The goal of this project is to bring the look and feel of Mac OSX into Ubuntu 10.10 “Maverick Meerkat”. Macbuntu includes a script that makes the installation process quick and easy. This is not a simple GTK+ theme but it completely changes the way Ubuntu looks and works.
To install Macbuntu download the package from SourceForge.net. When downloaded open and extract the file content to your Desktop. Now open the Macbuntu-10.10 folder and double click on the install.sh file and click on Run in Terminal. Answer the questions and wait for the script to finish installing the needed files. When the installation is finished restart your computer and have fun with Macbuntu!!
To uninstall Macbuntu double click on the uninstall.sh file and the Macbuntu files will be removed and your Ubuntu settings will be reverted to default .
Hi,
Plz tell me which packages install in Macbuntu 10.10(i.e.deb, tar.gz & etc)
thanx in advance.
to install Macbuntu double click the install.sh file and select run in terminal. It will install Compiz Extras, Docky, Ubuntu-Tweak and Cheese. the rest of the file are theme packages and sounds and most is done by configurations used by compiz
When I double click the install.sh file it just opens the text editor. How can I make it give me the option to run in terminal?
Oops I should of kept reading because you answered this already.
Thanks for this pack
it installed perfectly but after rebooting a couple of times the log in screen was gone
was there something wrong?
Sorry for the late reply, sometimes it happens that settings get changed and it takes longer before the login screen appears. Wishing you the best for 2011 🙂
Macbuntu-10.10 looks great, though I prefer the firefox add-on of mac os x theme! Can you explain to me why the “file manager” on the desktop does not boot?
There are some bugs in Macbuntu and maybe your problem can be fixed… https://bugs.launchpad.net/docky/+bug/511511
Comment #5 might be useful or else try reading: http://tales.linuxhard.org/blog/concertado-o-icone-de-gerenciador-de-arquivos-no-macbuntu/ (it’s in portuguese)
I’m not a huge fan of the way OSX looks, but this was so easy to install I had to give it a shot. I’m very impressed with this, to say the least. Whoever put this all together took a lot of time to do so, and did one heck of a job.
Thanks for posting the tutorial, it explained the installation process very well. I don’t know how long I’m going to keep this theme installed, but I’m not uninstalling it right away either 😛
I kept i t on my system for a couple of days but i removed it because i don’t like docky but the rest looks good 🙂
Do you have any idea how to just use the icons from this pack? I love how it color codes different compact files, like .zip, .tar.gz, etc. I opened the “Macbuntu Icons” directory with “theme manager,” but it installs the apple icon in the top left instead of the normal ubuntu thing. I really just want to use the folder icons for this, I don’t even like the top bar that much. Any ideas? Thanks.
The fastest way to change the icon is changing it using Ubuntu Tweak. Select the GNOME Settings and scroll down a bit until you read: Click this button to change the menu logo image… I think you might want to click that button 🙂
to install Ubuntu Tweak:
http://www.n00bsonubuntu.net/content/ubuntu-tweak-0-5-6-is-released/
Thanks a ton, that did the trick! I had to resize one of the gnome images using gimp, but that wasn’t too hard… finally, a program that can resize without the hassle!
i want to install macbuntu,but i don’t know how can i do it,please help me on this
download from here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/macbuntu/
extract content to your desktop
double click install.sh file
click on run in Terminal button
Lets the script install all the files and reboot when installation script is finished
WATCH THE VIDEO 🙂
I have tried double clicking install.sh to install macbuntu. But it always open with text editor, how i run install.sh in terminal. I am new to ubuntu.. Kindly help
Click with your right mouse button on the install.sh file and select Properties. Click on the Permissions tab and mark the Allow executing file as a program option… this should solve it.
Thanks man! saved me. I tried the manual macbuntu patching but with no luck – even downloaded the wrong macbuntu file. now my pc is great. just needs still a little tweak 🙂
Hay,I like it so much,but i’ve found some problem.
Compiz Open & Close animation doesn’t work very well,do you have a solution about it? 🙂
Can you send the reply to my email?
Thanks… 🙂
*Sorry for my bad English
Hi, i got the same problem, open and close animation not working. Can someone give solution for this ? thx
Still working on a trasnlation of the fix. Found something in an indonesian forum (http://www.kaskus.us/showthread.php?t=6925965)
But google translate only understands half of the article and my indonesian is a bit rusty 🙂
You need to register first before you get acces to this site/forum
I tried to install Macbuntu using the terminal commands. Everything works great until it asks for my sudo password, then the terminal wont let my input any characters, letters, numbers, etc.
I would really like to try this, but I can’t even initiate the installation. Please Help.
Not sure what the problem is, try installing it by clicking on the Run button (the one on the right). Do you only have terminal problems when trying to install macbuntu?
download from here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/macbuntu/
extract content to your desktop
double click install.sh file
click on run in Terminal button
Lets the script install all the files and reboot when installation script is finished
WATCH THE VIDEO
your an idiot… if your used to ubuntu then you would know that when a terminal asks for a password and you type, nothing compes up anyway but the terminal is still reading it… you just have to make sure your typing your psswrd right…
🙂
So if someone knows and tells an alternate way to install it… he is an idiot?
Hi
i installed macubuntu .every thing is working great ,only problem iam facing its not changing the splash screen . can any one tell y ?
hard to say why it didn’t change the splash screen. to chang the splash screen you can use zoring splash manager: http://www.n00bsonubuntu.net/content/install-zorin-splash-screen-manager-on-ubuntu-10-10-maverick-meerkat/
Please don’t install this on Ubuntu 11.04 as it WILL break your system. I tested it myself and the installation progress crashed on some compiz settings. When i restarted my system i got system crash reports and after some experimental uninstalation moves all the gtk+ themes where gone and i had to reinstall Ubuntu to get it back to normal.
When i click open in terminal my terminal flash on screen for a second and then its gone any ideas on whats wrong?
Maybe you need to mark the allow executing file as a progrom option. Click with your right mouse button on the install.sh file and select Properties. Click on the Properties tab and mark Allow file executing file as a program. Now try to install the Macbuntu theme again and it should work.
You could also change your avatar, it might be affecting your retina!? 😛
how to uninstall macbantu i got only install.sh file no uninstall.sh file
pls help i want default theme back
pls help
The uninstall file is inside the macbuntu 10.10 folder when you extracted the tar.gz file. If you can’t find the file download the macbuntu 10.10 file again and extract the content of the tar.gz file and the uninstall.sh file will be inside the extracted folder
can i get help, I’m troubled with upgrading my ubuntu 10.10 Every time when i tried, i get this dialogue,
(This usually means that another package management application (like apt-get or aptitude) already running. Please close that application first.)
what should i do?
It’s hard to tell what causes this error i had this message one time and all i could do is reinstall Ubuntu, since you are doing an upgrade all you have to do is to isnatll from cd/usb.