Dark mode is one of the most notable new features in Ubuntu 20.04. Any version of Ubuntu can give the user interface a darker look by installing a darker theme, but in Ubuntu 20.04 the process has been made easier.

In Ubuntu 20.04, there is no need to install additional themes, and the default theme (called Yaru) comes with three modes of its own, including dark mode.

I’ll show you how to set the Ubuntu system completely to dark mode.

Turn on dark mode in Ubuntu 20.04

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This step is done on the GNOME desktop. If you are using another desktop, you may see something different from the screenshot below.

Press the Super key (or Windows key) and type “Settings” to find the system Settings.

In system Settings, go to the Appearance section and you’ll see light, Standard, and Dark. Since you want to use dark mode, the natural choice is to choose the “Dark” option.

Once set, any GTK3 application can follow the dark mode. As a result, you’ll see that most of the applications on the system, including the text editor, terminal, LibreOffice, etc., are already switched to dark colors. But applications that don’t use GTK3 may not follow into dark mode, and I’ll show you how to do it more completely below.

Continue to adjust and enter full dark mode

At this point, you’ll notice that the shell theme, the message tray in the top panel of the screen, and the system tray remain in their original mode.

Now you need to install the Yaru dark shell theme using the GNOME extension. Open the terminal in Ubuntu by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T and then run the following command to install the browser extension:

sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell
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Go to the extensions page to enable this extension:

Run the following command to install the GNOME Adjustment tool:

sudo apt install gnome-tweaks
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Open the GNOME Tweaking tool and go to the Appearance section to see the option for the shell theme, which you now just need to enable.

When you look at the Settings, desktop notifications, message tray, system tray, and so on are already in dark mode.

I feel much better now. But you may also notice that many websites use a white background color when accessing websites using a browser. It would be unrealistic to expect websites to offer darker modes, but we can do this ourselves.

All you need is a browser extension like Dark Reader. This browser extension is also discussed in Firefox enable Dark Mode, and it’s not complicated to use. If you’re using Chromium in Firefox, Chrome, or Ubuntu, you can install the extension on the official web site.

Once Dark Reader is installed, the site will open in Dark mode.

Of course, some external third-party applications may still be in a light-colored state. If they come with a darker mode option of their own, you need to manually enable their darker mode.

Now, dark mode is becoming more and more popular among non-developers. Follow the steps above and you can easily enter the dark mode.

Please enjoy the dark mode.

Via: itsfoss.com/dark-mode-u…

By Abhishek Prakash (Lujun9972

This article is originally compiled by LCTT and released in Linux China