In this tutorial you will learn how to change the default Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop to macOS theme. Although in this tutorial we will perform the installation of macOS Mojave theme the steps bellow should be applicable to perform the installation of any other macOS style theme. You’ll need to have gnome tweaks installed to customize these appearance settings.
In this tutorial you will learn:
How to install macOS theme
How to install macOS icons
How to install macOS cursor theme
How to install macOS style bottom panel
How to set macOS Mojave wallpaper
How to start automaticaly macOS panel after reboot
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How to install macOS theme on Ubuntu 22.04 step by step instructions
Next, download the Mojave macOS theme. Navigate your browser to McMojave theme page and download the theme package. There are multiple options so choose any style you favour as the installation process is exactly the same. For the purpose of this tutorial we will go with the dark theme. Download the package to your ~/Downloads directory.
👁 Download the MacOS theme Download the MacOS theme
At this stage you should have the package downloaded in your ~/Downloads directory. Once ready execute the below commands to install the macOS theme:
$ cd ~/Downloads
$ tar xf Mojave-dark.tar.xz
$ mkdir ~/.themes
$ mv Mojave-dark ~/.themes/
Once the theme is installed you can apply the theme to your current desktop. Open up the Gnome Tweaks tool and change to Applications theme appearance to Mojave-dark.
👁 Select the newly installed MacOS theme under Appearance settings Select the newly installed MacOS theme under Appearance settings
Next step is to install Mojave CT icons. Use your browser to download the macOS Mojave CT icons. Once again pick any icon style and save the package into your ~/Downloads directory.
👁 Download the MacOS icon package Download the MacOS icon package
At this stage you should have the package downloaded in your ~/Downloads directory. Once ready execute the below commands to install the macOS Mojave CT icons:
$ cd ~/Downloads
$ tar xf Mojave-CT-Night-Mode.tar.xz
$ mkdir ~/.icons
$ mv Mojave-CT-Night-Mode ~/.icons/
Hold the left CTRL and right click to the bottom macOS panel to open up Preferences. Customise the macOS panel to fit your desired look and feel. If you wish to take yet another step further install the optional macOS Plank theme. 👁 Customizing the MacOS icon dock panel Customizing the MacOS icon dock panel
Remove the default gnome dock panel. You will need log out and log back in for the changes to take effect.
In this tutorial, you saw how to install the MacOS theme on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish Linux. This should make your system look and feel a lot like MacOS, while still retaining all the functionality of Ubuntu. Feel free to play around by installing other MacOS themes if you find that Mojave is not to your liking.
