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windows 7 and mac look alike

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  • Started 4 months ago by wxyzsupermod
  • Latest reply from doctordeere
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wxyzsupermod
Posts: 15

I can make ubuntu look like mac and make it look like windows 7
But is there a way I can choose which one to use and have both installed
Sort of like xfce im running ubuntu 12.10 64bit if it helps

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owen123
owen123
Posts: 800

Obviously the Clever thing to say is to get a Mac.

But, for the dock try this: http://rocketdock.com/

Search around for skins etc.

A quick google hit this up: http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/22.....windows-7/

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wxyzsupermod
Posts: 15

Thanks but I know how to do it but I would like to be able to
Choose which theme to boot into from the login screen ubuntu
Mac or windows 7

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owen123
owen123
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I'm not sure that's possible, unless you created 3 different user accounts, then had the themes in the different users.

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tbplayer
Posts: 1

If you're talking about using different desktop environments, like KDE for the Windows look and gnome for the Mac look, I've never done that myself but I have seen posts on Linux forums that describe doing that. You want to look/search for switching desktop environments between KDE and gnome.

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doctordeere
doctordeere
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Zorin, based on Ubuntu, has what's called their "look changer"...

"The Look Changer lets you change your desktop to look and act like either Windows 7, XP, Vista, Ubuntu Unity, Mac OS X or GNOME 2 for ultimate ease of use."

http://zorin-os.com/

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