A Mac OS X theme for ubuntu 13.10 make your ubuntu look like mac os x. There are Nice Themes, Icons, Cairo Dock and other tools to make ubuntu look like Mac OS X Look. There was a project called Mac4Lin to do this thing. But now You want to do it manually. Here is how you can transform linux mint into osx.
- Many themes from Ubuntu's software repositories can be installed in a terminal window. 1: Mac wallpapers and Firefox themes Download Mac OS X Wallpapers Download Mac theme for Firefox Unzip folder then drag and drop themes to firefox and click install. Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/themes sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install mac.
- This simple tutorial shows how to install Mac OS Catalina style Gnome Shell theme and icons in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Following steps include how to install the GTK theme, icon theme, tweak panel appearance, and install useful extensions. When everything’s done, your Gnome desktop will look like.
For themes, icons and cursors. Sudo apt-get install macbuntu-os-icons-lts-v7 macbuntu-os-ithemes-lts-v7 To install Slingscold Launcher. Sudo apt-get install slingscold For Spotlight. Sudo apt-get install albert For Plank dock. Sudo apt-get install plank macbuntu-os-plank-theme-lts-v7 Finally install some tweak tools to select mac theme.
Mac OS X transformation pack for Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy/Linux Mint 16 includes haniahmed (One Gnome Shell theme) and mbossg (One Gtk theme + two icon sets). These theme and iconset give Ubuntu a very nice feel.
IF you want to go back to old look and feel then also just change the theme and some settings done for this make over.
Step 1 . Wallpapers and Firefox Theme Mac OS X theme for Ubuntu.
This is a very nice job. Download the wallpapers and firefox theme. If you dont like you can switch back easly.
Download Mac OS X Wallpapers
Download Mac theme for Firefox
Unzip the following folder and drag and in firefox and click on install.
Download Mac OS X Wallpapers
Download Mac theme for Firefox
Unzip the following folder and drag and in firefox and click on install.
Step 2: Install Cairo Dock and change the theme to Mac Like theme.
Right Click on Cairo Dock -> Select Launch Cairo-Dock on Startup. Just go in Configuration section in cairo dock Theme tab Select Mac theme and Apply.
You can try docky insted of cairo dock.
Step 3: Remove overlay scrollbars in Ubuntu 13.10
Remove the overlay scrollbars and enable the standard scrollbar in the right side in Ubuntu. Enter this command in terminal and
Step 4: Install Indicator synapse
Synapse indicator is another cool alternative for “spotlight” in Mac. Install the indicator from the command given below.
a semantic launcher used to start applications and find relevant files using Zeitgeist, extensible through plugins. It’s a great, lightweight alternative to spotlight.
Step 5: Mac OS X Lion Theme, Icons and Mouse Pointers
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To change themes in Ubuntu we need The Tweak tool Ubuntu tweak and Gnome Tweak Tool
Ubuntu Mac Os Theme
Install them using
Now Install Mac Themes
After installation of these themes select theme, icons and mac cursor from ubuntu tweak tool.
Step 6: Change Ubuntu Icon and Autohide Unit Launcher
Go to Settings >> Appearance >> Behaviour and turn on auto hide. Here you can choose the location and sensitivity of the unity launcher.
Mac Theme For Ubuntu
Change the Ubuntu Icon with Apple Logo
To give back the ubuntu logo
Step 7 : Remove the Ubuntu Logo and Dots from Login Screen
In this step we removing the dots and Ubuntu logo from the login screen. So It almost look like Mac Theme.
Step 8 : Mac Fonts for Interface
Change the ubuntu font with mac font. So it look like native mac.
Change the fonts using Unity Tweak tool or Gnome Tweak Tool.
Step 9: Disable Crash Reports
Using this command disable various crash reports in Ubuntu.
Now the Ubuntu got a makeover to Mac OS X.
Also elementay OS and Pear OS are the other alternative to this make over. Both are come with nice mac looking theme and are based on Ubuntu.
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How to make Ubuntu look like Mac OS. How to install Mac OS Mojave Theme ‘McMojave’ in Ubuntu 19.10, Ubuntu 19.04, Ubuntu 18.10 and Ubuntu 18.04 Systems.
Mojave Mac OSX Theme
Mojave is a Mac OSX like theme for GTK 3, GTK 2 and Gnome-Shell which supports GTK 3 and GTK 2 based desktop environments like Gnome, Pantheon, XFCE, Mate, etc. This theme is based on Arc gtk theme of horst3180.
Install Mojave Mac OSX Theme
Follow the steps to install Install Mojave Mac OSX Theme.
1. Download the Mojave Mac OSX Theme source code: Mojave GTK https://github.com/vinceliuice/Mojave-gtk-theme/releases
2. Once downloaded, extract and select “Open in Terminal” {use right-click menu options}.
Ubuntu 20.04 Mac Theme
3. When it opens in terminal, run the command ./install.sh to install the Mojave Mac OSX Theme.
NOTE: The theme requires GTK2 engine Murrine 0.98.1.1 or later and GTK2 pixbuf engine or the gtk(2)-engines package. Run the following command:
Mac Theme For Ubuntu 16
sudo apt-get install gtk2-engines-murrine gtk2-engines-pixbuf
Install Mojave Mac OSX Icons
Just like the Mojave Mac OSX Theme; you can install Mojave Mac OSX Icon. Go to https://github.com/vinceliuice/McMojave-circle/releases and download the Icons.
Once you have downloaded the Mojave icon theme, extract and run the command ./install.sh -a to install the icon.
Fix entries issues of dark version on Firefox
1. Use “light theme” for webs on Firefox.
2. Go to about:config,
3. create a pref called widget.content.gtk-theme-override of type String,
4. and give it a value of Mojave-light. This will fix it.
2. Go to about:config,
3. create a pref called widget.content.gtk-theme-override of type String,
4. and give it a value of Mojave-light. This will fix it.