Macbuntu
Encyclopedia
Macbuntu is a SourceForge project that transforms the look and feel of Linux
operating systems to that similar to Mac OS X
. Macbuntu is an open source
program, designed to transform Linux’s appearance and layout into a Mac OS X environment. Although Macbuntu is dedicated to Ubuntu
Linux OS, it could be used in other OS based on Debian/GTK. The script significantly changes the desktop
.
This is not to be confused with OSx86
Project (Hackintosh).
v3 and means that derived works can only be distributed under the same license terms.
Macbuntu comprises of many different third party software
, which can also be installed independently to give a look and feel similar to that with Macbuntu, but would involve a lot of time and independent downloads and installations.
The next major update was v2.0 which added a host of Mac OS like features namely theme-packs for many third party software and browsers, Apple logo on login screen, and the most eye-catching feature, the Mac OS X like Genie Effect (Compiz customized animation library). The future updates majorly solved compatibility issues and fixed various bugs.
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
operating systems to that similar to Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
. Macbuntu is an open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
program, designed to transform Linux’s appearance and layout into a Mac OS X environment. Although Macbuntu is dedicated to Ubuntu
Ubuntu (operating system)
Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu...
Linux OS, it could be used in other OS based on Debian/GTK. The script significantly changes the desktop
Desktop metaphor
The desktop metaphor is an interface metaphor which is a set of unifying concepts used by graphical user interfaces to help users more easily interact with the computer. The desktop metaphor treats the monitor of a computer as if it is the user's desktop, upon which objects such as documents and...
.
This is not to be confused with OSx86
OSx86
OSx86 is a collaborative hacking project to run the Mac OS X computer operating system on non-Apple personal computers with x86 architecture and x86-64 compatible processors...
Project (Hackintosh).
License
Macbuntu is under the GNU General Public LicenseGNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project....
v3 and means that derived works can only be distributed under the same license terms.
Installation
Installation of Macbuntu is fairly simple. It can (and should) be downloaded from Macbuntu homepage . The instructions can be found in the support page of the website. Macbuntu is available for download from various other sources but may be edited and modified and running scripts from such sources with root privileges is dangerous. Macbuntu can also be installed directly from the internet using terminal commands.Macbuntu comprises of many different third party software
Third-party software component
In computer programming, a third-party software component is a reusable software component developed to be either freely distributed or sold by an entity other than the original vendor of the development platform...
, which can also be installed independently to give a look and feel similar to that with Macbuntu, but would involve a lot of time and independent downloads and installations.
Development
Macbuntu was first released as v1.0. It was a very basic package that added Mac OS X icons, cursors, backgrounds and themes. The software was gradually given more features. Features like Reboot service Mac OS X fonts, Login Screen settings, Global Menu (common Mac OS like Menu Bar), Compositing Manager settings, window animations (Compiz Extras) and a Mac OS like Dock were added in v1.1.The next major update was v2.0 which added a host of Mac OS like features namely theme-packs for many third party software and browsers, Apple logo on login screen, and the most eye-catching feature, the Mac OS X like Genie Effect (Compiz customized animation library). The future updates majorly solved compatibility issues and fixed various bugs.