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- Usage
- For macOS and Linux
- For Linux SNAP
- For Windows Users
Purpose
Store scripts and Style sheets for Slack Desktop Dark Mode.
Native Dark Mode in Slack isn't available as of this writing.
The following platforms are supported in this repo via scripts:
- macOS slack-dark-mode.sh
- Linux slack-dark-mode.sh
- Linux SNAP snap-slack-dark-mode.sh
- Windows slack-dark-mode.ps1
Screenshot
Notice
Due to the changes in Slack 4.0+ this project will not be compatible with Slack Version 3.4 or below.
If you're looking for 3.4.x compatible settings please refer to this.
Usage
As of this writing Slack Supports Dark Mode Natively #258
In general, you should completely close out of Slack before or after you run the install scripts. This will ensure that everything is properly updated. Once the script has been run the first time, if you ever need to update the CSS styles, you can simply use ctrl + r or cmd + r in macOS to reload Slack and update the CSS, if the scripts below do not automatically close Slack for you.
For All Systems/OS
Snap Slacks
First, clone the repository
Then shutdown Slack and please reference for your operating system:
For macOS and Linux
Update CSS Only
Revert to Light Mode
For Linux SNAP
Since snap is a 'read-only' file system, we have to mount the changes.The script automatically insert a new crontab so it will persist through reboots.Since the way SNAPS work are different, we can easily revert to light mode as well with the script.Note: This script will automatically kill Slack when the -u flag is not used to ensure the mount is not busy.
Update CSS Only (SNAP)
Revert to Light Mode (SNAP)
For Windows Users
Open Powershell in Admin mode:
Note: This script will automatically kill Slack each time you update.
Update CSS Only (Windows)
Snap Slack Free
Revert to Light Mode (Windows)
If you want to make your own tweaks to the css, you can create a file called custom-dark-theme.css in the root of the repository, which will be appended to the end of the main css so you can easily keep your changes through updates of the repo.
Dark Mode Toggle
If you want to toggle Dark Mode on or off you can use Ctrl + L (lower case) on any OS.
Attributions
Some scripts were 'borrowed' from mmrkoGist
Bugs
Please report any bugs or issues you find. Thanks!
License
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While binaries for Slack have been available for Ubuntu and Fedora, other Linux operating systems are not so lucky. To overcome this, Canonical has released Slack as a Snap, which allows Slack to be installed and used on a greater variety of Linux distributions.
Snapcraft is a command line tool that allows you to install containerised applications called Snaps on many different Linux distribution. As these Snap containers contain all the required dependencies that a program needs to run, it makes it very easy to create and distribute a single container that works on a variety of Linux versions.
Snap Slack Stock
The creation of a Slack Snap is smart move by both the Slack team and Canonical. For Canonical, it provides a greater user base for their Snapcraft service and for Slack, it allows a larger audience to use their service and make upgrading to new Slack versions much easier. According to Jamie Bennett, VP of Engineering, Devices & IoT at Canonical:
Slack is helping to transform the modern workplace, and we’re thrilled to welcome them to the snaps ecosystem Today’s announcement is yet another example of putting the Linux user first – Slack’s developers will now be able to push out the latest features straight to the user. By prioritising usability, and with the popularity of open source continuing to grow, the number of snaps is only set to rise in 2018.
How to install Slack as a Snap
Now that we know that Slack is available as a Snap, the next thing we need to do is install it. Installing Snapcraft, the program required to install and run Snaps, is really easy and supported on the Arch Linux, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, Linux Mint, Manjaro, OpenEmbedded/Yocto, openSUSE, OpenWrt, Solus, & Ubuntu distributions.
Simply go to this page and follow the instructions on how to install the Snapcraft snapd service for your Linux distribution. For example, on Ubuntu you can install Snapcraft simply by using these commands from a terminal:
Once snapd is installed, you can then install Slack using these commands:
Once slack is installed, you can launch your desktop and execute the slack command from a terminal.
Slack will then start and you can use it as normal.
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