We’ve established how easy it is to make Ubuntu look like a Mac but theming Linux Mint, the popular Ubuntu-based offshoot, is a little trickier.
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It’s now possible to make Linux Mint look like a Mac too, and it’s all thanks to a customised version of the uncannily accurate macOS Mojave GTK theme we highlighted here, just a few weeks ago.
If you’ve longed to add some Cupertino styling to the Cinnamon desktop, keep reading!
Mac Theme for Linux Mint 19
Mac themes for Linux Mint are not new.
But good ones? Well, they have been a bit hard to come by due, in part, to the Cinnamon desktop being based around an older version of GTK, the underlying toolkit that’s used to “draw” the GUI of many apps.
Major compatibility issues and refactoring changes between GTK versions has meant that many popular modern GTK themes were not directly compatible with Linux Mint — and that included crop of clonetastic Mac themes too.
Updated GTK in Linux Mint 19
The recent release of Linux Mint 19 changes the game; ‘Tara’ ships with a newer version of GTK that supports many of the advanced theming capabilities that themes often use.
And ready to take full advantage of the new theming capabilities available to Linux Mint 19 is prolific Linux theme maker PaulXfce.
Paul creates and maintains a bunch of well designed and well made themes for various GTK+ based desktop environments, including GNOME Shell, Budgie and, more relevant to those of you reading this post, Cinnamon.
Having recently raved about his creepily accurate macOS Mojave theme I was thrilled to learn that Paul has made a custom version of his macOS mojave theme available for the Cinnamon desktop.
Not that the task was entirely smooth sailing, as Paul points out:
“This has proven to be a much more difficult thing to do, because of the way Linux Mint uses Muffin as a window-manager, which has some drawbacks (like: Server-Side-Decoration, so no transparency in Nemo, ) and the ‘multitude’ of toolbars that take half the real-estate of the window… Reducing the size of them was my first priority.”
Undeterred, Paul has re-engineered his Mac os theme for Linux Mint, building a new Metacity theme that blends with the rest of the UI while still allowing apps using Client Side Decoration (CSD) to look the part too.
The downside is that, for now, Paul’s excellent Mac os theme only affects the look and feel of applications and app window borders. A Cinnamon desktop theme is not (currently) available (and the Cinnamon Spices website turns up nothing Apple-related).
Still; the theme is a sterling attempt and well worth trying out — even if only as a novelty. You can download the theme directly from GNOME-Look:
To install, extract the archive file to the hidden ‘.themes’ folder in your Home folder (if you don’t have one, create one).
Finally, to apply the theme, Open System Settings > Appearance > Themes and select the theme in both the window-borders and controls section.
More Ways to Make Linux Mint Look like a Mac
If you’re minded to make the Mint desktop more like Mac OS X there are some additional things you can do to curate a Cupertino-style aesthetic on the Cinnamon desktop.
You can move Mint desktop panels easily. Just right-click on an empty section of the panel, choose the ‘Properties’ menu option and, from the settings you see, move the panel from the bottom of the screen to the top.
This makes way for what is surely the most iconic element of the Mac desktop: the dock.
A chunky task bar, the dock puts large app icons and folder shortcuts within reach at the bottom of the screen. There are plenty of Linux docks available but we think that Plank is by far and away the best. You can install Plank on Linux Mint be searching for it in the Software Manager app.
You can add more applications to your Plank dock by dragging a shortcut out of the Mint Menu and dropping it on to the dock. You can even add folders to Plank too!
Other suggestions:
- Change the desktop wallpaper to a Mac background
- Replace the bottom panel with a dock app like Plank
- Install a Mac icon theme for Linux
- Move the bottom panel to the top of the screen
- Install/enable Nemo Preview, analogous to Quick Look
- Install Synapse, Kupfer, Alfred or similar for a Spotlight equivalent
Got any magnificent Mint-to-Mac makeover suggestions? Share ’em below, folks!
We all know thatinstalling an operating systemfrom a USB driveis muchfasterthaninstalling fromDVD.In this article we will look atseveral ways to createa bootable USB drive.
Before describinghow to createa bootable USB driveread the article How to correctly format the USB stick in Linux Mint. In some casesdescribed below, it is desirable to havealready formattedthe USB flash drivein FAT32 format.
1. LinuxLive USB Creator (only for Windows users)
If you are a userof the Windows operating systemand want to makea bootable USB flash drivewith aLinuxdistribution - this program is for you.
Itis very simple, select the USB flash drive,please specifythe iso imagewill be copied,turn on the optionto format the USB stick andclick on the lightning.
You can download the programonthe official developer's website http://www.linuxliveusb.com/en/download.
Itis very simple, select the USB flash drive,please specifythe iso imagewill be copied,turn on the optionto format the USB stick andclick on the lightning.
You can download the programonthe official developer's website http://www.linuxliveusb.com/en/download.
2. Rufus (only for Windows users) http://rufus.akeo.ie/?locale=en_EN
Download sims on mac. Rufusis a utility thathelpsformatand create bootableFlash/Pen/Keydrives, memory cards, etc.
Rufuswill be especiallyusefulin cases where:
-you need to createa bootable USB disk froma bootableISO image (Windows, Linux, UEFI, and others)
-need to workon systemsthat have noOS installed
-you needto flash aBIOSorother firmwarefrom DOS
-you need to runa low-levelutility
-Despite its small size, Rufusknows how to do everything!
Rufuswill be especiallyusefulin cases where:
-you need to createa bootable USB disk froma bootableISO image (Windows, Linux, UEFI, and others)
-need to workon systemsthat have noOS installed
-you needto flash aBIOSorother firmwarefrom DOS
-you need to runa low-levelutility
-Despite its small size, Rufusknows how to do everything!
3. UNetbootin (for Linux, Windows, Mac users)
A very common program. The principle of operationis the sameas the previous program. Selectthe image, select the flash drive, and clickOK. For details, see the screenshots below.
Official websitehttp://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
Installation latest version into Linux Mint 14/15/16/17/17.1:
4. LiveUSB MultiSystem (for Linux users) -To createa bootable USB flash drivewithmultiple operating systems (windowsorlinux) readarticle Create your LiveUSB MultiBoot very simple in Linux Mint.
5. Either - program to burn the iso image with the distro on a USB flash drive or micro SD card (Windows, MacOS and Linux)readarticle Either - program to record the iso image on a USB flash drive
6. YUMI – Multiboot USB Creator (for Linux, Windows users)
YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Integrator), is the successor to our MultibootISOs. It can be used to create a Multiboot USB Flash Drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, diagnostic tools, and more. Contrary to MultiBootISOs which used grub to boot ISO files directly from USB, YUMI uses syslinux to boot extracted distributions stored on the USB device, and reverts to using grub toBoot Multiple ISO files from USB, if necessary.
Important Note: YUMI was intended to be used to try to run various 'LIVE Linux' Operating Systems from USB. Installing Linux from the YUMI created USB Drive to a Hard Drive is not officially supported. If the installer portion of any Live Linux distro does work, consider it a bonus.
Websitehttp://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/
Installation latest version into Linux Mint 14/15/16/17/17.1:
How to use my passport for mac on windows. The easiest way to make backups of a Mac is through Time Machine To use Time Machine, open System Preferences Time Machine Select Disk, and choose your external drive. The initial backup will start, and it may take several hours, depending on the amount of data Time Machine has to copy to your external drive.Since then, Time Machine will make automatic, hourly backups, always that your Mac is turned on and the external drive connected.
Download DEB package 'YUMI for Ubuntu Linux' from website
Install it.
7. USB image writer (for Linux users)
Linux Mint have default utility USB image writer. One time I used this program, but personally I have not always made a bootable USB flash drive.
Locate menu, the program will run. Select the image, select the USB drive and click Write.
8. MultiBoot USB - another Multiboot USB flash drive
Multiboot USB flash drive designed for loading and installing operating systems Windows/Linux and restoration-resuscitation tools directly from the USB drive.
9. WinUSB - Create Windows Usb stickMint For Macbook Air
is a simple tool that allows you to create your ownWindowsinstallation onUSB stickfrom an ISO image or DVD disk inLinux Mint.10. Using the terminal (in my opinionthe best100% of the way)
As is known, the terminal is installedinany Linux distributionby default, soinstalladditional softwareis not required.
The terminal commandto write the isoimage,the distributionis as follows:
Whereinstead of /home/USER/linuxmint.isoyou need to specify the path to theiso file. sdbinthe end, it's a stickonwhichis writtenthe way.
NoteaboutDD utility
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To determineyour flash drive, runin terminal:
Andif youstickdecideddifferently, changein the command.
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To be entered correctlyinthe commandpath to the file, open the folderwith the file, opennext tothe terminalanddrag the fileinto the terminal:
Nowwe are ready to start. I gotthe command:
The cursorof the terminalisblinking andit seems thatnothinghappens, butactuallybeing recorded. Wait for theimage captureandat the endyou should seein the terminallike this:
That's all
Good Luck!!!
Edited by: Shekin - 11-07-2017, 02:25
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