{"id":9706,"date":"2020-01-08T13:13:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T13:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=9706"},"modified":"2024-04-24T11:36:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T11:36:33","slug":"install-mac-os-mojave-theme-ubuntu-19-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2020\/01\/install-mac-os-mojave-theme-ubuntu-19-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Install MacOS Mojave Theme &#8216;McMojave&#8217; in Ubuntu 24.04 | 22.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5741\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/classic-gnome-icon.png\" alt=\"gnome shell\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>This simple tutorial shows how to install &#8216;McMojave&#8217;, a Mac OS Mojave like theme, in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, and Ubuntu 24.04 with default GNOME Desktop.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Following steps will first download and install the <i>GTK theme<\/i>, <i>icons theme<\/i>, and a set of <i>wallpapers<\/i>. And then apply new themes and tweak the left dock to make your Ubuntu desktop look like Mac OS X.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/macmojave-theme-jammy.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46325\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/macmojave-theme-jammy-700x394.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/macmojave-theme-jammy-700x394.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/macmojave-theme-jammy-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/macmojave-theme-jammy-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/macmojave-theme-jammy-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/macmojave-theme-jammy-1320x743.webp 1320w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/macmojave-theme-jammy.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Install Mojave GTK theme:<\/h4>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> First <u>download the source code<\/u> of GTK theme from the project releases page:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/vinceliuice\/Mojave-gtk-theme\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download Mojave-GTK-Theme<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then <u>extract the tarball, select &#8216;<b>Open in Terminal<\/b>&#8216;<\/u> in source folder&#8217;s right-click menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9708\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/open-moja-terminal.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/open-moja-terminal.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/open-moja-terminal-450x293.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>3.<\/b> When terminal opens, run command <code>.\/install.sh<\/code>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9709\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/install-moja.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/install-moja.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/install-moja-450x82.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If everything goes OK, the GTK theme should installed successfully for single user usage.<\/p>\n<h4>Install Mojave icon theme:<\/h4>\n<p>The icon theme source code is available for download at the link below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/vinceliuice\/McMojave-circle\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download McMojave Icon Theme<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Same to the GTK theme, after downloaded the Mojave icon theme, do following steps one by one:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>extract the source code<\/b> by right-clicking on the tarball and selecting &#8216;Extract Here&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li><b>open icon folder in terminal<\/b> by selecting &#8216;Open in Terminal&#8217; in its context menu.<\/li>\n<li><b>install the icon theme<\/b> by running command <code>.\/install.sh -a<\/code> in the pop-up terminal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Apply new themes to make Ubuntu look like Mac OS X:<\/h4>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> First open <u>terminal<\/u>, and run command to install required GTK engine and Gnome Tweak Tool:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">sudo apt-get install gtk2-engines-murrine gtk2-engines-pixbuf gnome-tweaks<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9710\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/install-gtkengine-600x90.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/install-gtkengine-600x90.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/install-gtkengine-450x67.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/install-gtkengine-768x115.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/install-gtkengine.jpg 925w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Search for and install &#8220;<b>user themes<\/b>&#8221;\u00a0 extension from GNOME Extension Manager (available in Ubuntu Software or App Center), so you can change the &#8216;Shell&#8217; theme in next step (may need a log out and back in to apply).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/user-themes-em.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46326\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/user-themes-em-700x533.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/user-themes-em-700x533.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/user-themes-em-300x228.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/user-themes-em-768x585.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/user-themes-em.webp 922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>3.<\/b> Open <b>Gnome Tweaks<\/b>, and select the new themes under Applications, Icons, and Shell.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9711\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/apply-mojave-themes-600x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/apply-mojave-themes.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/apply-mojave-themes-450x225.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/vinceliuice\/Mojave-gtk-theme\/blob\/images\/macOS_Mojave_Wallpapers.tar.xz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here to download Mojave default wallpapers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>4.<\/b> Finally tweak the left panel by running following two commands in terminal:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>To move left dock to bottom:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock dock-position 'BOTTOM'<\/pre>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>To shorten the dock:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock extend-height false<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This simple tutorial shows how to install &#8216;McMojave&#8217;, a Mac OS Mojave like theme, in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, and Ubuntu 24.04 with default GNOME Desktop. Following steps will first download and install the GTK theme, icons theme, and a set of wallpapers. 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