Introduction

Installing macOS themes on your favourite Linux Distro.

Requirements

• Operating System : Any Debian based OS like Ubuntu, Kali Linux etc.
• Desktop Environment : Gnome

ScreenShots

Tested on

• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with Gnome 3.28.2
• Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS with Gnome 3.28.2
• Kali Linux 2018.2 with Gnome 3.28

Choose Your OS

• Ubuntu

• Kali Linux

This Customization Pack Includes

• 2 GTK Themes
• 2 Gnome Shell Themes
• 2 Cursor Themes
• 4 Icon Themes
• 2 Wallpapers
• 2 Fonts (For Gnome Shell)
• 1 Plymouth Theme (Optional, only for Ubuntu)

Credits

GTK Themes

• paulxfce

Gnome Shell Themes

• unc926

Cursor Themes

• dcomim
• krourke

Icon Themes

• krourke
• umayanga
• zayronXIO

Plymouth Theme

• LozanoJack

Install macOS Themes on Ubuntu

• xterm must be installed in the system. To install xterm, open Terminal and execute:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install xterm

• Save this script on your desktop.

Caution

• Don't run this script as sudo.

• This script will open xterm several times to install some required packages. When promted, enter your password on xterm window.

• Open Terminal again and execute:

cd Desktop
chmod +x macUbuntu.sh
./macUbuntu.sh

• Log Out/Restart your computer.

Install macOS Themes on Kali Linux

• xterm must be installed in the system. To install xterm, open Terminal and execute:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install xterm

• Save this script on your desktop.

Caution

• Don't run this script as sudo except you are the root user.

• This script will open xterm several times to install some required packages. When promted, enter your password on xterm window (except root user).

• Open Terminal again and execute:

cd Desktop
chmod +x macKali.sh
./macKali.sh

Additional Installation

Installing Plymouth Theme (macOS like Boot Splash Screen, only for Ubuntu)

The installation of boot splash screen is made optional. To install it, follow:

• Open File Manager using root access. Open Terminal and execute:

sudo nautilus

• Go to Downloads/Apple-Darwin-For-Plymouth/ folder and Copy darwin folder.
• Go to /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ and Paste.
• Open Terminal again and execute:

sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/share/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth default.plymouth /usr/share/plymouth/themes/darwin/darwin.plymouth 100
sudo update-alternatives --config default.plymouth

• After executing the last command, you will be promted with a list of plymouth themes. Enter the id of Darwin plymouth theme.
• Finally execute:

sudo update-initramfs -u

Albert Spotlight (macOS like Spotlight)

If you like to install Albert Spotlight, you may follow:

• Open Terminal end execute:

On Ubuntu

wget -nv -O Release.key \
  https://build.opensuse.org/projects/home:manuelschneid3r/public_key
sudo apt-key add - < Release.key
sudo apt update
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/manuelschneid3r/xUbuntu_18.04/ /' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/home:manuelschneid3r.list"
sudo apt update
sudo apt install albert

On Kali

wget -nv -O Release.key \
  https://build.opensuse.org/projects/home:manuelschneid3r/public_key
sudo apt-key add - < Release.key
sudo apt update
sudo echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/manuelschneid3r/Debian_Testing/ /' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/home:manuelschneid3r.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install albert

• After installation, you can open Albert from Menu/Dash and set hotkey to activate albert.

Known Issues

System Monitor, Calculator don't use GTK Themes (on Ubuntu)

• This is because those applications are installed as snap packages. To verify, execute:

snap list

• The snap execution environment doesn't see any of the themes on your system (local or system-wide). So this is somewhat an expected behaviour.
• As a workaround, you may want to remove those snap applications. To remove those, execute:

sudo snap remove gnome-system-monitor
sudo snap remove gnome-calculator

• And install their apt versions. To install, execute:

sudo apt install gnome-system-monitor gnome-calculator