# Reinstall Vimix Theme

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115>\
**Category:** Themes\
**Created:** [June 5, 2019, 11:30am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115 "2019-06-05T11:30:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 19\
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**Author:** ![ruwe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ruwe/32/2155_2.png) [@ruwe](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ruwe)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 11:30am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115/1 "2019-06-05T11:30:34Z")

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I would like to reinstall the vimix theme, because I have deleted some theme files that I would like to get back.

I tried it with “sudo apt install --reinstall vimix-theme” , but I’m getting the error “Unable to locate package vimix-theme” .

What would be the proper way to call the package?

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115/2 "2019-06-05T11:32:50Z")

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try:

```
sudo apt install --reinstall vimix-gtk-themes
```

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**Author:** ![ruwe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ruwe/32/2155_2.png) [@ruwe](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ruwe)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 11:36am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115/3 "2019-06-05T11:36:59Z")

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Thanks for the swift reply. This is what get:

“Reinstallation of vimix-gtk-themes is not possible, it cannot be downloaded.”

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 11:47am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115/4 "2019-06-05T11:47:02Z")

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Please rerun `sudo apt update` again - I noticed that the disco package was missing!

I’ve also double checked upstream and note there is a new version pending so I’ll get that out as an update today/tomorrow sometime.

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**Author:** ![ruwe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ruwe/32/2155_2.png) [@ruwe](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ruwe)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 11:51am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115/5 "2019-06-05T11:51:46Z")

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I tried that right away:

sudo apt update  
sudo apt install --reinstall vimix-gtk-themes

I am still getting the same error message as before: Reinstallation of vimix-gtk-themes is not possible, it cannot be downloaded.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 11:53am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115/6 "2019-06-05T11:53:12Z")

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Have you got our backports PPA enabled?

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**Author:** ![ruwe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ruwe/32/2155_2.png) [@ruwe](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ruwe)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 11:56am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115/7 "2019-06-05T11:56:58Z")

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I have this in the software sources:

```
ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntubudgie/backports/ubuntu disco main
```

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115/8 "2019-06-05T11:59:27Z")

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> [@ruwe](#):
>
> Reinstallation of vimix-gtk-themes is not possible, it cannot be downloaded

weird.

What is the output of the following?:

```
sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade

```

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**Author:** ![ruwe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ruwe/32/2155_2.png) [@ruwe](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ruwe)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115/9 "2019-06-05T12:01:56Z")

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here is the full stack:

Hit:1 [http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu](http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) disco InRelease  
Get:2 [http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu](http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) disco-updates InRelease [97,5 kB]  
Get:3 [http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu](http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) disco-security InRelease [97,5 kB]  
Hit:4 [http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu](http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) disco-backports InRelease  
Ign:5 [http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb](http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb) stable InRelease  
Hit:6 [http://ppa.launchpad.net/noobslab/macbuntu/ubuntu](http://ppa.launchpad.net/noobslab/macbuntu/ubuntu) bionic InRelease  
Hit:7 [http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb](http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb) stable Release  
Hit:8 [http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntubudgie-dev/desktop-icons/ubuntu](http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntubudgie-dev/desktop-icons/ubuntu) disco InRelease  
Hit:9 [http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntubudgie/backports/ubuntu](http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntubudgie/backports/ubuntu) disco InRelease  
Fetched 195 kB in 3s (74,8 kB/s)  
Reading package lists… Done  
Building dependency tree  
Reading state information… Done  
All packages are up to date.  
Reading package lists… Done  
Building dependency tree  
Reading state information… Done  
Calculating upgrade… Done  
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 12:18pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115/10 "2019-06-05T12:18:59Z")

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umm … dunno - just tested here on disco and `sudo apt install vimix-gtk-themes` worked just fine.

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**Author:** ![ruwe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ruwe/32/2155_2.png) [@ruwe](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ruwe)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115/11 "2019-06-05T13:02:10Z")

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I have tried, a couple weeks ago, to install a bionic package (slingscold launcher) on disco dingo, with the following “trick” from [here](https://www.noobslab.com/2018/08/macbuntu-1804-transformation-pack-ready.html)

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

You can change the repo entry to use bionic instead of dingo with the following command and it will work fine.

sudo sed -i.bak ‘s/disco/bionic/g’ /etc/apt/sources.list.d/noobslab-ubuntu-macbuntu-disco.list

it also makes a backup of the original dingo entry for you if the repo gets updated.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Could this be the source of the problem? How would I revert?

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115/12 "2019-06-05T13:51:51Z")

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doubtful.

Try running:

```
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt update
sudo apt install vimix-gtk-themes

```

The apt-get clean will delete all current references to downloaded packages - and then the update will refresh the list again so that hopefully it will start to recognise that vimix-gtk-themes exists in backports.

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**Author:** ![ruwe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ruwe/32/2155_2.png) [@ruwe](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ruwe)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115/13 "2019-06-05T13:56:22Z")

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Trying out a few commands here:

```
sudo apt install vimix-gtk-themes  

```

shows the following output:

```
vimix-gtk-themes is already the newest version (2018.10.24~bionic~NoobsLab.com) 

```

I guess it is the wrong entry : Noobslab

I probably messed something up when trying to install a theme from noobslab.

I guess I did something like

```
 sudo sed -i.bak ‘s/disco/bionic/g’ /etc/apt/sources.list.d/noobslab-ubuntu-themes-disco.list

```

(I knew it would come back and bite me).

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115/14 "2019-06-05T13:59:37Z")

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ahhhh – ok - yeah. NoobsLab have a binary package name that trumps Ubuntu Budgie’s vimix theme binary package. That explains alot.

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**Author:** ![ruwe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ruwe/32/2155_2.png) [@ruwe](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ruwe)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115/15 "2019-06-05T14:06:16Z")

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```auto
 sudo sed -i.bak ‘s/disco/bionic/g’ /etc/apt/sources.list.d/noobslab-ubuntu-themes-disco.list 

is something I found on the the net, without actually knowing the impacts (stupid me). How can I revert to the Budgie backport? Budgie's vimix the is a lot better ... 

```

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115/16 "2019-06-05T14:16:27Z")

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the easiest way would be to disable the noobslab ppa via “Menu - Software Updater - Settings”

Then purge the vimix package you have installed

```
sudo apt purge vimix-gtk-themes

```

Run an update and install

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install vimix-gtk-themes
```

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**Author:** ![ruwe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ruwe/32/2155_2.png) [@ruwe](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ruwe)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115/17 "2019-06-05T14:27:43Z")

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That worked, perfect, thanks. I had the hunch to delete the noobslab entry from the software list. The missing part was purging the vimix package.

Everything’s a peace of learning and better understanding how Ubuntu works. Thanks a lot for your patience.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115/18 "2019-06-16T15:38:56Z")

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Latest vimix theme from upstream has now been uploaded to backports.

Just update as normal.

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**Author:** ![ruwe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/ruwe/32/2155_2.png) [@ruwe](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ruwe)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 10:24pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/reinstall-vimix-theme/2115/19 "2019-06-17T22:24:28Z")

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Cool … I like Vimix, because of its simplicity.