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Dark mode is one of the most high-profile new features of Ubuntu 20.04. Any version of Ubuntu can give the user interface a dark look by installing dark themes, but in Ubuntu 20.04, the process becomes easier.

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

Next I will show you how to set the Ubuntu system completely to dark mode.

Turn on dark mode at Ubuntu 20.04

This step is done on the GNOME desktop, and if you are using another desktop, what you see may be different from the screenshot below.

Press the super key (or Windows key) and type "settings" to find the system settings.

Search for Settings

In the system setup, enter the "appearance Appearance" section, and you can see three options: light light, standard standard, and dark dark. Since you want to use dark mode, it is natural to choose the "dark" option.

Enable Dark Theme in Ubuntu

Once set up, applications that use GTK3 can follow dark mode. So you will see that most of the applications in the system, including text editors, terminals, LibreOffice, etc., have been switched to dark colors. However, applications that do not use GTK3 may not follow them into dark mode, so I will show you how to enter dark mode more completely.

Continue to adjust to enter full dark mode

At this point, you will find that the shell theme, the message tray in the top panel of the screen, and the system tray are still in the original mode.

No Dark Shell by default in Ubuntu

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

Sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell

Go to the extension page to enable this extension:

Enable User Themes GNOME Extension

Execute the following command to install the GNOME Sizing tool:

Sudo apt install gnome-tweaks

Open the GNOME tuning tool, enter the "appearance Appearance" section, and you can see the options for the shell theme. Now you just need to enable it.

Enable Yaru Dark Shell Theme in Ubuntu

After setting up, observe that the desktop notification, message tray, system tray, and so on have all entered dark mode.

Yaru Dark Shell Theme in Ubuntu

I feel much better now. But you may also notice that when using browsers to visit websites, many websites use a white background color. It would be unrealistic to expect the website to provide a dark mode, but we can do it ourselves.

The only thing you need is a browser extension such as Dark Reader. This browser extension is also discussed in the article "enabling Dark Mode in Firefox". The process of using it is not complicated. If you are using a browser of Firefox, Chrome or Chromium under Ubuntu, you can install the extensions listed on its official website directly.

After the Dark Reader installation is complete, the website will be opened in dark mode.

It's FOSS Homepage in Dark Mode with Dark Reader

Of course, some external third-party applications may still be light. If they come with their own options for dark mode, you need to enable their dark mode manually.

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

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