Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, the Faba icon theme is a set of pretty icons, created by the developers of the Moka theme. The Faba icons are compatible with both Unity and Gnome Shell.
In this article I will show you how to install the Faba Icon Theme on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 15 Olivia, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Fedora 20, Fedora 19, Fedora 18, OpenSUSE 13.1, OpenSUSE 12.3 and OpenSUSE 12.2.
Since the Faba Icon Theme is available via PPA, installing it on the listed Ubuntu and Linux Mint systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the needed packages. Like this:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:moka/faba-icon-theme
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install faba-icon-theme faba-icon-theme-symbolic faba-mono-icons
For the RPM using systems, the Faba icon theme is available via some repositories. Follow the instructions for your system exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install the Faba Icon Theme on Fedora 20:
$ sudo touch /etc/yum.repos.d/faba-icon-theme.repo
$ cd etc/yum.repos.d/faba-icon-theme.repo
$ sudo wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/snwh:/faba-icon-theme/Fedora_20/home:snwh:faba-icon-theme.repo
$ sudo yum update
$ sudo yum install faba-icon-theme faba-icon-theme-symbolic faba-mono-icons
How to install the Faba Icon Theme on Fedora 19:
$ sudo touch /etc/yum.repos.d/faba-icon-theme.repo
$ cd etc/yum.repos.d/faba-icon-theme.repo
$ sudo wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/snwh:/faba-icon-theme/Fedora_19/home:snwh:faba-icon-theme.repo
$ sudo yum update
$ sudo yum install faba-icon-theme faba-icon-theme-symbolic faba-mono-icons
How to install the Faba Icon Theme on Fedora 18:
$ sudo touch /etc/yum.repos.d/faba-icon-theme.repo
$ cd etc/yum.repos.d/faba-icon-theme.repo
$ sudo wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/snwh:/faba-icon-theme/Fedora_18/home:snwh:faba-icon-theme.repo
$ sudo yum update
$ sudo yum install faba-icon-theme faba-icon-theme-symbolic faba-mono-icons
How to install the Faba Icon Theme on OpenSUSE 13.1:
sudo zypper addrepo -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/snwh:/faba-icon-theme/openSUSE_13.1/ "Faba Icon Theme Repository"
sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper install faba-icon-theme faba-icon-theme-symbolic faba-mono-icons
How to install the Faba Icon Theme on OpenSUSE 12.3:
sudo zypper addrepo -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/snwh:/faba-icon-theme/openSUSE_12.3/ "Faba Icon Theme Repository"
sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper install faba-icon-theme faba-icon-theme-symbolic faba-mono-icons
How to install the Faba Icon Theme on OpenSUSE 12.2:
sudo zypper addrepo -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/snwh:/faba-icon-theme/openSUSE_12.2/ "Faba Icon Theme Repository"
sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper install faba-icon-theme faba-icon-theme-symbolic faba-mono-icons
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