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11-17-2010, 10:49 PM
Ape the look of OS X in Ubuntu using the ‘Macbuntu’ transformation pack.
Kyle Baker, with whom regular readers will know is a source of many great things, has been diligently posting a guide to skinning Ubuntu into that resembling OS X.
http://imagevader.com/out.php?i=200456_macbuntu-20101113-3.png
Improvements
Kyle has done much more than just knock together an ‘how to’ ace: after trying the pack out he found a few things were lacking so rather than just point them out and hope for the best he went and fixed, improved and contributed them to the Macbuntu project. (http://sourceforge.net/projects/macbuntu/)
His personal additions include: -
* New transparency for the Top Gnome-Panel and all Menus
* Alpha blurring for Docky
* Added folders to Docky for the Applications, Documents, Downloads and Dropbox folders (where relevant)
* Added detection for other applications and add them to Docky upon installation
* Re-arranged several Docky launchers
* Brand new Docky theme — Macbuntu
* Reset the default wallpaper to the Snow Leopard wallpaper
* Changed the clock format the match OS X’s clock
* Added setting to ensure that people with multiple monitors see the workspace cube as One big cube instead of each screen rotating separately.
* Various other bug fixes, minor details and cleanups.
Download/install
It’s worth reading through each part of the guide to get a handle on just what’s been improved (and what’s yet to come!).
* Part One (http://kyleabaker.com/2010/11/11/macbuntu-the-mac-os-x-transformation-pack-for-ubuntu/)
* Part Two (http://kyleabaker.com/2010/11/14/macbuntu-part-2/)
* Part Three (http://kyleabaker.com/2010/11/16/macbuntu-part-3/)
A few extra tweaks of our own that we’d suggest to compliment Macbuntu: -
* Tweak Compiz to get a flawless OS X Genie effect (http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/08/get-the-os-x-genie-effect-in-compiz-easily/)
* Install and use the ‘Flurry’ screensaver (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3SOmphmI7E) (package: xscreensaver-gl-extra)
OMG Ubuntu
Kyle Baker, with whom regular readers will know is a source of many great things, has been diligently posting a guide to skinning Ubuntu into that resembling OS X.
http://imagevader.com/out.php?i=200456_macbuntu-20101113-3.png
Improvements
Kyle has done much more than just knock together an ‘how to’ ace: after trying the pack out he found a few things were lacking so rather than just point them out and hope for the best he went and fixed, improved and contributed them to the Macbuntu project. (http://sourceforge.net/projects/macbuntu/)
His personal additions include: -
* New transparency for the Top Gnome-Panel and all Menus
* Alpha blurring for Docky
* Added folders to Docky for the Applications, Documents, Downloads and Dropbox folders (where relevant)
* Added detection for other applications and add them to Docky upon installation
* Re-arranged several Docky launchers
* Brand new Docky theme — Macbuntu
* Reset the default wallpaper to the Snow Leopard wallpaper
* Changed the clock format the match OS X’s clock
* Added setting to ensure that people with multiple monitors see the workspace cube as One big cube instead of each screen rotating separately.
* Various other bug fixes, minor details and cleanups.
Download/install
It’s worth reading through each part of the guide to get a handle on just what’s been improved (and what’s yet to come!).
* Part One (http://kyleabaker.com/2010/11/11/macbuntu-the-mac-os-x-transformation-pack-for-ubuntu/)
* Part Two (http://kyleabaker.com/2010/11/14/macbuntu-part-2/)
* Part Three (http://kyleabaker.com/2010/11/16/macbuntu-part-3/)
A few extra tweaks of our own that we’d suggest to compliment Macbuntu: -
* Tweak Compiz to get a flawless OS X Genie effect (http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/08/get-the-os-x-genie-effect-in-compiz-easily/)
* Install and use the ‘Flurry’ screensaver (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3SOmphmI7E) (package: xscreensaver-gl-extra)
OMG Ubuntu