Suru Plus is a revitalized update of the Unity 8 icon theme that was implemented by Ubuntu. And this happened shortly before the project was canceled. So, with this new icon themes package, you can experience the Unity 8 experience in any Linux distribution.
Similarly, Suru Plus is best used in GTK + desktop environments such as Gnome Shell, Mate and others. In addition, it can also work on Qt Linux desktops such as KDE Plasma and LXQt.
Download Suru Plus
For starters, the Suru Plus theme is open source and hosted on GitHub, so you can easily access it. However, since the icons are in GitHub too, you will first need to install the Git package in your distribution.
To install Git, you just have to start your terminal. You can do it by pressing the CTRL + ALT + T keys or: CTRL + SHIFT + T. What you must do next, is to follow these instructions and enter the following command lines.
Ubuntu
sudo apt install git
Debian
sudo apt-get install git
Linux arch
sudo pacman -S git
Fedora
sudo dnf install git
OpenSUSE
sudo zypper install git
Suru Plus on a generic Linux
If you have a lesser known Linux distribution and need the Git package, you must open the package installation tool, look for the “git” package and proceed to install it.
Once you have the Git tool installed, you must download the latest version of Suru Plus on your computer using the git-clone command.
git clone https://github.com/snwh/suru-icon-theme.git
We tell you that the download can take a little time, since there are many files to have in your hands. When everything has been downloaded, use the cd command to move to the "suru-icon-theme" directory.
cd ~ / suru-icon-theme
Compiling Suru Plus
Compiling this icon theme requires that you have Meson installed. You should see below how to install it in your distribution.
Ubuntu
sudo apt install meson
Debian
sudo apt-get install meson
Linux arch
sudo pacman -S meson
Fedora
sudo dnf install meson
OpenSUSE
sudo zypper install meson
Generic Linux
Meson is installable in some generic Linux distributions, through Python3. You can also install Meson by downloading a package for distribution on Pkgs.org.
Now, with Meson installed, you must use it to compile the Suru Plus theme.
meson «build» –prefix = / usr
Package Installation
This installation is a bit different from when you install the other icons. This is because the source code does not leave a folder that you can place anywhere you want. In this sense, to use this icon theme, you must use the Ninja compilation tool to install it correctly.
Asimism, the source code of this application provides compilation instructions that will place the icon theme within the default directory for Linux. However, it is also possible to install it as a single user with some quick settings.
Install for single user
Similarly, this installer does not configure the icons to install in the "~ / .icons" directory by default. The reason for this is that most Linux users are probably not worried about configuring their icons for a single user.
As a result, you must manually move the files after the Ninja installer finishes.
Now, to start the installation for a single user, you must execute the Ninja installation command and allow it to be installed in the default icon location. As the Ninja compilation script would normally do.
sudo ninja -C «build» install
Likewise, the installation should fly by. When it's finished, everything will appear in “/ usr / share / icons / Suru /.” From here, use the mkdir command to create a local icon folder to use Suru as your computer's unique user.
mkdir -p ~ / .icons
Finally, you must install Suru as a single Linux user, moving the icon files from “/ usr / share / icons /” to the “~ / .icons” directory.
sudo mv / usr / share / icons / Suru / ~ / .icons /
Install on the entire system
Now, if you want all users to have access to the Suru Plus theme, you must install it on the entire system. Fortunately, the Ninja construction system makes it an automatic process, so to do so, go to the terminal window, and enter the command we give you below.
sudo ninja -C «build» install
Activate Suru Plus
The Suru icon theme must be enabled for you to use it. So, to activate it, open the system configuration in your desktop environment, look for the icon options and activate it there.