Making Ubuntu Look Like Windows 7

DeviceGuru writes "Although it won't help Linux run Windows-specific software applications, this easy hack produces an Ubuntu desktop that looks and feels a lot like Windows 7. It's particularly suitable for reviving older PCs or laptops on which the main activities will be web-browsing, email, document writing, and streaming music and videos from from the web. The process installs a Windows 7-like GNOME theme on an otherwise standard Ubuntu 10.04 installation, although it might work on other Linux distros with GNOME and appropriate other packages installed. Naturally all this begs the question: why would anybody want to do this? Why indeed!" People have been doing this sort of look-and-feel swap-out for years; it seems best to me as a practical joke.

Comments

Re:begs the question

[zill]

The "improper" way is so widespread it has become acceptable usage now, perhaps even the standard usage.

Re:I see you are running Windows 7...

[Neil Watson]

Mmm Kay

Re:begs the question

[zill]

I think this sums it up perfectly.

Re:"But look! You can make it look like Windows 7!

[Lunix Nutcase]

Then use Services for Unix or PowerShell. Problem solved 11 years and 6 years ago respectively.

Re:Why use a sub-standard Desktop?

[jedidiah]

> I bloody hate Virtual Desktops. Why do they even exist? I'm serious... I don't get it. What's their advantage?

You can use them to organize desktop clutter, like any other desktop container.

You don't need a 2nd and 3rd monitor just to have things sorted and nicely laid out and handy.

If you do anything but use your machine as an xbox or a web kiosk, the extra real estate and organization is very handy.