macOS look for Ubuntu MATE

I finally decided to listen to the funny noises my hard drive was starting to make - including slow starts, intermittent crashes, ... you get the idea. I got myself a shiny new SSD and installed yet another Linux variant, but sticking to the KDE desktop, so the Making (Manjaro) KDE look like macOS pages are still valid. I made some improvements to some of my scripts, because they would not work any more due to a different Python location, more secure process environment permissions, ...: wallpaper.py now requires  exportEnvironment.sh to copy environment variables to ~/.Xenv, because DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS cannot be acquired from the desktop process' environment anymore. Both of these scripts should run on startup, see System Settings > Startup and Shutdown > Autostart . fix-OSX-ElCap.py now includes an additional symbolic link to openhand. Needless to say, having an SSD instead of a (still fairly quick) SSHD makes working on my machine much more fun - esp...

A Sunday morning well spent. I finished part 2 of my instructions to make Manjaro KDE look like macOS . Have a look, enjoy and maybe try it yourself.

Looking back at the configuration it didn't seem to be that much. However, when writing up all the steps, taking screenshots, taking care of every detail, I soon discovered that I will need more than one page to describe all the customization. Anyway, I just finished  part 1 if making (Manjaro) KDE look like macOS. Have a look and maybe you'll try it yourself...

I have customized Ubuntu MATE to look like MacOS for quite a while now. I found a comment on Gnome Look including a lovely screenshot of a panel. This one is looking far better, especially the notification area: So, now I'm working on customizing Manjaro KDE. Made good progress so far - once I'm done I'll provide detailed instructions, just as I did for Ubuntu MATE . Update: Here is the first part of making (Manjaro) KDE look like macOS .

I have always liked the Apple design and finally someone in my town decided to sell one - quick and easy decision 😀. So I now had the display on my desk, connected via to my laptop via Display Port - great display, almost better sound. But I couldn't control brightness nor use the iSight camera, so I set to work. Check out the results: Using Apple LED Cinema Display in Ubuntu MATE .