was working again.

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[robin0800]

Well I am amazed because as far as i know, lightdm does not read .profile anymore. So to reed it in your home directory, you have to sim link it to .xprofile which lightdm does still read.

[Matthew45]

You’re essentially right, and your understanding matches how LightDM behaves on most modern setups. LightDM sources the following files (if present).

1. /etc/X11/Xsession

2. ~/.xprofile

3. ~/.xsession

4. Desktop-specific startup files (e.g., systemd user units, DE autostart)

That’s why .xprofile still works.