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2026-01-08
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honu
![qubes|690x387, 100%](upload://6gYcjEeoYGRw3VONN9fCBwKCCz1.jpeg) ![default|690x387, 50%](upload://ahG6aHHLwZmscy6vDhWBy7DSh44.png)![candy|690x387, 50%](upload://I95hmJon8QCMMGM7xbDWkuAdZc.jpeg) ![qubesstandard|690x387](upload://37Pd58jXM3XHS2BLZcLTE8qoD0K.png) ![colored1|690x387](upload://dzHHbV2xo1QvQYWKBUVqydnLWRc.png) ![colored2|690x387](upload://bSkuJy46kifbnIQcTgP9huu6aNy.png)
You can find the theme [here](https://www.xfce-look.org/p/2332691). The instructions to set it up (which are mostly copy pasted from the guide txt file) are below. It's currently dark mode only, but I'll probably get started on a light version soon. **QUBES OS SETUP GUIDE (4.3)** You can find the theme [here](https://www.xfce-look.org/p/2332691). The instructions to set it up (which are mostly copy pasted from the guide txt file) are below. **QUBES OS 4.3 SETUP GUIDE**
qvm-run --pass-io <source-vm-name> "cat ~/Downloads/Fake10-v2.tar.gz" > ~/Desktop/Fake10.tar.gz qvm-run --pass-io <source-vm-name> "cat ~/Downloads/Fake10-v3.tar.gz" > ~/Desktop/Fake10.tar.gz
background-color: red; background-color: transparent;
*This fixes the taskbar program icon alignment for XFCE 4.18 (currently what Dom0 is using) since they render smaller than on 4.20 it seems like. Could also just be Qubes.* *This fixes the taskbar program icon alignment since they render smaller on this version of XFCE/Qubes.*
Hide the Whonix sdwdate icon by going to the Status Tray Plugin settings Modify the following line by running "sudo nano /usr/lib/qubes/icon-receiver" to prevent icon tinting [OPTIONAL] icon_tinted = icon.tint(color) <----- [CHANGE TO "icon_tinted = icon"] Change the VM colors to gray if you don't like the colored context menu borders [OPTIONAL] If the cursor theme isn't working, overwrite the Adwaita cursors in /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors/ [TROUBLESHOOTING]
Install the UNMODIFIED Fake10 theme in the rest of the VMs (setting accent colors is recommended) **(again, guide below)** In sys-net specifically, overwrite some icons in ~/.icons/Fake10/16/ with the ones from ./Qubes/Icons/ Install the UNMODIFIED Fake10 theme in the rest of the VMs (setting accent colors is recommended, skip the taskbar section) **(again, guide below)** In sys-net specifically, change the VM color to gray and overwrite the icons in ~/.icons/Fake10/16/ with icons from ./Qubes/Icons/SysNet/ For whonix-gateway, run " qvm-run -u root whonix-gateway-18 'pcmanfm-qt' " to open a file explorer in root Copy the sdwdate icons from ./Qubes/Icons/ to the Whonix Gateway VM and overwrite the old icons in /usr/share/sdwdate-gui/icons/
Run "rm -rf ~/.cache/fontconfig; rm -rf ~/.fontconfig; fc-cache -rv" Run "rm -rf ~/.cache/fontconfig &;& rm -rf ~/.fontconfig &;& fc-cache -rv" Run "gtk-update-icon-cache -f -t ~/.icons/Fake10/" Run "xfce4-panel -r"
> Items > Delete Applications Menu, separators, Workspace Switcher, and Action Buttons > Add Whisker Menu to the left, Notification Plugin to the right, and a Separator after Window Buttons > Items > Set in order: Whisker Menu, Window Buttons, Separator, Status Tray, PulseAudio, Clock, Notification Plugin > Add Show Desktop to the very right [OPTIONAL]
Install xdg-user-dirs to create user directories (Videos, Documents, etc.) which use theme icons [OPTIONAL] Install xdg-user-dirs and run "xdg-user-dirs-update" to create user directories which use theme icons [OPTIONAL]
> Slide out = Enabled [OPTIONAL] > Slide out = Enabled [OPTIONAL]
> Log > Log notifications = Enabled, Always
Run "gtk-update-icon-cache -f -t ~/.icons/Fake10/" Cusomize desktop icon label colors and shadows based on your wallpaper near the bottom of Fake10/gtk-3.0/gtk.css [OPTIONAL] Customize desktop icon label colors and shadows based on your wallpaper near the bottom of Fake10/gtk-3.0/gtk.css [OPTIONAL]
If you have any questions you can ask them here or contact me on Signal at handle "honu.01". Have a nice day!If you have any questions you can ask them here. Have a nice day!

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Revision #2

Edited on
2025-12-08
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honu
Hello Qubes forum! I just released a brand new XFCE Win 10 look-alike theme and I'm pleased to announce that I've just added dedicated Qubes OS support for it! Example screenshot below (new forum users can only embed one picture, check the download link for more!): ![qubes|690x387, 100%](upload://6gYcjEeoYGRw3VONN9fCBwKCCz1.jpeg) Hello Qubes forum! I just released a brand new XFCE Win 10 look-alike theme and I'm pleased to announce that I've just added dedicated Qubes OS support for it! Example screenshots below: ![qubes|690x387, 100%](upload://6gYcjEeoYGRw3VONN9fCBwKCCz1.jpeg) ![default|690x387, 50%](upload://ahG6aHHLwZmscy6vDhWBy7DSh44.png)![candy|690x387, 50%](upload://I95hmJon8QCMMGM7xbDWkuAdZc.jpeg)