Note: Please bear in mind that such transformation packs are difficult to uninstall and a system restore point will not revert the changes. Before installing the Gnome Skin Pack, make sure that you backup your computer to revert the changes (if required). Moreover, make sure that UAC (User Account Control) is disabled.
Linux Transformation Pack For Windows 7
It appears that this transformation pack follows the GUI of Gnome 2, as the recently released Gnome 3 supports a more stylish GUI. You can use the links below to download the respective 32-bit and 64-bit version of the Skin Pack.
Ubuntu 10.04(Lucid Lynx)/9.10 users or any other Linux based OS users which uses GNOME desktop as windows manager can install windows 7 themes pack or Win2-7 Pack for windows 7 look on your ubuntu(10.04 or older versions).Win2-7 pack 5.7.2 is the latest version available now!(See below for download link).The purpose of this win2-7 pack is to provide simple,efficient,user friendly and easily customizable windows 7 transformation pack for the gnome desktop.
Do you want to try Windows 7 but don't want to shell out the upgrade price? Or do you long to give Mac OS X a test run but don't particularly want to buy a Mac? There's a way to do that (although the OS vendors won't love you for it): Use a "transformation pack."
These software packages go beyond changing the graphical user interface to make it resemble that of a different OS. Most of the technically sophisticated transformation packs will tweak or patch the native operating system's code and add startup applications to more accurately simulate the functionality of another OS.
It's important to note that the changes these packs do to your computer's operating system are only superficial. Just because a transformation pack makes your OS look and play like Mac OS X, for instance, doesn't mean you can then install Final Cut Pro on your not-a-Mac. You may get the look, but not necessarily the full performance, and certainly not the software compatibility, of the operating system being mimicked -- for that you need to run the actual OS on your system using virtualization software such as VirtualBox.
But even virtualization software won't let you run Mac OS X on a Windows or Linux machine, and such gaps are where transformation packs come in. They're also appealing to inveterate computer tweakers -- and to anyone who doesn't want to shell out for a second OS just to give it a quick spin.
Be warned, however: These OS makeovers are all unauthorized. Apple in no way endorses any of the transformation packs that turn Windows or Linux into an ersatz OS X, nor does Microsoft support those giving Windows XP a facelift to make it look like Windows 7.
I took a look at four of these transformation packs. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but rather an overview of some of the most popular. I tested how easy each was to install (and to uninstall), how useful it is in practical terms (i.e., would you really want to use it for your day-to-day computing?) and, very importantly, whether the pack can adversely affect your computer's original OS. (Remember, many of these packages will alter system files and add programs, which can bog down your computer's performance or even lock up your operating system. Always back everything up before installing one.)
I ran all four packages on a very basic 2GHz Pentium Mobile notebook with 2GB of RAM and no built-in 3D graphics. It dual-boots Windows XP Home and Ubuntu Linux. Even on this unimpressive machine, most of the transformation packs ran reasonably well. Keep reading for my assessments of each one.
This software comes from the same developer (going by the nickname "Windows X") who assembled and put out a popular transformation pack that remade Windows XP into a pretty convincing facsimile of Windows Vista. In fact, his Vista Transformation Pack established how extensive an OS makeover can go; beyond merely redoing the theme, Vista Transformation Pack hacked system files and incorporated mini-applications to add features to the user interface.
It takes a few minutes to remove Seven Transformation Pack by clicking the uninstall option on the pack's settings control panel (which is a separate program). Afterward, most of the theme settings for Windows XP or 2003 are restored as they were prior to the transformation, and you can manually reset or readjust anything else.
Mac4Lin is by far the most extensive transformation pack for turning Linux distros into clones of Mac OS X Leopard. (It requires that your distribution use the GNOME or Xfce user interface.) It was a finalist in the 2009 Sourceforge.net Community Choice Awards.
After unpacking the Mac4Lin download, you have to enter the Linux terminal and run a script to install the initial components to start the transformation process. From that point on, many more things, including the program that simulates the ever-recognizable OS X Dock, need to be installed separately, and other variables of the UI must be manually set.
The documentation for this transformation pack is 44 pages long. Getting Mac4Lin fully working may be more of a challenge than installing a typical Linux distro these days. The resulting interface does look and operate a lot like the real thing -- if you're willing to go through the pain to install it.
The SegoeUI font has been significantly changed in 8, so if SegoeUI in 7 is being over-written (updated) during this 8-like transformation, that may have caused some permission issues. I wonder if the 'transformation pack' actually 'updates' the 7 SegoeUI, or did they just avoid the issue with a workaround that leaves SegoeUI unchanged? The improvements to this important Windows font should be a welcome improvement in 7, especially visually, assuming there are no other conflicts.
Many of us are bored seeing the looks of Windows XP (although Vista has a better look), so the most common tendency is to change the look of XP using a transformation pack. Transformation pack allows you to change the look of XP to Vista, Mac OSX or Linux. Here is a list of Top Transformation packs which can change the looks of Windows XP. This list also includes a transformation pack for Linux.
hey thanks to you my computer transformation. I use Xp transformation pack by windows x. I was bit hesistant in using that because it did not pass the windows verification. But its really good. I love it
There is a transformation theme here for Linux that makes it look like Windows 7: Windows 7 transformation pack, but since this is a torrent file with no one seeding this it is pointless trying to download this. But it does look promising, maybe the author will get a clue someday and offer a direct link.
Windows XP transformation packs became really popular after Vista arrived especially to those people with weak hardware but a strong will to have something looking like Vista. To be honest I simply don't understand those who considered the Aero interface such a big deal as long as various Linux distributions and even Windows XP tweaking tools delivered similar or sometimes even better results. Anyway today we'll take everything a few steps forward in time and talk about the Vienna 5 transformation pack for... Windows 7! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle []).push();
About three weeks ago the Windows 7-exclusive Vienna 5 transformation pack was released the last step before the future version 6 of the package. That one will be adding "an unique Rainmeter suite an official Vienna 6 experience visual style and of course the new name" and the name will turn from "Vienna transformation pack" to Vienna Experience. For now Vienna 5 can be downloaded from this page absolutely for free. 2ff7e9595c
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