To overcome such a thing I usually use a little trick, among others, by changing clothes (view) Linux becomes more like Windows. For this example I use openSUSE 11.4 64 bit Linux with the Gnome desktop environment. The same thing has been my test on Fedora Linux, LinuxMint and Ubuntu, I will write a guide on the next article.
For colleagues who intend to do the same, please follow the following guidelines:
- Download file for Windows 7 themes through the following link: http://mirror.linux.or.id/linux/etc/ . Take-7Pack_v6.5_Multilang_Aero.tar.lzma Win2 file.
- Extract to a local folder by selecting the menu Right Click, Extract Here.
- Run the file GUIInstall.sh. Be careful not to be confused with file GUIUninstall.sh
- Follow the wizard provided. I got a warning that there is a possibility these themes are not compatible with openSUSE 11.4 because the developer doing testing on previous versions of openSUSE. However I am proof test no problem
- In a flash, the display will change to a model of Windows 7. Only one thing has not changed the Start menu. Please logout to ensure updates are done viewing
Especially for the start menu, please follow these guidelines for change to be more similar to the model menu of Windows 7:
- Open Open Build Service (OBS): http://software.opensuse.org/search
- Click on the option Search Options and give it a check in the options include users' home projects
- Type "Gnomenu" in the search box (without the executive)
- Select 1-Click-Install
- If completed installed, right-click on the panel bar, then select "Add to Panel", select Gnomenu
- Right-click on Gnomenu recently added, select Properties and make the settings as desired. Look at the example image below:
Some are skeptical colleagues told me, "Not able to buy Windows yes, as to disguise the appearance" . I accept that opinion is fine as it is, hehehe ...