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Ubuntu Hardy as Mac OS X 1.5 Leopard

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Laboratory - Installation: Impossible?
Written by Mario Alberto Medina Nussbaum   
Tuesday, 07 October 2008 11:19

While there are numerous tutorials to help modify the visual appearance for default Ubuntu to become an operating system with a completely different visual presentation, which try to mimic the interface of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is one of the main objectives populares.Y as shown in MakeTechEasier, if you go from this:

To this:

can be achieved via a series of steps that will leave your Ubuntu completely camouflaged in the guise of Mac OS X. To achieve this will have to download some packages and components, such as TrueType fonts, some themes and icons, plus a special theme for Avant Window Manager known also imitate things like the famous Battery (Stacks) Leopard whose practical application is questionable, but are visually very curious.

The result is truly remarkable, so if you do not like your default theme too, you know, to transform Ubuntu to become a first level Leopard Linux heart.

The procedure, which is probably what you want, is to follow.

Before you start

First, create a folder in your Home directory, and give the name of Mac_files. Download the following files there.

Apply the theme of Mac OS X Leopard


Go to System-> Preferences-> Appearance

appearance

Select Install and select Mac4Lin GTK theme that is in the folder you created Mac_Files. (/ Home/username/Mac_files/Mac4Lin_v0.4/GTK Metacity Theme/Mac4Lin_GTK_v0.4.tar.gz).

appearance-select-gtk-theme

Now click on Install again and select the theme icons Mac4Lin, when asked, select "Apply new themes".

Da click Install again and now select the theme Mac4Lin mouse cursors, and again select Apply New Topics when you ask.

appearance-cursor-apply-theme

Ok, you're all installed, now have to configure it. Click on "Preferences" and choose Mac4Lin_GTK_v0.4. Go then to "Edge of the window and select Mac4Lin_GTK_v0.4. Then give Click to Close.

appearance-customize

At the top of the window, go to the tab "Desktop", then click on Add and find the Leopard wallpaper you have in your folder Mac_Files. (/ Home / username / Mac_files / Wallpapers / Leopard.jpg ). Click on Close to end the window appearance ..

appearance-select-wallpaper

Installing the Dock (Avant Window Navigator)

Aber a terminal (Applications-> Accessories-> Terminal) and type

gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

then add the following lines at the end of the file:

deb hardy main http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ubuntu
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ubuntu hardy main

Save and close the file. Now in the terminal type

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install avant-window-navigator-trunk awn-manager-trunk awn-extras-applets-trunk

Go to System-> Preferences-> AWN manager. On the left, you click at the "Topics", then right click to give "Add" and browse your folder Mac_Files. There Elegant_glass.tgz file search. Check the box next to "Elegant glass theme" and hit apply.

awn-select-theme

Now on the left, click the icon gives Applet. The Applet Glide to the right called "stack" and activate it by clicking on "Activate". This will add the "stack" your Leopard Dock.

awn-select-applet

Before you throw the AWN, remove the panel under the desk. Just click on the bottom pane and select "delete this panel". Then open the AWN from Applications-> Accessories-> Avant Window Navigator. Once active, you can simply drag the applications to "dock"

Install OS X sources

Aber terminal again (if you are closed) and type the following:

sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts

This will install the basic source of Microsoft.

Following, the fuetnes copy of OS X to the folder of fonts.

cd / usr / share / fonts
sudo tar xvzf / home/username/Mac_files/Mac4Lin_v0.4/Fonts/OSX_Fonts.tar.gz

And set them to:

cd /
sudo tar xvjpf / home/username/Mac_files/Mac4Lin_v0.4/Fonts/fontconfig.tbz-C / etc / fonts

Open the Appearance window (System-> Preferences-> Appearance) and choose the Sources tab. Enter the following sources, according to the picture below. Then click Close.

appearance-configure-fonts

Change the lighting scheme on the left

In the terminal, type

gconf-editor

This launched the gconf-editor window editor. Glide to App-> Metacity-> general. On the right, double-click the button gives llamadao "button_layout" and change the content to 'close, minimize, maximize: menu' (without the quotes). Click on OK and close gconf-editor.

gconf-editor

gconf-editor2

Change the menu bar

Remove all icons and applications that are on the left top panel. Do this by right clicking on the icon and selecting "Remove from panel". You will be something like this when finished:

menubar-remove-icon

On the right side of the panel, also removes the icon "Exit", and also on that side and then right click "Add to panel". Check the lsita looking for "Search files" and add it. This will be the equivalent of Spotlight.

menubar-add-search

On the far left, right click and select Add to Panel. Check the list again until you "Main Menu" and add it. This will add the block on the left. Now you can get out of session and shutdown the computer from the menu, just like a Mac

menubar-add-mainmenu

Now, let's install the "globalmenu" to act as a toolbar for each application. In the terminal type:

cd Mac_files
wget http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/files/gnome-globalmenu-0.4-svn964.tar.gz
tar zxvf gnome-globalmenu-0.4-svn964.tar.gz
cd globalmenu
sudo dpkg-i *. deb

If you mark an error when installing the package, try:

sudo dpkg-i-force-overwrite *. deb

If however you still have installation problems, try this one:

sudo apt-get install-f

Once finished, right click on the top panel, then to Add Panel. Search the list to find 'Global Menu Applet.

menubar-add-globalmenu

Maybe you do not see anything initially. Just salt and re-enter your login and you should now see the menubar for each application in the panel.

If your menu is comprehensive with a gradient of gray different from the rest of the panel (as shown in the picture below), right click anywhere empty panel and select Properties. Go to the Background tab and choose "Background Image". In the selection, go to / home/username/.themes/Mac4Lin_GTK_v0.4/gtk-2.0/Panel and select panel-bg.png. Da Click OK. (Updated: If you can not find the file in the folder. Themes, right click and select 'show hidden files'.)

globalmenu-w-darkbg

Globalmenu Drag the icon next to iquierda Apple. Right-click on that menu and select Preferences. Palomea the box next to "Display the title in the current location" and set a maximum width of 100. Select the font Lucida Grande Bold. Click on Apply and then OK. Now you have a desktop that closely resembles the Mac Leopard

globalmenu-preferences

menubar-with-globalmenu

Configuring the login screen

Click on the Apple icon, go to System-> Administration-> Login Window. In the Local tab, click on Add. Navigate to / filesystem/home/username/Mac_files/Mac4Lin_v0.4/GDM Theme and select the file Mac4Lin_GDM_v0.4.tar.gz. Check the box beside the item to activate it again.

install-login-screen

Underneath, there is a color selection field, select it and key in the number e5e5e5 color code into the field.

login-screen-color

Da click Ok, skip the session and you will see the login screen like the one below.

login-screen

Configure usplash screen

usplash is the screen you see when you're booting the computer. We change to show the white apple apple. In the terminal type

sudo apt-get install startupmanager

Go to System-> Administration-> Startup Manager Then go to the Appearance tab. Click on the 'Manage Boot Theme'. Da click Add and browse to / filesystem/home/username/Mac_files/Mac4Lin_v0.4/GRUB Splash / appleblack.xpm.gz. Select the box "Use background image for the boot menu and choose 'appleblack.

startupmanager-configuration

startupmanager-addtheme

Now, click "Manage usplash theme. Click on Add and add the / filesystem/home/username/Mac_files/Mac4Lin_v0.4/USplash Theme / osx-splash.so. Click on OK. Select OSX-splash from the dropdown list.

Now restart the computer. You'll see something like the following:

bootloader

usplash

Creating Dashboard effect

We will use a combination of screenlets and Compiz widget plugin to achieve the effect of dashboard.

Installing Screenlets

sudo apt-get install screenlets compizconfig-settings-manager

Go to System-> Preferences-> Advanced Desktop Effects. On the left, click on Desktop. On the right, select 'Layer Widgets'

ccsm-widget-setting

Go to Accessories-> Screenlets and enable widgets you want to show. Right-click on the widget and select 'Properties'. Then go to Options tab and select 'Treat as a "widget". Do that for all the widgets you want until you get them active.

screenlets-as-widget

You can now view the dashboard in action by pressing F9.

dashboard-effect

Usually, we completed the transformation of your Ubuntu desktop to Mac OSX Leopard desktop.

Some photos:

ubuntu-leopard-screenshot-big

screenshot-w-stack




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alex  - Buen aporte |2009-04-25 10:58:18
avatar Esta super este tuto, todo funciono a la perfeccion, y quedo de poca
Anonymous |2009-05-22 03:21:09
avatar excelente aporte, muchas gracias
gonzalo  - saludos |2009-05-22 03:35:43
avatar excelente aporte, de casualidad no sabes si a Windows XP/VISTA taambien se le
puede hacer lo del Dashboard y el splash de incio, porque ya tengo lo del
RocketDock y los fondos de Mac y luce muy bien,pero me gustaria lo de la
manzana en el inicio de windows y el dashboard, muchas gracias por el tutorial
edwin  - flyokite os |2009-06-13 06:00:03
avatar es un skin bonito te tranforma el win en mac no recuerdo como se escribe ya que
es medio complicado busca en google flyokite y ahi saldra la pag web oficial
medisoft |SAdministrator |2009-07-06 11:14:26
avatar No, la verdad tiene mucho tiempo que no toco un windows... pero seguramente hay
gente que ya lo ha hecho :)
andres  - excelente aporte |2009-06-09 08:43:31
avatar excelente aporte , todo bien ...pero me salen los botones de minimizar
,maximizar y cerrar sin color?¿ sabes porque?gracias
medisoft |SAdministrator |2009-07-06 11:15:13
avatar hay varios skins que se instalan en este metodo, uno de ellos tiene los botones
sin color (grises) y el otro tiene de colores, rojo, verde, etc.
 
Discuss (3 posts)
Ubuntu Hardy as Mac OS X 1.5 Leopard
Sep 04 2009 04:08:15
Este tuto funciona aun para Jaunty, por lo que si tienes Jaunty puedes hacer este procedimiento y funciona practicamente igual
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Ubuntu Hardy como Mac OS X 1.5 Leopard
Nov 14 2009 18:25:51
Orale esta con madres este skin, a probarlo!!!
#93
Re: Ubuntu Hardy como Mac OS X 1.5 Leopard
Nov 19 2009 05:46:05
lo mejor es que no solo es un skin, sino que agrega algo de funcionalidad similar el cambio de los botones, la barra de aplicaciones en la parte de abajo :9

no recomendado para equipos con pantalla chica, como netbooks.
#95

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