diff --git a/xfce4-terminal/README.org b/xfce4-terminal/README.org
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+* Installation
+#+BEGIN_SRC bash
+# for a global installation the theme files need to be put into
+# /usr/share/xfce4/terminal/colorschemes
+
+mkdir -p ~/.local/share/xfce4/terminal/colorschemes
+cp *.theme ~/.local/share/xfce4/terminal/colorschemes/
+#+END_SRC
diff --git a/xfce4-terminal/gruvbox-dark-hard.theme b/xfce4-terminal/gruvbox-dark-hard.theme
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+[Scheme]
+Name=gruvbox dark hard
+ColorForeground=#ebdbb2
+ColorBackground=#1d2021
+ColorPalette=#282828;#cc241d;#98971a;#d79921;#458588;#b16286;#689d6a;#a89984;#928374;#fb4934;#b8bb26;#fabd2f;#83a598;#d3869b;#8ec07c;#ebdbb2
+TabActivityColor=#bf4040
diff --git a/xfce4-terminal/gruvbox-dark-soft.theme b/xfce4-terminal/gruvbox-dark-soft.theme
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+[Scheme]
+Name=gruvbox dark soft
+ColorForeground=#ebdbb2
+ColorBackground=#32302f
+ColorPalette=#282828;#cc241d;#98971a;#d79921;#458588;#b16286;#689d6a;#a89984;#928374;#fb4934;#b8bb26;#fabd2f;#83a598;#d3869b;#8ec07c;#ebdbb2
+TabActivityColor=#bf4040
diff --git a/xfce4-terminal/gruvbox-dark.theme b/xfce4-terminal/gruvbox-dark.theme
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+[Scheme]
+Name=gruvbox dark
+ColorForeground=#ebdbb2
+ColorBackground=#282828
+ColorPalette=#282828;#cc241d;#98971a;#d79921;#458588;#b16286;#689d6a;#a89984;#928374;#fb4934;#b8bb26;#fabd2f;#83a598;#d3869b;#8ec07c;#ebdbb2
+TabActivityColor=#bf4040
diff --git a/xfce4-terminal/gruvbox-light-hard.theme b/xfce4-terminal/gruvbox-light-hard.theme
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+++ b/xfce4-terminal/gruvbox-light-hard.theme
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+[Scheme]
+Name=gruvbox light hard
+ColorForeground=#3c3836
+ColorBackground=#f9f5d7
+ColorPalette=#fdf4c1;#cc241d;#98971a;#d79921;#458588;#b16286;#689d6a;#7c6f64;#928374;#9d0006;#79740e;#b57614;#076678;#8f3f71;#427b58;#3c3836
+TabActivityColor=#bf4040
diff --git a/xfce4-terminal/gruvbox-light-soft.theme b/xfce4-terminal/gruvbox-light-soft.theme
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+++ b/xfce4-terminal/gruvbox-light-soft.theme
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+[Scheme]
+Name=gruvbox light soft
+ColorForeground=#3c3836
+ColorBackground=#f2e5bc
+ColorPalette=#fdf4c1;#cc241d;#98971a;#d79921;#458588;#b16286;#689d6a;#7c6f64;#928374;#9d0006;#79740e;#b57614;#076678;#8f3f71;#427b58;#3c3836
+TabActivityColor=#bf4040
diff --git a/xfce4-terminal/gruvbox-light.theme b/xfce4-terminal/gruvbox-light.theme
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+[Scheme]
+Name=gruvbox light
+ColorForeground=#3c3836
+ColorBackground=#fbf1c7
+ColorPalette=#fdf4c1;#cc241d;#98971a;#d79921;#458588;#b16286;#689d6a;#7c6f64;#928374;#9d0006;#79740e;#b57614;#076678;#8f3f71;#427b58;#3c3836
+TabActivityColor=#bf4040