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title: Install gtk-theme-orchis on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of gtk-theme-orchis for on elementary OS - Orchis
  theme
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/gtk-theme-orchis/elementary
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# Install gtk-theme-orchis on **elementary OS**

# gtk-theme-orchis

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/gtk-theme-orchis/elementary#install)

#### Orchis theme

Orchis is a flat style gtk theme for Gnome/Gtk desktop. It is provided generally from gnome-look.org: <https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1357889>.

To use this theme:

1. Install the local theme from gnome-look.org
2. Install this snapped theme
3. Use gnome-tweaks(<https://packages.ubuntu.com/jammy/gnome-tweaks>) to change your local theme. This will update the snap theme being used as well.

For a brief period, you will need to manually connect this theme to each snap after the above steps, in order to tell the snapped app which theme to use. For example, to connect `gnome-calculator` to this theme:

```
 $ sudo snap connect gnome-calculator:gtk-3-themes gtk-theme-orchis:gtk-3-themes
```

### Package name

* gtk-theme-orchis

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### License

* GPL-3.0-or-later

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### Last updated

* 2 August 2022 - latest/stable
* 17 January 2025 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/vinceliuice/Orchis-theme](https://github.com/vinceliuice/Orchis-theme "https://github.com/vinceliuice/Orchis-theme")

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### Contact

* [eeickmeyer@ubuntu.com](mailto:eeickmeyer@ubuntu.com "mailto:eeickmeyer@ubuntu.com")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/gtk-theme-orchis/elementary#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install gtk-theme-orchis

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install gtk-theme-orchis

To install gtk-theme-orchis, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install gtk-theme-orchis
```

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