i have reinstalled the latest version of cubes multiple times trying to figure out how to get dark mode in qubes manager. please help

Try this [image] Dark Theme for [Qubes Manager] Not Working in 4.1 General In dom0: $ sudo qubes-dom0-update qt5ct qt5-qtstyleplugins Then, run: $ export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=qt5ct Then: $ qt5ct Here you select Style: gtk2 (to match your current XFCE settings) and y…

Another solution what I did is to edit /etc/environment in dom0 QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE=adwaita-dark and logout or reboot.

This application is not configured correctly. The QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME enviroment variable is not set (required value: qt5ct)

Could this be because i didnt make “QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=qt5ct” persistent? If so, how can i make it persistent?

The same thread explains what you need to do [image] Dark Theme for [Qubes Manager] Not Working in 4.1 General export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=gtk2 in /etc/environment equally does the trick, if the respective dependencies are installed. Not so important in dom0 but if you wa…

I could only get the export to work when I execute the manager from the terminal. If you edit /usr/share/application/qubes-qube-manager.desktop and change the Exec line to: Exec=/bin/sh -c 'export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=gtk2; qubes-qube-manager' then it should also be dark mode when you execute th…

It worked, thanks i appreciate it

I need help with dark mode in 4.2.1

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anon40243023 April 16, 2024, 4:07pm 2

Try this