how do i get this to work i did what you said here and i dont see the starlabs
is this in response to:
You should relay any errors that were displayed in terminal when you ran the commands.
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You can try it with adding the normal ppa instead of beta version. Maybe this no longer exists because this was an old instruction:
For install:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:starlabs/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install starlabstheme
After that reboot. Then at login click on the cog and choose starlabs.
The best way to remove the repository of the beta version beforehand is to deactivate it or remove it completely under "Software and Updates" > Other applications
Search for repository ppa:starlabs/beta
If you don't want to change the entire session to Starlabs and keep the Zorin greeter you can install the theme, icons, cursor, background separately (this article is a bit older but the command for the separat installation of the theme should be the same)
Also: Be sure to remove the repository once you have installed your themes:
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:starlabs/ppa
When Zorin OS system updater runs upgrades, differing Gnome Packages between the Zorin OS repository and the starlabs repository can cause headaches and conflicts.
Any time you add another Distributions repository in order to obtain a package - you should remove that Distributions repository upon completion.
@Aravisian Sorry to ask this in this thread: Should I also remove the ppa from kelebek for the Nvidia-390-driver after installation or keep it, because then I might get regular updates? Or do I have to keep checking if there are newer versions and update myself?
You can keep third party PPA's.
Distribution PPA's often contain base system packages (e.g. Gnome, Python, Glibc, which is why I warn to remove those once a user has gotten the package they wanted.
Now I'm a bit confused. Also, are ppas from other distributions supposed to be removed after the download or not? Perhaps it is a translating problem.
And with distributions are not only meant linux distributions like Linux Mint, MX Linux... but also others? How do you know if it is a distribution ppa or a third party ppa, as e.g. starlabs?
I see how I was confusing.
Starlabs, is itself, not a Distribution. However, as a supplier, it provides a large number of packages.
But, yes, in general, I am referring only to PPA's for distros like Fedora, Mint, MX, LinuxLite, Peppermint...
If you are not sure if the PPA is for a distro (distribution), just visiting that PPA's webpage should show you the packages that are contained in that repository.
This will let you know if they are providing only independent software - or system software like Deksop Environments or Python or library objects.
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