Macbuntu in Ubuntu 11.04

Ubuntu is a great os. It is really user friendly and has a great usability. And there is no doubt that, if we consider the graphics and interface in concern then, MacOs X is best. It will be great if we can use both, the usability of Ubuntu and feel of Mac Os. Fortunately there is some package which can transform the look of Ubuntu to Mac Os. Macbuntu is one the best of them. By installing software and changing theme  in such a way that Ubuntu completely looks like Mac Os. But there is no particular version of Macbuntu that can transform Ubuntu 11.04. But you can use the version of Macbuntu for Ubuntu 10.10 and use it for Ubuntu 11.04. Here is the step by step instruction how to install Macbuntu in Ubuntu 11.04.
  • Download Macbuntu for Ubuntu 10.10 form the following site, http://sourceforge.net/projects/macbuntu/
  • now extract the file in some folder.
  • Now navigate to that particular folder where you have extract mackbuntu. You have to change the installation code little bit. Open install.sh using this command using this command
    gedit install.sh
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    search for UBUVER and change the value from 10.10 to 11.04. Then it will look like
    UBUVER=”11.04”
    UBUNTU=”Ubuntu$UBUVER”
    Also make the same kind of change in the uninstall.sh file. This will be helpful if you later want to uninstall Macbuntu.
  • Now to install the Macbuntu first go to the folder. Now run the following code
    ./install.sh
    after that it will asks for password. Then it will asks some question, answer them, your ubuntu will now look like Mac.
    To uninstall the Macbuntu run the following command from the same folder
    ./uninstall.sh
Now if you uninstall MacBuntu, it will automatically uninstall the appmenu-gtk and  indicator-appmenu, which is a very important software for Ubuntu 11.04 if you are using unity interface. So install this software from synaptic package manager.
Hope this will help.
cheers
Apurba Paul

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