How to Install Accent on Void Linux

Introduction

Accents is a system-wide theme customization tool for Linux. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Accent on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, ensure that you have the following:

• A running instance of Void Linux
• A sudo user account

Steps

1. Open the terminal on your Void Linux system.

2. Run the following command to update your system:

   sudo xbps-install -Su
   

3. Install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:

   sudo xbps-install -S gcc pkg-config meson
   

4. Install the GTK development libraries using the following command:

   sudo xbps-install -S gtk+3.0-devel
   

5. Install the optional dependencies using the following command:

   sudo xbps-install -S gstreamer1-plugins-good gstreamer1-plugins-bad gstreamer1-plugins-ugly
   

6. Clone the Accent repository using the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/Hello-Linux/accent.git
   

7. Change directory to the cloned Accent repository:

   cd accent
   

8. Compile and install Accent by running the following commands:

   meson build --prefix=/usr/local
   ninja -C build
   sudo ninja -C build install
   

9. Run Accent by executing the following command:

   accent
   

10. Accent will automatically create a startup entry in your system for easy access. You can now apply system-wide theme customizations using Accent.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Accent on Void Linux. You can now use Accent to customize your system-wide themes to your liking.