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Mac-OS like Customisation for Ubuntu(Gnome)

• Install GNOME Tweaks

    sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool -y
  

• Install for browsers

Install native host connector (Works for Firefox too)

  ```
  sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell
  ```

Extensions

• Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/gnome-shell-integration/

• Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gnome-shell-integration/gphhapmejobijbbhgpjhcjognlahblep

• McMojave Theme

  <https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1275087/>
  
  <https://github.com/vinceliuice/Mojave-gtk-theme>
  

GTK2 engines

  ```
  sudo apt-get install gtk2-engines-murrine gtk2-engines-pixbuf

  mkdir ~/.themes
  mkdir ~/.icons
  ```

  Download & extract latest `Mojave-dark-solid.tar.xz`

  Move the extracted folder to `~/.themes`

  open `GNOME Tweak Tool > Appearance` and select the them

• Firefox Theme

  <https://github.com/vinceliuice/Mojave-gtk-theme/tree/master/src/firefox>
  

• MacUbuntu Wallpapers

  <http://drive.noobslab.com/data/Mac/MacBuntu-Wallpapers.zip>
  
  Extact and keep it into picture folder.
  

• La Capitaine Icon Set

  <https://github.com/keeferrourke/la-capitaine-icon-theme/releases>
  
  ```
  cd ~/.icons
  git clone https://github.com/keeferrourke/la-capitaine-icon-theme.git
  ```
  
  A Shell reload is required
  
  `Alt+F2`
  
  `r`
  
  `Enter`
  
  and then open `GNOME Tweak Tool > Appearance` and select the icons
  

• Change the System Font

  Head to `GNOME Tweak Tool > Fonts` and set the `Windows Title` and `Interface` fonts to `Garuda Regular`.
  

• Add Desktop Dock

  Go to `Settings > Details > About` and find GNOME shell version
  
  and download supported version from :
  
  <https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/307/dash-to-dock/>
  
  or
  
  <https://micheleg.github.io/dash-to-dock/releases.html>
  

Find installation instructions at

  <https://micheleg.github.io/dash-to-dock/download.html>

  ```
  mkdir dash-to-dock@micxgx.gmail.com
  ```

  Extract the archive contents to this directory, and move the folder to `~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/`

  A Shell reload is required

  `Alt+F2`

  `r`

  `Enter`

  Enable the extension with `gnome-tweak-tool > Extensions`

  Set Dash background to `white` and transparency to `60%`

Note: Disable Ubuntu Dock from gnome-tweak-tool > Extensions

• Install User Themes for Shell

  Download supported version from :
  
  <https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/19/user-themes/>
  
  ```
  mkdir user-theme@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com
  ```
  
  Extract the archive contents to this directory, and move the folder to `~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/`
  
  A Shell reload is required
  
  After that, enable the extension with `gnome-tweak-tool > Extensions`
  
  Another Shell reload is required
  

• Add NetSpeed

  Download from
  
  <https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/104/netspeed/>
  
  ```
  mkdir netspeed@hedayaty.gmail.com
  ```
  
  Extract the archive contents to this directory, and move the folder to `~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/`
  
  A Shell reload is required
  
  After that, enable the extension with `gnome-tweak-tool > Extensions`
  

• Add Workspace Grid

  <https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/484/workspace-grid/>
  

• Add Hide Top Bar

  <https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/545/hide-top-bar/>
  

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