Make Ubuntu Look Like Mac OSX In Seconds Using Macbuntu

What does Macbuntu install?

The theme:

• Macbuntu-10.04 theme based on GTK Leopard
• Macbuntu-10.04-Icons based on Mac4Lin Faenza Icons
• Macbuntu-10.04-Cursors based on Mac4Lin Cursors
• Mac OSX backgrounds
• Mac OSX fonts
• It also includes Firefox, Thunderbird and Chrome themes

Download and run Macbuntu

To install Macbuntu, you can either manually download the archive, extract it and then run the "install.sh" script via a terminal or copy/paste the following commands in a terminal to download and run it:

Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx:

wget https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/macbuntu/macbuntu-10.04/v2.2/Macbuntu-10.04.tar.gz -O /tmp/Macbuntu-10.04.tar.gz
tar xzvf /tmp/Macbuntu-10.04.tar.gz -C /tmp
cd /tmp/Macbuntu-10.04/
./install.sh

Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat:

wget https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/macbuntu/macbuntu-10.10/v2.3/Macbuntu-10.10.tar.gz -O /tmp/Macbuntu-10.10.tar.gz
tar xzvf /tmp/Macbuntu-10.10.tar.gz -C /tmp
cd /tmp/Macbuntu-10.10/
./install.sh

Then you'll be able to select what to install / tweak:


















After Macbuntu finishes setting everything up, restart your computer and enjoy your new MacOSX-looking Ubuntu.

If you're upgrading from an older Macbuntu version, replace "install.sh" in the commands above with "upgrade.sh".

Uninstall

If you don't like the Mac OSX look after all, Macbuntu comes with an uninstall script. Use it (you'll have to redownload the packages in /tmp/ using the above commands, but don't run the "install.sh" script and instead, use the "uninstall.sh" script) like so:

Ubuntu 10.04:

cd /tmp/Macbuntu-10.04/
./uninstall.sh

Ubuntu 10.10:
cd /tmp/Macbuntu-10.10/
./uninstall.sh