When comparing Zukiwi vs Zukitre, the Slant community recommends Zukitre for most people. In the question“What are the best Gnome Shell themes?” Zukitre is ranked 8th while Zukiwi is ranked 13th. The most important reason people chose Zukitre is:
The design of Zukitre differs from Zukitwo in that there are fewer gradients and rounded corners. It is also designed to be more flat.
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Pros
Pro Offers PPA for easy install on Ubuntu based distros
Zukiwi offers an Ubuntu PPA for Ubuntu based distros.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/themes
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install zukiwi
Pro Has matching GTK theme
Zukitwo Gnome Shell theme offers a matching GTK theme.
Pro Designed to be flat with sharp corners
The design of Zukitre differs from Zukitwo in that there are fewer gradients and rounded corners. It is also designed to be more flat.
Cons
Con Only supports latest release of Gnome Shell and GTK
Zukiwi only supports the latest release of Gnome Shell and GTK.
Con Only supports the latest release of Gnome Shell and GTK
For Debian or Ubuntu users this theme will not work as it only supports the latest version of Gnome Shell and GTK.