So I was thinking about installing a Mac OSX Lion theme onto my ubuntu 12.04 computer (just for fun). I have never installed a theme before but I have watched videos and know in general how it is done but one question still remains. After installing Mac OSX Lion theme (for example) can I easily and quickly switch back to my previous 12.04 settings? Pick the Right Desktop Environment. To achieve the most Mac-like look on Linux you. Jun 28, 2020 Why Install Ubuntu on Your Mac? There are plenty of reasons for having Ubuntu run on a Mac, including the ability to broaden your technology chops, learn about a different OS, and run one or more OS-specific apps. You may be a Linux developer and realize that the Mac is the best platform to use, or you may simply want to try out Ubuntu.
转自：http://www.noobslab.com/2012/05/mac-os-x-lion-for-ubuntu-1204-precise.html
Many People Search for Macbuntu 12.04/Macbuntu 11.10/Mac4lin, Mac Ubuntu theme and so on. So here we are ready with Mac OS X Lion Theme for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin and Hopefully Mac Theme will work with Linux Mint 13.
Now Theme Installation:
1. Download Mac OS X Lion Wallpapers
2. Install Latest Cairo Dock
3. To Install Mac OS X Lion Theme on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
4. Apply Mac OS X Splash:
Install Following commands to install splash:
unzip Paw-OSX.zip
Enter following command and select paw-osx splash:
Now Enter this command:
If you don’t like Paw Splash, You can get back Ubuntu splash:
Enter following command and select Ubuntu Splash number:
Now Enter this command to update Splash:
See the following picture.
5. Install Compiz Setting Manager to Autohide Unity Launcher:
6. Install Gnome Tweak Tool to change Themes, Icons, Cursors:
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)
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 –
1. Download Mac OS X GTK Theme package and extract it to ~/.themes
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
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
Ubuntu Mac Theme
If you like Docky then install it from Ubuntu Software Center or execute (as it’s there in repository by default) –
Ubuntu Mac Os Theme
On the other hand – if you want to try Cairo Dock (as seen in screenshot) then execute these commands
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 –
Mac Lion Theme For Ubuntu Windows 10
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.
Mac Os Theme For Ubuntu
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.