Mac4Lin - Mac transformation pack for GNOME

[infra_red_dude]

Hey guys, new here. I wanna share my work wid you. The project I'm working on: Mac4Lin - Mac transformation pack for GNOME

I am happy to announce the version 0.2 release of the Mac4Lin Project. Version 0.1 alpha has received an overwhelming response. People have used and liked it and the downloads (as on this day) have touched about 26GB!!! Lots of comments/suggestions/bugs were received and I have tried to iron out all the bugs known till this day. This update also brings a whole lot of new things. See the changelog for changes.

Special thanks to Victor of vsdigital for providing the Firefox Safari Skin and thanks to everyone who tested the version 0.1 alpha. Because of all this I'm giving version 0.2 stable to this release. Keep visiting the project website for more updates.

Apply it, flaunt it, enjoy it!

Anirudh (a.k.a ANi, infra_red_dude)

For any suggestions/comments/complaints/feedback/bug tracking please drop by my blog or send a mail:

My Blog: Phoenix
My E-Mail id: infra_red_dude<A.T>users<D.O.T>sourceforge<D.O.T>n et
Project Website: SourceForge.net: Mac4Lin
Screenshots: SourceForge.net: Screenshots

changelog:
Mac4Lin version 0.2, 17/09/2007

Icon updates
New firefox skin by Victor of vsdigital
Mac OS System Sounds
New Grub Screens
More Leopardish Emerald theme
Simdock source tarball included
Leopard Dock AWN theme updated
OS X Fonts and font enhancing guide
More Leopardish GTK Metacity theme
One GTK Splash screen added
Updated Pidgin OSX Theme
Four new wallpapers added
Documentation (README) added for every component

The project was conceived on a Ubuntu system. However since its dependent on GNOME it should run pretty fine on any GNOME based distro.

[infra_red_dude]

Folks, the Mac4Lin has clocked half a century downloads! Yeah the total downloads haf crossed the 50GB mark till date! I thank everyone for supporting me

I'm working on version 0.3 of Mac4Lin. Expect a release in under 10 dayz. Keep checking this thread/project website.

[infra_red_dude]

Hey folks this is the current development of Mac4Lin:







Some small but discernable changes in the screenshots. Spot them if you can. More changes under the hood. Just releasing a preview here

[gamblor01]

As I'm typing away on a macbook pro right now I'm probably a bit biased but...


This looks really slick! I like it! I was planning on installing a Fedora 8 VM (when it comes out) so I'll definitely give this a whirl.

[ehawk]

It looks awesome. I hope that is is picked up for packaging by the debian/ubuntu people soon.

[infra_red_dude]

Mac4Lin version 0.3

24th October 2007

Mac4Lin is back! A new version, more changes, better looks and an overall more polished product. Please read changelog for information of changes in this version. It gives me immense pleasure to inform all that downloads have crossed 110 GB till date!

Mac4Lin now comes with a unified documentation in PDF format. Please go through this for illustrated installation instructions. Also some entities like GTK theme/Pidgin etc. now include two versions. Hence individual README files are only included if there is any need to convey release specific important information to the user which the generic documentation does not include. Read the README file for more details, in such cases.

With the release of GNOME 2.20, there have been issues reported with the Icon theme. Work is going on to make the theme compatible with GNOME 2.20 (found in OpenSUSE 10.3/Ubuntu 7.10 - Gusty etc.). There will be a separate release of Icon theme for GNOME 2.20. Users of this version can replace the original ver.0.3 Icon theme with the new one, which will be released soon after this release. GNOME version can be checked by clicking System Menu > About GNOME. Other components of this package are reported to work with GNOME 2.20. The installation of GTK Metacity theme and Cursors is almost same execpt that the Theme Manager in GNOME 2.20 has a new look.

Thanks to Victor Hugo Casals for the Safari skin, M.Lettner for the panel backgrounds, Calande for the font guide, Mitko for nm-applet icons, Vish for Grub and Buu700 for Usplash screens. I also thank all those who tested the pack and everyone who are directly or indirectly involved in this project.

Apply it, flaunt it, enjoy it!

Anirudh (a.k.a ANi, infra_red_dude)

For any suggestions/comments/complaints/feedback/bug tracking please drop a mail to: infra_red_dude.users@sourceforge.net

Project Website and Download: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mac4lin

Screenshots:











PS: Keep checking this place. An Icon theme for GNOME 2.20 will soon be released.

[infra_red_dude]

A new Icon theme for GNOME 2.20 and Mac4Lin Documentation Rev. 1.1 (PDF) which covers installation instructions for GNOME 2.20 have now been released!

Check them out at: http://sourceforge.net/project/platf..._platform=4117

Plz report any bugs.

Today has been the day of highest downloads: 110GB and still counting..... Total downloads haf been over 580GB till this day! Over 46000 downloads haf been recorded!! I never imagined this project would scale such heights. I thank everyone for their support. Plz keep the suggestions/complaints/bugs/feedback flowing. It'll help in the betterment of this project

[paintba||er]

It looks excellent. But I have a Mac, so I don't need my Linux box to look like one too.

[infra_red_dude]

Mac4Lin reaches a new milestone!



Mac4Lin Downloads: 1 TeraByte (TB) and counting......

I wanna thank everyone for their support

[Saptech]

I just ran across mac4lin the other day and will be giving it a tryout...sounds very interesting, even though I have a mac, I do like its themes etc.

[gamblor01]

I can't seem to get Gnome to install this properly. Every time I try to click on the install button and then select the .tar.gz file it doesn't work. It appears for a minute like it's installing, but then it just errors out and says:

"The File Format is Invalid"

I just downloaded the 0.3 version. It seems to unzip and untar properly, but won't install. I even tried to untar it and then tar and zip it back up...still no luck.

[dantux]

I have the same issue as gamblor01 above me. Can anyone assist us?

I downloaded the file several times. Same thing happens. I'm a MAC user and I also enjoy Linux. I would love to have this MAC face on my dell.

[infra_red_dude]

^^^ The main Mac4Lin_v0.3.tar.gz is NOT the file to be installed. You need to untar it first to a temp. folder, as explained in the documentation and then install individual components (tar.gz) from within that folder.

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Hey guys, Mac4Lin ver.0.4 is almost ready for release. Just a few little things to work on (some small inconsistencies, as it can be seen in screenshots below).

I'm releasing Version 0.4 preview here:

[dantux]

Hi!

Sorry for not posting back, but in the end I managed to figure out that I had to un-archive first. OK, don't lough! :P

All this project is amazing. Thank you!

[infra_red_dude]

Mac4Lin version 0.4

18th December 2007

Your favorite Mac4Lin is back! A new version, more changes, better looks and an overall more polished product. Please read changelog for information of changes in this version. It gives me immense pleasure to inform all that downloads have crossed 2.6 TB till date!

Please go through the Documentation for illustrated installation instructions. Also some entities like GTK Metacity theme etc. now include two versions. Hence individual README files are included only if there is a need to convey release specific information which the generic documentation does not include. Please read the README file for more details in such cases.

Apply it, flaunt it, enjoy it!

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Mac4Lin has been approved to be a contender for FOSS awards. If you like this project then please post your comments and vote for it. Follow the link given below. It'll help Mac4Lin.

http://www.openitis.com/openitis/project_view.php?id=89

(Jus follow the link which reads: Click here to discuss or voice your opinion)

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For any suggestions/comments/complaints/feedback/bug tracking please drop me a mail.

E-Mail: infra_red_dude.users@sourceforge.net
Project Website and Download: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mac4lin

Anirudh (a.k.a infra_red_dude)