How to Install Windows 8 theme on Ubuntu 11.10/11.04/10.10

How to Install Windows 8 theme on Ubuntu 10.10/11.04/11.10

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Windows 8 is not yet officially released,but it'd Developer version is released for testing.It is better than Ubuntu 11.04/11.10.Lot of good features are available.New Desktop ,New Mosaic theme....and more...

Here we discussing How to install Windows 8/Windows 7 theme on Ubuntu


1.First Download this File

win7-setup.sh

2.Download it,make sure that it is in Downloads Folder

Example:Downloads/win7-setup.sh

3.Open Terminal

cd Downloads/


Example:sibin@sibin-P4I45Gx-PE:~$ cd Downloads/

enter

./win7-setup.sh


sibin@sibin-P4I45Gx-PE:~/Downloads$ ./win7-setup.sh


4."The Win theme installation will start now "

Click on OK

Click on "Yes/OK"....It automatically Download all files

After it

5.Check Downloads folder

Make sure that win7.tar.gz and win7-uninstall.tar.gz are exit


6.Open Terminal

cd Downloads/


Enter

tar -zxvf win7.tar.gz


7.Open Downloads folder

select win7.tar.gz file .Right click (Mouse). Extract it

8.Open Win7 Folder .Open Win7/Debs

install gnomenu_all.deb ,gtk2-engine-oria_i386.deb,talika_i386.deb (amd version also available ).You must install these file (You need Internet connection)

Then return to Win7 folder

Find setup-win7-theme.sh file

9.Open Terminal

cd Downloads/win7


Enter

./setup-win7-theme.sh


10.You will get error messages .

Extract win7-cursor.tar.gz ,win7-theme.tar.gz .....7 files are available.Extract all files .After extraction .copy these files and paste to

(Open My computer)Filesystem-->usr/local/etc


and Paste all files

Repeat step 9.

11.Goto Desktop -->Right click (Mouse)-->Theme

Install-->(Open Downloads Folder)-->win7-->Install all 7 files
(win7-cursor.tar.gz,win7-icons.tar.gz,win7-fonts.tar.gz,win7-gtk.tar,gz etc...all 7 files)

You will get lot off error messages...ignore it


12.Theme-->Get more theme online -->From theme page -->Windows Borders

Download

MCity-VistaBasic.tar.gz

and install it.(I think you know "How to install a theme")

Desktop-->Right click (Mouse)-->Theme-->Install-->Select files

13.Your Start menu replaced with Ubuntu icon/similar button.To get Windows 7 button-Select start menu (Gnomenu)-->Right click -->Properties->

Gno menu settings

Theme-->Button selection-->Install (Downloads/win7/gnomenu/button)

select win7.tar.gz and install it

Menu selection-->Select Vista (Nearer to uninstall )

14.Download Windows7 wallpaper and use it


After all this work you can restart your OS.If there is any problem ,please ask me...I will Help.Detailed Video available on Youtube.

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