Make Ubuntu look like OSX

November 20th, 2006 | Category: Guide, Howto

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I have noticed that many people try to imitate Mac OSX Tiger’s look with their current operating system. No matter is it Windows or Linux. I’m one of those people and this is my atteption to make Ubuntu Linux look like OSX Tiger. I use Ubuntu simply because it is the best distribution of the best operating system. Ubuntu uses Gnome as it’s desktop environment. For this reason the guide is for only for Gnome users. It you are using some other distribution, this guide is still valid in most cases. This guide tries to be as spesific as possible, so that even newbies can follow it easily!


Ubuntu desktop before any modifications

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Ubuntu desktop after applying this guide

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Table of contents:

    * Let’s begin to customize our desktop!
    o Changing themes and icons
    o Wallpaper
    o Desktop icons
    o Fonts
    o Gnome panel customizing
    o Window shadows and transparency
    * Customize your applications
    o Firefox web-browser
    o Gaim - Instant messenger
    o Gnome Configuration Editor
    * Where to go next?
    o Links

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10 Comments so far

  1. Lokheed January 8th, 2007 8:50 pm

    No matter the look, it will still never be OS X

  2. Xire January 17th, 2007 8:43 am

    Who would want to turn their great Gnome to OS X? Nobody, but it doesn’t mean that it could not look like it. OS X has some nice UI ideas, but as far as simplicity, usability is concerned, Gnome is way beyond OS X. I have used both a lot.

  3. 6205 February 8th, 2007 4:41 pm

    Od my Ubuntu Edgy i preffer MurrinaCandy with Industrial Tango icons…

  4. roccoo March 22nd, 2007 1:46 am

    osx rulez! i have ubuntu and osx and mac is the best os in the word….ahahahah firefox is damn slow camino rulez adium is a messenger not that kind of strange thing named “gaim”

  5. yer April 9th, 2007 7:12 pm

    roccoo you are retarded

  6. javier April 12th, 2007 4:43 pm

    need! looks nice!!! need!! donwload!?!?!?!?! where??? please!! please
    !!!

  7. Sui April 18th, 2007 2:40 pm

    Wow…. cool。
    i like it !

  8. steff May 13th, 2007 2:57 pm

    I did it, really liked the result, although we have to experiment a lot before getting everything really running. It is also amazing to look at the “Wow” face of my colleagues ;)

  9. AVSEK September 13th, 2007 7:06 pm

    HEY I LIKE IT BUT HOW TO DOWNLOAD THIS ..CAN ANYBODY TELL MEH?????????????????

  10. rajeev July 10th, 2008 1:00 pm

    its nice but how to download please tell and send me the path for this.

    Thanks

    Rajeev

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