W7 Theme
From Maties Ubuntu
This wiki page helps you to setup Ubuntu to look like the new Windows 7. Works best with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. This is a hack of the original theme at: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Win2-7+Pack?content=113264
For a KDE4 theme, click here.
- Requirements
Please check these. They will be needed.
- Use the Ubuntu desktop
- Enable special effects
- Know how to open a terminal
- Have administrator privileges
- Internet
If on-campus, please check your internet setup first.
WARNING NOTICES:
- The script comes with no guarantees. Use at your own risk!
- This script will change the look and feel of your Ubuntu desktop. There is no stable uninstall yet
- The Gnomenu program will produce load error messages, just accept the "Yes" or "Ok" and "reload" options. Gnomenu needs some improvement. Please help.
- Remember it's not recommended that you run a script without knowing exactly what it does, so I invite you or an Ubuntu expert to look at the code before running it. This is part of what open source software is about, you can check the code security yourself !
- Setup
Type or copy and paste all of the following in a terminal:
cd $HOME
Type or copy and paste all of the following in a terminal:
wget http://web.lib.sun.ac.za/ubuntu/files/help/theme/gnome/win7-setup.sh
Type or copy and paste all of the following in a terminal:
chmod 0755 $HOME/win7-setup.sh
Type or copy and paste all of the following in a terminal:
$HOME/win7-setup.sh
- After the setup, logout and login again.
- Check all the applets are in the right location on the bottom panel and then lock them in position.
- By right-clicking on or near an applet on the bottom panel you can move it after unlocking it.
- By right-clicking on the gnomenu applet and then selecting properties you can customise it.
- Bottom Panel
The final bottom panel should look something like the one in the screenshot below.
- Win7 Gnomenu
The final gnomenu should look something like the one in the screenshot below.
- Firefox IE8 theme
Try one of the following:
- http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/199055
- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9123 - Strata XP on Linux
- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4129 - myFirefox
- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4988 - Vista-aero
- Windows XP and Vista Themes
- http://kmandla.wordpress.com/projects/lookalike-windows-xp-classic
- http://gnomestyle.blogspot.com/2007/05/make-ubuntu-look-like-vista.html
- Extra blur and reflection
- Applications Used
- Talika: http://talika.sourceforge.net
- Gnomenu: https://launchpad.net/gnomenu
- Change log
- June 14th 2010
- Updated gtk theme, icons and readme file.
- June 9th 2010
- Provided very basic debs for gtk2-engine-oria installation.
- June 1st 2010
- Fixed desktop icon in win7 theme setup script.
- Disclaimer
The authors/editors of this wiki accept no responsibility in any way whatsoever for the infringement of any intellectual property rights, arising from the use of any information or software provided by the use of this wiki, to enable any sort of Windows 7 theme capabilities for Ubuntu. You use this wiki entirely at your own risk.