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How to make Ubuntu 2.6.32 look like Snow Leopard?
Saw some tutorials on how to make Ubuntu look like Snow Leopard, however some of the links are broken or do not configure properly.
Has anyone been able to do this with todays version of Ubuntu? Thanks, d-1 |
Ubuntu 10.04 is the latest, to make it look like snow leopard mostly involves selecting the right theme and adding a dock. Some people also enable multitouch on their touchpad. What are you having difficulty with?
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During this step:
Go to System->Preferences->AWN manager AWN Manager is not there because these lines or links are not correct: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ubuntu hardy main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ubuntu hardy main Tried following a few older posts and made changes to those line, however AWN Manager will not download and install. The links are either old or outdated. d-1 |
http://mac4lin.sourceforge.net/
Install the above theme, then install AWN and go into AWN Manager to add apps and configure the dock to look 3D. Then, remove the bottom panel. You've just created a near-perfect replica of OS X. |
And also: The version of Ubuntu that contains Linux Kernel 2.6.32 is 9.10. I'm sure it will work, but I have tried Mac4Lin with the Lucid Lynx (10.04) and the Maverick Meerkat (10.10 Alpha 1) to no avail.
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Thanks, will try....
d-1 |
I can't install AWN
d-1 |
I get this:
Get:1 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg [189B] Ign http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable/main Translation-en_US Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy Release.gpg [307B] Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ppa/ubuntu/ hardy/main Translation-en_US Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release.gpg Ign http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ lucid/partner Translation-en_US Get:3 http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid Release.gpg [197B] Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org/ lucid/free Translation-en_US Get:4 http://dl.google.com stable Release [2,544B] Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy Release [65.9kB] Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org/ lucid/non-free Translation-en_US Get:6 http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid Release [6,854B] Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy Release Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid/partner Packages Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Packages Get:7 http://dl.google.com stable/main Packages [1,047B] Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Sources Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid/free Packages Ign http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_US Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid/non-free Packages Ign http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/restricted Translation-en_US Ign http://www.geekconnection.org karmic/ Release.gpg Ign http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys/repository/ karmic/ Translation-en_US Ign http://www.geekconnection.org karmic/ Release Ign http://www.geekconnection.org karmic/ Packages Ign http://www.geekconnection.org karmic/ Packages Hit http://www.geekconnection.org karmic/ Packages Ign http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Translation-en_US Ign http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/multiverse Translation-en_US Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release.gpg Ign http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Translation-en_US Ign http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/restricted Translation-en_US Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Translation-en_US Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/restricted Translation-en_US Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe Translation-en_US Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/multiverse Translation-en_US Ign http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/universe Translation-en_US Ign http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Packages Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Sources Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Sources Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Packages Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Sources Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Packages Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Sources Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Packages Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Packages Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Sources Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Sources Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Packages Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Sources Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Packages Hit http://si.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Sources Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Sources Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Sources Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Sources Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Sources Fetched 11.1kB in 37s (298B/s) Reading package lists... Done W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 7D2C7A23BF810CD5 |
I get this:
sudo apt-get install avant-window-navigator-bzr awn-core-applets-bzr awn-manager-bzr Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package avant-window-navigator-bzr is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source However the following packages replace it: avant-window-navigator-trunk E: Package avant-window-navigator-bzr has no installation candidate |
What do I run after this command:
Installing Pidgin theme... tar: Removing leading `/' from member names Done! The current Pidgin theme has been backed up as ~/Mac4Lin_v1.0/Backup/pidgin_backup.tar.gz Please enable the Pidgin AWN plugin from within Pidgin and place a launcher for Pidgin on AWN **************************************** Mac4Lin installation complete! Please refer to the documentation for advanced installation instructions (for usplash, grub, tweaks etc.) For best results, log off and log back in for all changes to be applied **************************************** |
Okay I figured it out, it looks pretty close, wish I could load a picture of it, I may send a a link....
d-1 |
What did you figure out and how?
Note - it is not advisable to blindly follow instructions, as you have noticed, it is best to understand the instruction in more general terms instead. It is also not going to be possible to exactly duplicate a proprietary environment: it's proprietary - so to do so would break the law and is even a criminal offence in some jurisdictions. The closest you get will be gnu/linux that is dressed in snow-leopard clothes. It's a penguin riding a water buffalo, but draped in a white sheet with black circles drawn on it. Nobody will mistake it for a leopard, at least not for long. The practical approach is just to decide what it is about a UI that you want, and implement that. Don't worry about duplification. |
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You can set up mac-like window decorations in 10.04 (actually they are there by default, if dark.) adjust the colors, add the dock and a snow-theme background and you are a long way there. The decoration shift is actually so canonical can experiment with notification icons in the title-bar, which may kill the mac-look if the feature turns out to be hard to disable. Being stuck in 9.10 just to look like a mac seems a little extreme to me though. |
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Yes all this is for just testing purposes, neat to dress it up like this, I'll send a nice tutorial I found, here is what my desktop looks like.... http://picasaweb.google.com/dolphans...26964867200418 d-1 |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JB80Bc7G3c d-1 |
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