The Ubuntu Desktop Team's focus is on the new Yaru themes. I don't think we have plans to work on this request.
Someone from the community could salvage the old Ambiance GNOME Shell theming and put it in the Ambiance package. (You will then probably need to use GNOME Tweaks to switch Shell themes.) The difficulty is that new GNOME Shell releases will often require theme updates. ** Package changed: light-themes (Ubuntu) => ubuntu-themes (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: ubuntu-themes (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist ** Changed in: ubuntu-themes (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1806234 Title: no way to switch back to bionic shell theme Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in ubuntu-themes package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: It is not possible, as far as I am aware, to change the GNOME Shell theme back to what it was in Ubuntu 18.04. I am reporting this as a bug because it _is_ possible to change the application and icon theme back to what they were in 18.04. It should be possible to make Ubuntu 18.10 look the same as Ubuntu 18.04 as some users (including myself) prefer the old theme to the new one. I prefer it because the new theme is too flat, but that is beside the point. Ubuntu version: Ubuntu 18.10 gnome-tweaks version: 3.30.1-1 I expected to be able to open Tweaks and change the shell theme, but there is only one available, called "Default". ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10 Package: gnome-shell 3.30.1-2ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-11.12-generic 4.18.12 Uname: Linux 4.18.0-11-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun Dec 2 10:00:45 2018 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-12-01 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725) SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to cosmic on 2018-12-01 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1806234/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp