How do I get the Nautilus file manager to follow the theme that I have installed?

Clem_Dye

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I'm running Linux Mint 22.2 Cinnamon desktop and have themed it using White Sur-Light for Applications. However, the Nautilus File Manager doesn't seem to want to follow the window button theme/scheme. The folder icons appear correct, however.

Does anyone have any idea how I can sort this please?

The window buttons are where I want them (top left of windows) and in the correct order, it's just that they don't follow the MacOS button theme.

It's purely cosmetic of course, but very annoying!

Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers.
 


You'll want to double-check this, but I think one is GTK3 and the other is GTK4. So, you'll need a theme that supports both.

The GNOME folks are using GTK4, while Cinnamon is still using GTK3.
 


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