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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