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Mac OS X theme is available for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise/Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric/Linux Mint (Gnome Shell and Unity). It is easy to install this theme, This theme is not so perfect but something is better than nothing. You can say this theme is MacBuntu 11.10 or Mac4lin. May 13, 2012 There are lot of popular Windows/GTK themes and icon themes for Ubuntu 12.04 – you can also checkout this – Top 10 collection of Gnome 3 themes but this post is all about a free Gnome 3 theme – that mimics the look and layout of Mac OS X. Appearanceofmac + performanceofubuntu = greatexperience!:) So, the look of mac, on Ubuntu. Mac OS X Lion can really spruce up your Ubuntu system. For more, see the original article at the link below. Install Mac OS X Lion Theme on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise/11.10 Oneiric Noobslab.
The new Ubuntu 12.04 looks great. But lot of people still searching for the mac look for ubuntu. There is an unofficial spell link Macbuntu 12.04 – ubuntu remix with mac look. And there is also a project in sourceforge called Mac4linto make ubuntu 12.04 look like mac os x.
Mac4lin in Ubuntu 12.04
The home page of the project is http://mac4lin.sourceforge.net.
Actually Mac4lin is a customization of aqua User Interface to POSIX Operating systems like GNU/Linux, FeeBSD, openSolaris etc. so these themes can be installed on all Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse, Linux Mint, Debian etc.
Features of Mac4lin
- Aqua/Graphite for POSIX OS (Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse, Linux Mint, Debian)
- GTK based desktop environments supported – GNOME, Xfce
- LXDE supported with Emerald
Mac OS X Lion Theme for Ubuntu 12.04 and Linux Mint 13
Now here is a very good theme for Ubuntu 12.04 which features mac look. You can download Mac Os X theme files from Deviantart user MBOSSG. The download Included Theme,Icons and cursors
Now how to install and execute the makeover to mac.
Download Mac OS X Lion Wallpapers.
Install Cario Dock on Ubuntu 12.04
Install Cairo Dock for the mac like dock. To install Cairo Dock just add the ppa of cairo dock team and install it. Just execute the following commands. Open the Terminal – Press Ctrl+Alt+T and copy lines.
Install the downloaded theme. Or there is a ppa setup by noobslab team this make the installation of the theme very easy.
Install Mac Theme
Open Terminal copy the following commands.
Now the theme installed. Now change the icons, cursors and GTK theme of Ubuntu 12.04. For that you need the gnome tweak tool. Install Gnome Tweak Tool is very simple.
This will install gnome tweak tool. Start Gnome Tweak tool and change the Cursor Theme, GTK theme, Icon Theme and the Window theme to Mac Os X Lion. Now the visual style of Ubuntu 12.04 resembles with Mac Os X.
Install Compiz Setting Manager to Autohide Unity Launcher
Now install Compiz Settings manager to make autohide the unity launcher.
Open the Compiz settings manager and on the Behaviour Tab change the Hide Launcher to Autohide.
Now your desktop looks like Mac.
Change the Boot Splash Screen of Ubuntu 12.04
Ubuntu Booting screen and booting splash shows ubuntu itself. To change the boot splash you want to install custom splash screen.
Run Following commands to install splash of Mac Os X:
Enter following command and select paw-osx splash:
Now Enter this command to set the splash.
Roll Back the Splash screen to Ubuntu splash if you dont like the splash
Enter following command and select Ubuntu Splash number in the terminal. That is the option ubuntu-logo.plymouth 100 Manual Mode
Enter following command and select Ubuntu Splash number in the terminal. That is the option ubuntu-logo.plymouth 100 Manual Mode
Now update Splash screen back.
That is all. Now your ubuntu is look like Mac.
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- Mac OS X 10.8 vs. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Performance (phoronix.com)
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In earlier versions of Ubuntu, actually up to 10.10, a Mac OS X transformation pack was available for Ubuntu users (based on GTK 2.*) but now the Ubuntu 11.10 (the latest stable version) or 12.04 LTS (only alpha versions are available right now) as well as other Ubuntu derivatives such as Linux Mint, are based on GTK 3 – so the transformation pack doesn’t work anymore. Both of the desktop – Unity (The default interface in 11.10) and Gnome 3 shell are quite popular. I’ve already covered a post about getting a Mac like look in Ubuntu 11.10 with Gnome shell desktop so this article is about Unity desktop.
If you want to make Ubuntu 11.10/12.04 look like Mac OS X Lion, then you need to install few basic things –
- GTK Theme
- Icon Theme
- Cursor Theme
- Gnome Tweak Tool (To manage themes)
- A dock application (Docky or Cairo Dock)
https://utdisakaiser.weebly.com/mac-os-x-108-free-download-for-pc.html. A cool snapshot – exploring Cairo Dock effects (using OpenGL, although you may choose to ‘no OpenGL’ version of Cairo Dock if the graphics performance of your computer is poor), of my desktop after install above stuffs :
Installing Mac Theme by ‘MBoss’ Packages
First of all – download the theme package (it contains theme, icons and cursors) and extract it to appropriate locations as specified –
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1. Download Mac OS X GTK Theme package and extract it to ~/.themes Modern app for controlling squeezebox os x.
2. Download the Mac OS X Icon theme and extract it to ~/.icons (create that directory if it doesn’t exist)
3. Download Mac OS X Cursor Icon theme and extract it to /usr/share/icons
For extracting cursor icons to usr/share/icons location, you need root access while browsing with nautilus
Mac Os X Theme For Ubuntu 12.04 Download
and finally you may need to change the permission settings to make it accessible also by a non root user. (By default it may be assigned root permission only).
Install Docky or Cairo
If you like Docky then install it from Ubuntu Software Center or execute (as it’s there in repository by default) –
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![Theme Theme](/uploads/1/2/6/5/126593332/587468731.jpg)
On the other hand – if you want to try Cairo Dock (as seen in screenshot) then execute these commands
Mac Os X Theme For Ubuntu 12.04 7
Gnome Tweak Tool is very handy for changing themes or tweaking other settings of Desktop so If you haven’t already installed it Gnome Tweak Tool then install it by executing the command –
Now, open Gnome Tweak Tool and select Mac_OS_X_Lion_Theme – as indicated in above snapshot. Then, start Cairo Dock or Docky whatever you have installed. That’s all I hope you are enjoying the cool look of Mac on your Ubuntu 11.10/12.04 computer. Have Fun ? – let me know if any problem occurs.
Besides Gnome Tweak Tool, you could also use ‘Ubuntu Tweak‘ – a small application to tweak/customize desktop in easy way.
To install Ubuntu Tweak, execute the following commands –
Thanks to MBOSSG for his art work – i.e Mac OS X Theme, icons and cursor themes.