As of today: > sudo zypper info emacs | grep Version Version: 24.5-7.2 > sudo zypper info gtk3-metatheme-breeze| grep Version Version: 5.6.4-1.1 > sudo lsb-release -r Release: 20160520 Running in gnome, the menus of emacs as well as its background are again normal. Don't ask me why. Running "sudo emacs", I get textmode emacs.