# The problems After installing lightweight window managers, I noticed that some gtk applications didn't work ( thunar or nautilus, for example ) because of a dbus problem. Moreover, the gtk applications looked ugly, the icons didn't show up. # making dbus run You have to add the following line to /etc/rc.conf dbus=YES Don't forget to put the right dbus file in /etc/rc.d cp /usr/pkg/share/examples/rc.d/dbus /etc/rc.d/dbus # choosing your gtk theme For `gtk2+` applications, you need to create a .gtkrc-2.0 file in your home directory with the following lines : gtk-theme-name = "Clearlooks" gtk-icon-theme-name = "gnome" gtk-font-name = "Sans 12" For `gtk3+`, the file is `~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini`: [Settings] gtk-theme-name = Material-compact gtk-icon-theme-name = adwaita gtk-font-name = Sans 12 gtk-enable-animations = false gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme = false gtk-menu-popup-delay = 0