ConnexionUbuntu 25.10 Yaru Theme Adds New App Icons
Ubuntu 25.10 is now in user-interface freeze, with the final gasps of theme polishing squeaking in ahead of the planned beta release later this month. As a refresher, Ubuntu’s default theme is Yaru, which is a modified version of the GTK4/libadwaita stylesheet used by apps and GNOME Shell. It also includes a custom icon set (increasingly informed by its Adwaita counterpart) and a sound theme. Yaru is maintained by the Ubuntu community, with input and pointers from Canonical’s engineering and design teams. Yaru-ified symbolic icons have been added for the new login accessibility menu GNOME 49 adds to the login […]
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