XpGnome - Make Linux Look like Windows XP
Make Gnome look like XP by running this simple script:
Update: You can create/restore any theme using Phrank's Theme Saver
WARNING: Run at your own risk! I take no responsibility for anything that happens to your computer!
Before / After
(click on screenshots for a bigger picture)
Video of Installation/Restore on Ubuntu 9.04
Just download the tar.gz file, Right-click it and select "Extract Here", then run the "InstallXpGnome.sh" by double-clicking it and choosing "Run"!
Changes: Icons, GTK, Metacity, Splash, GDM Theme, Mouse Cursor, Panel Background, Desktop Background, Visible Desktop Icons, Nautilus Tree View, Toolbar to Icons only. Deletes all GNOME Panels and adds a new one at bottom with Start Menu, Show Desktop, Window Switcher, Notification Area, Volume Control and Clock.
Note: There isn't any way to restore your settings easily - Gotto do it all manually.
Settings are now saved and can be reverted by running the Restore_Settings.sh script in the restore folder
FAQ
Why? - Why not? I don't use this. I don't recommend it, either! I actually made the script as a programming exercise. And people want to use it...
How'd you make this? None of the theme items are mine - I got everything off of gnome-look.org. I just wrote a script to simplify the install process.
OpenOffice Menus are White! - I've changed the theme to Luna, so the regular XP theme will work.
Will you make an uninstaller? Yeah - I did - Merry Christmas!
What about theming XP to look like Ubuntu? See http://pc-hacks.blogspot.com/2007/10/make-up-over-your-windows-look-like.html
I don't see the START button! This happens. I don't know why. Run the script again, it should appear.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| XpGnome.tar.gz - 12/25/08 | 1.16 MB |
Comments
Great work thanks
Great work thanks
Could you tell me the
Could you tell me the details about how to reinstall the xpgnome?
I need the details step by step, Thanks a lot for your help. I really like it.
Can you not see the embeded
Can you not see the embeded youtube video above? It walks through the install
Hello guys if your wondering
Hello guys if your wondering where to get windows themes for ubuntu go to gnome-look put windows and click your theme
Nicely done.
Nicely done.
I have a work pc I'm "illegally" running Ubuntu on and this is a beautiful disguise.
One question... I has always bothered me that the Sort Ascending / Descending column indicators are "backwards" in Nautilus; the arrows point in the opposite direction than they do in Windows and I actually prefer the way Windows does it better. Is there any way to change this? I spent and afternoon trying to figure this out and got nowhere. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Great job, dude...!! I have
Great job, dude...!!
I have a dual boot system : XP Ultimate and Ubuntu 9.04....and guess what....my XP looks like Ubuntu and, now, my Ubuntu looks like XP.
Just great. As u said....Y not?
10x, dude...!!
How do you get the arrow on
How do you get the arrow on the start menu to go away?
See:
See: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=733808
PhrankDaChicken, Thank you
PhrankDaChicken,
Thank you so very much. I've been looking for something like this (fully automated) for a long time. I just tried it in 9.04 and it worked flawlessly. Amazing! Keep it up!
Very nice, worked perfectly
Very nice, worked perfectly here. Very useful to facilitate migration from
windows! Keep the good work!
I love it.I wouldn't want to
I love it.I wouldn't want to work with it, but it's fun to look at and I can see it would be very useful as trainer wheels for someone migrating.
And I've found a very nice secondary use:
If I set up a nice theme on my desktop, Ubuntu doesn't allow me to save it. Bits can be saved separately, but not the whole kaboosh. But now, when I'm set up just how I like it, I install XPGnome and then uninstall it, and I have everything, including panel, background, icons, etc stored in a RestoreSettings folder!
Yeah, I've started making a
Yeah, I've started making a stand-alone app that saves settings: http://ubuntu.online02.com/node/23
Had a look at it Phrank, but
Had a look at it Phrank, but it doesn't seem to be working right yet. It doesn't restore everything. Colours, background for example. Also I don't like having to type in a name for each save. I thought I might get my original Ubuntu look back, but I didn't. (No great loss though.)
I prefer the way you did it in XPGnome, where each save is automatically dated and kept in a different folder. In fact XPGnome does everything perfectly. If you can just separate this aspect from XPGnome itself, you'll have the perfect app.
Then try to get it adopted as part of Ubuntu!
Does anyone know where to
Does anyone know where to get the "Windows XP Start.wav" file? I want to change the login sound to this to complete the effect. Very cool theme! Gonna see if I can fool somebody with it...
I've thought of adding
I've thought of adding this.... just haven't gotten around to it yet.
If you've got an XP install handy, just search the c: drive for it, and copy it over
thanks for information.
thanks for information.
works beautifully in Ubuntu
works beautifully in Ubuntu 9.04, thanks a lot!
Did not Work!!!!!!!!!!! !
Did not Work!!!!!!!!!!! ! !
It did not work on my root account and it never did change the log in screen!
can this be used on
can this be used on Mandriva?
It _should_ work on any
It _should_ work on any current GNOME desktop, but your mileage may vary. You'll need 'Zenity' install for the GUI dialog boxes.
Great job Ur awesome. In
Great job Ur awesome. In some places in the world, people just cant afford licensed xp but people wont use linux either. Please keep up the good work. If people in my country use that, eventually they may shift to linux a few years later. Its not a trick like fooling people to use linux but somekind of softening transitions.... God Bless you.
Finished the version 9.04
Finished the version 9.04 yet???
I've tested the current
I've tested the current version on 9.04, and it work (see the above video). What problems are you experiencing?
Already finished the one for
Already finished the one for 9.04??? Thanks!!!
What about the XP Zune
What about the XP Zune Style? Would be great.
I want you to use XP 2002
I want you to use XP 2002 theme and scale Panel-BG to 32 pixels from 30. (I experienced it myself).
I found all the ways, that
I found all the ways, that if any users logs in the system he automaticallly get this theme by default instead of cheap looking human them. The only thing that i am not able to do is the proper start icon. Instead of start icon i am just getting an arrow icon. Is there anyone who knows how to fix this bug in this theme.
HEY! I got it! Don't use
HEY! I got it!
Don't use "space" in the folder where you put the XP theme. and execute it again, and it will work ;-).
Same!!! Anybody know how to
Same!!! Anybody know how to fix this. It seems that during the install something break. I also don't have the un-install script :-(
sorry... i have newly genome
sorry...
i have newly genome in kde 4.1
then i want to install xp genome look like in your web but
after i have succed downloading the XpGnome.tar.gz - 12/25/08 and than i exctract with right click exctract here
then error.
pliss inform me how to install in terminal or konsole
This script will only work
This script will only work under GNOME. It will not work under KDE.
Perfect! This is the kind of
Perfect!
This is the kind of thing that will help IT departments get over the greatest hurdle to widespread enterprise adoption: Fear of the Unknown.
Thank You!
Sweet! Just what I've been
Sweet! Just what I've been looking for!
I refurbish and give away computers, but it's been a hard sell. Now, with this script, I have Ubuntu XP! I'm ready to start rolling out those free computers...
The script doesn't seem to
The script doesn't seem to run in Jaunty (9.04). I haven't dug through it to figure out why, but are there any plans to update it? (It doesn't "fail" exactly. It just doesn't run. Doesn't even give the initial message "This will change..." etc)
For the record, I'm using this in a lab environment where the users are more comfortable with XP but we don't have the money for new licenses when we update our hardware. Between your script, the addition of a startup splash, some skins for Firefox and VLC, and a few more tweaks we hope to make this transition as painless as possible.
Yup, I'll update it when
Yup, I'll update it when Jaunty comes out. Thanks for the info - Glad you could use this!
Thanks. I was looking for a
Thanks. I was looking for a way to keep a friend happy and secure by converting him over to Linux. The crucial thing being to keep his wife unaware that I have switched his computer over. I think you've managed to help me get away with it. Thanks. It's truly a terrible, terrible theme. Well done.
Hi, Very nice work! I'm
Hi,
Very nice work! I'm planning to user this in a the deployment of a linux terminal server project! I would like to adapt it a little and do a traduction to spanish. What is the licence of your script? GPL?
Thank you again,
Sébas
GPL 2.0
GPL 2.0
Excellent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great, mostly for people familiar with Windows XP.
Congratulation.
It doesn't look like it
It doesn't look like it should. For me it looks like this:
http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp85/darkrubysage/Screenshot.png
that is just what happened
that is just what happened to me!
Make sure you run the script
Make sure you run the script in the folder you extracted it into. Looks like you're missing the 'files' folder, which actually contains all of the themes....
How do you get this Script
How do you get this Script to run for Kubuntu?
Chuck
You don't. The script uses
You don't. The script uses Gnome themes, Gnome settings, Gnome login, etc... There isn't any KDE stuff here. Maybe check out http://kde-look.org
thanks! it helped a lot
thanks! it helped a lot during migration at my office!
I think this is awesome, It
I think this is awesome, It lets pretty handy for fooling fools! haha, I installed it on Ubuntu 8.10 and the start button wasn't there...whats up with that? I love how everyone asks how to uninstall the theme over and over again in the posts here...ever heard of "reading" guys? lol the explanation is at the top of the page, and explained about 10 times throughout the various posts!
I found your script so cool.
I found your script so cool. Keep going further.
Nice work keep up the good
Nice work
keep up the good work ...
I installed this, but
I installed this, but deleted the files to restore your desktop. How can I get rid of the 'My Computer', 'My Documents', My Network Places, and the Recycle Bin that are now on my desktop?
http://www.onderstekop.nl/art
http://www.onderstekop.nl/articles/116/
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