share a theme with all users

[jjmk1]

when i install a theme with linux mint 17.1 it is only avialble to the user that i install the theme.
this doesn't really make sense why a theme would not go to a central location so all users on my machine can access the new theme.
as it is now i have to download the theme for each user.

please advice how to make a centralized theme library.

thx.

[xenopeek]

Themes are installed in the user's home folder in the hidden .themes folder. Toggle to show hidden files in your file manager to see it (usually a menu option, or Ctrl+H). For example let's install Numix-Cinnamon for our user. The files would be installed in ~/.themes/Numix-Cinnamon.

System themes are installed in /usr/share/themes. You can copy a user theme there if you want, though mind that you won't be able to update the theme except by downloading the updated version for a user and repeating the copy process. To copy Numix-Cinnamon from our user folder to the system folder:

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sudo cp -Riv ~/.themes/Numix-Cinnamon /usr/share/themes

For your user you'll see the theme twice in the theme selection list--once unlocked (from your user folder) and once locked (from the system folder). You can delete the theme from your user folder if you want.