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I have just updated my old Ubuntu 11.04 to the 12.04 version and I really dislike the new appearance. Is there anyway I can go back to the old appearance? Here are some examples of the things I would like to change:

  • the omnipresent orange colour (for example, colour of the folders, colour of the little x on the top right of the window etc.); used to be blue.
  • The icons on the right vertical bar are unreadable: the dropbox icon has become a light grey shapeless blob, the battery icon does not indicate, as it did before, when electricity is plugged in and when it isn't.
  • everything is just grey and orange (I chose the Radiance theme, the other ones are even worse). There used to be a lot of options choosing the shape of the windows and so on, where has all that gone?

Thanks for your help!

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were you using any theme? download and apply that theme. – Web-E Dec 8 '12 at 9:47
I Agree, it sounds like a customised theme, mostly. (Blue cross ????). For the AC/Batt icon, check your power settings and how it is set to indicate, or there may be a problem that goes beyond simple configuration and theming. – fabricator4 Dec 8 '12 at 10:03

closed as not constructive by Web-E, Stephen Myall, fabricator4, hhlp, Ringtail Dec 8 '12 at 14:54

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