Transform Ubuntu desktop into Mac OSX

One of the best things about OSX is the user interface, Apple has done a brilliant job at it. This is a simple guide for people who use Ubuntu but really like OSX look and feel.

This is best of both worlds, Ubuntu system with OSX look without the premium costs, It just can't get any better! There are many guides, themes and icon packs to achieve this but this is a simpler and a complete package that transforms login screen, sounds, effects, icons and everything else in one go.

Macbuntu

Mac OS X Transformation Pack. Macbuntu is an open-source program, designed to transform Linux’s appearance and layout into a Mac OS X environment. Although Macbuntu is dedicated to Ubuntu Linux OS, it could be used in other OS based on Debian/GTK

source (http://sourceforge.net/projects/macbuntu/)

I have tested this on Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04. It worked fine on 10.04 and 10.10 but had some issues with desktop effects on 11.04.

Step 1 - Download Macbuntu from Here

Extract the folder by right clicking and selecting "Extract Here"

Open Terminal and CD to the Macbuntu-10.10 directory and type

./install.sh

On ubuntu 11.04, you will see an error like below:

Attention!

Script significantly changes the desktop.

Not compatible with Ubuntu Netbook Edition.

If a previous version of Macbuntu-10.10 is installed it will be overwritten.



Checking Ubuntu version...

Failed. System not supported, script will end here

To ignore their compatibility with current OS try ./install.sh force

Exiting...

Try again with force option:

./install.sh force

To uninstall:

./uninstall.sh

and for Ubuntu 11.04

./uninstall.sh force

Spotlight for Ubuntu

Deskbar-applet is equivalent of Spotlight in OSX. To install

sudo apt-get install deskbar-applet

Saytime periodically

Install saytime, gnome-schedule, sox etc ...

sudo apt-get install sox libsox-fmt-all saytime gnome-schedule

Launch gnome-schedule

sudo gnome-schedule

Add the following the following command for every hour:

saytime -v 3 -f Pl