How to tweak Ubuntu Software Center

Question

Is it possible to change some styles inside of the Ubuntu Software Center application?

For example, how can I change the rounded corners radius? Or how can I change the background color?

Answer 1

The answer would be divided into two parts:

1. Changing the dialog shapes (border shape - size - re-sizable ....)
2. changing the appearance (background color , some fonts, ... )

To change the dialog shape

go to the directory:

/usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3

Open the *.ui apps with GLADE. Edit whatever you want to do in appearance then save.

To install glade:

sudo apt-get install glade

for example here i change the message in the dialog that appears when something wrong goes in your sofwtare center

Enjoy this tricky

Now Also you can do some job when changing the css of the software center found in the path /usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3/css.

Play with values in and see the difference and do what you want to.

For example:

open /usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3/css/softwarecenter.css

@define-color light-aubergine #DED7DB;
@define-color super-light-aubergine #F4F1F3;


#featured-star {
    border-color: #F89516;  /* yellow */
    color: #FFC51D;         /* orange */
}

I would change the color of the star in the favorite part of software center

what I did is changing the border color and color of the featured star to black

@define-color light-aubergine #DED7DB;
@define-color super-light-aubergine #F4F1F3;


#featured-star {
    border-color: #000000;
    color: #000000;
}