# Pamac in dark mode in XFCE **URL:** \ **Category:** XFCE\ **Created:** [November 16, 2023, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/pamac-in-dark-mode-in-xfce/47877 "2023-11-16T06:12:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![philou](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/philou/32/51307_2.png) [@philou](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/philou)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/pamac-in-dark-mode-in-xfce/47877/1 "2023-11-16T06:12:54Z")
Hi everyone, I wanted to share a solution about Pamac. When I was using Pamac in Xfce this application was using a clear theme even if I changed the theme in dark in the XFCE panel configuration … My favourite theme is Qogir-Dark so I searched a method to force this theme works in dark mode in EndeavourOS … To do so, of course you will have to install and use the theme “qogir-gtk-theme” … if not installed type: sudo pacman -S qogir-gtk-theme And of course if you like the Qogir theme install the Qogir icons with this command: sudo pacman -S eos-qogir-icons Change your theme in the Xfce Configuration Panel “Appearence/Style” for Qogir-Dark Change also the icons theme in “Apparence/Icons” for matching with “Qogir-Dark” Then open a terminal and edit the environment file in /etc with your favourite text editor sudo xed /etc/environment or nano /etc/environment … and add this line at the end of the file: GTK\_THEME=Qogir-Dark Save the file and restart your system … Seems to work on many Arch Distros … I made this simple trick on others Arch distros and Pamac is now in dark mode ! ---
**Author:** ![Kresimir](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/kresimir/32/73739_2.png) [@Kresimir](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Kresimir)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 6:50am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/pamac-in-dark-mode-in-xfce/47877/2 "2023-11-16T06:50:25Z")
Thanks. Just be careful not to DDoS the AUR. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![philou](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/philou/32/51307_2.png) [@philou](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/philou)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/pamac-in-dark-mode-in-xfce/47877/3 "2023-11-16T07:39:20Z")
Sorry I have no choice ! 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![thefrog](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/thefrog/32/114250_2.png) [@thefrog](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/thefrog)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 7:57am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/pamac-in-dark-mode-in-xfce/47877/4 "2023-11-16T07:57:13Z")
> [@philou](#): > > Pamac is now in dark mode ! pacman is always in dark mode 😁 ---
**Author:** ![philou](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/philou/32/51307_2.png) [@philou](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/philou)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/pamac-in-dark-mode-in-xfce/47877/5 "2023-11-16T11:04:18Z")
Not always sorry … almost in the gui version ! Specially in Xfce and many others Arch Distros, Pamac stays in clear mode even if you choose a dark mode … On Arch, Manjaro, CachyOS or ArcoLinux it is so … that’s why I made this post 😃 ---
**Author:** ![thefrog](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/thefrog/32/114250_2.png) [@thefrog](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/thefrog)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/pamac-in-dark-mode-in-xfce/47877/6 "2023-11-16T11:16:22Z")
that is the terminal itself and not pacman itself. Those distro’s and maintainers are the reason those are transparent and suck. ---
**Author:** ![JCVMinou](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/94ad74/32.png) [@JCVMinou](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/JCVMinou)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/pamac-in-dark-mode-in-xfce/47877/7 "2023-11-16T15:26:56Z")
This works very well, thank you ! ---
**Author:** ![anon93652015](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@anon93652015](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/anon93652015)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/pamac-in-dark-mode-in-xfce/47877/8 "2023-11-16T15:43:05Z")
> [@thefrog](#): > > pacman is always in dark mode Funny because it’s the terminal, not a GUI. > [@philou](#): > > Not always sorry … > Specially in Xfce and many others Arch Distros, Pamac stays in clear mode even if you choose a dark mode … Oh, he didn’t get the joke. How sad. 😅 > [@thefrog](#): > > that is the terminal itself and not pacman itself. > > Those distro’s and maintainers are the reason those are transparent and suck. Oh, he didn’t realise that he didn’t get the joke. Hilarious! 😆 ---
**Author:** ![philou](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/philou/32/51307_2.png) [@philou](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/philou)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/pamac-in-dark-mode-in-xfce/47877/9 "2023-11-16T16:32:06Z")
Thank you … have a nice day ! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![philou](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/philou/32/51307_2.png) [@philou](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/philou)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/pamac-in-dark-mode-in-xfce/47877/10 "2023-11-16T16:35:45Z")
Of course I use the gui version of pamac not the cli … otherwise I would have not talked about this problem ! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![anon93652015](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@anon93652015](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/anon93652015)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/pamac-in-dark-mode-in-xfce/47877/11 "2023-11-16T17:49:56Z")
Just realised that English probably isn’t your first language. It’s a good and useful post. Thanks. 💯 👍 ---
**Author:** ![philou](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/philou/32/51307_2.png) [@philou](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/philou)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/pamac-in-dark-mode-in-xfce/47877/12 "2023-11-17T13:04:19Z")
You are right … english is not my native language … it was surely humor but I didnt realised ! The french section has disappeared from the forum and my sense of humor with it 🤣 Thanks for your reaction 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![anon93652015](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@anon93652015](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/anon93652015)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/pamac-in-dark-mode-in-xfce/47877/13 "2023-11-17T15:53:41Z")
> [@philou](#): > > The french section has disappeared from the forum and my sense of humor with it 🤣 🤣 🤣 It’s still alive and kicking, it seems.