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Pick the Right Desktop Environment. To achieve the most Mac-like look on Linux you. It's OK to download 64 bit version commonly. But if your computer is old and not supported 64 bit computing, download 32 bit version. The example on this site uses 64 bit version of Ubuntu 12.04.
Ubuntu is distributed on two types of images described below.
Desktop image
The desktop image allows you to try Ubuntu without changing your computer at all, and at your option to install it permanently later. This type of image is what most people will want to use. You will need at least 384MiB of RAM to install from this image.
64-bit Mac (AMD64) desktop imageChoose this if you have a computer based on the AMD64 or EM64T architecture (e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon, Core 2). This image is adjusted to work properly on Mac systems.
Server install image
The server install image allows you to install Ubuntu permanently on a computer for use as a server. It will not install a graphical user interface.
64-bit Mac (AMD64) server install imageChoose this if you have a computer based on the AMD64 or EM64T architecture (e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon, Core 2). This image is adjusted to work properly on Mac systems.
Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) server install imageFor Apple Macintosh G3, G4, and G5 computers, including iBooks and PowerBooks as well as older IBM OpenPower 7xx machines.
PowerPC64 Little-Endian server install imageFor POWER8 Little-Endian computers, such as Power Systems S8xxL/LC Linux-only servers.
A full list of available files, including BitTorrent files, can be found below.
If you need help burning these images to disk, see the Image Burning Guide.
| Name | Last modified | Size | Description |
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| Parent Directory | - | ||
| MD5SUMS | 2019-03-07 14:48 | 554 | |
| MD5SUMS-metalink | 2019-03-07 14:55 | 594 | |
| MD5SUMS-metalink.gpg | 2019-03-07 14:55 | 916 | |
| MD5SUMS.gpg | 2019-03-07 14:48 | 916 | |
| SHA1SUMS | 2019-03-07 14:48 | 618 | |
| SHA1SUMS.gpg | 2019-03-07 14:48 | 916 | |
| SHA256SUMS | 2019-03-07 14:48 | 810 | |
| SHA256SUMS.gpg | 2019-03-07 14:48 | 916 | |
| source/ | 2019-03-07 14:55 | - | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-desktop-amd64+mac.iso | 2016-08-03 17:51 | 1.0G | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-desktop-amd64+mac.iso.torrent | 2016-08-04 20:45 | 41K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-desktop-amd64+mac.iso.zsync | 2016-08-04 20:44 | 2.1M | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-desktop-amd64+mac.list | 2016-08-03 17:51 | 13K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-desktop-amd64+mac.manifest | 2016-08-03 17:41 | 60K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-desktop-amd64+mac.metalink | 2019-03-07 14:55 | 1.0K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-amd64+mac.iso | 2016-08-03 15:42 | 621M | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-amd64+mac.iso.torrent | 2016-08-04 20:46 | 24K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-amd64+mac.iso.zsync | 2016-08-04 20:46 | 1.2M | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-amd64+mac.jigdo | 2016-08-04 20:46 | 127K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-amd64+mac.list | 2016-08-03 15:42 | 101K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-amd64+mac.metalink | 2019-03-07 14:55 | 1.0K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-amd64+mac.template | 2016-08-03 15:42 | 67M | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-powerpc.iso | 2016-08-03 15:47 | 664M | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-powerpc.iso.torrent | 2016-08-04 20:47 | 26K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-powerpc.iso.zsync | 2016-08-04 20:46 | 1.3M | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-powerpc.jigdo | 2016-08-04 20:46 | 130K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-powerpc.list | 2016-08-03 15:47 | 93K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-powerpc.metalink | 2019-03-07 14:55 | 1.0K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-powerpc.template | 2016-08-03 15:47 | 65M | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-ppc64el.iso | 2016-08-03 15:50 | 570M | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-ppc64el.iso.torrent | 2016-08-04 20:47 | 22K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-ppc64el.iso.zsync | 2016-08-04 20:47 | 1.1M | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-ppc64el.jigdo | 2016-08-04 20:47 | 126K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-ppc64el.list | 2016-08-03 15:50 | 87K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-ppc64el.metalink | 2019-03-07 14:55 | 1.0K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.5-server-ppc64el.template | 2016-08-03 15:50 | 68M | |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-desktop-amd64+mac.iso | 2019-03-04 23:51 | 1.1G | Desktop image for 64-bit Mac (AMD64) computers (standard download) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-desktop-amd64+mac.iso.torrent | 2019-03-07 14:48 | 43K | Desktop image for 64-bit Mac (AMD64) computers (BitTorrent download) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-desktop-amd64+mac.iso.zsync | 2019-03-07 14:48 | 2.2M | Desktop image for 64-bit Mac (AMD64) computers (zsync metafile) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-desktop-amd64+mac.list | 2019-03-04 23:51 | 13K | Desktop image for 64-bit Mac (AMD64) computers (file listing) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-desktop-amd64+mac.manifest | 2019-03-04 23:44 | 60K | Desktop image for 64-bit Mac (AMD64) computers (contents of live filesystem) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-desktop-amd64+mac.metalink | 2019-03-07 14:55 | 1.0K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-amd64+mac.iso | 2019-03-04 23:50 | 634M | Server install image for 64-bit Mac (AMD64) computers (standard download) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-amd64+mac.iso.torrent | 2019-03-07 14:44 | 25K | Server install image for 64-bit Mac (AMD64) computers (BitTorrent download) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-amd64+mac.iso.zsync | 2019-03-07 14:44 | 1.2M | Server install image for 64-bit Mac (AMD64) computers (zsync metafile) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-amd64+mac.jigdo | 2019-03-07 14:44 | 127K | Server install image for 64-bit Mac (AMD64) computers (jigdo download) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-amd64+mac.list | 2019-03-04 23:50 | 101K | Server install image for 64-bit Mac (AMD64) computers (file listing) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-amd64+mac.manifest | 2019-03-04 23:36 | 5.5K | Server install image for 64-bit Mac (AMD64) computers (contents of live filesystem) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-amd64+mac.metalink | 2019-03-07 14:55 | 1.0K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-amd64+mac.template | 2019-03-04 23:50 | 67M | Server install image for 64-bit Mac (AMD64) computers (jigdo template) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-powerpc.iso | 2019-03-04 23:53 | 668M | Server install image for Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) computers (standard download) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-powerpc.iso.torrent | 2019-03-07 14:45 | 26K | Server install image for Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) computers (BitTorrent download) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-powerpc.iso.zsync | 2019-03-07 14:45 | 1.3M | Server install image for Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) computers (zsync metafile) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-powerpc.jigdo | 2019-03-07 14:44 | 130K | Server install image for Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) computers (jigdo download) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-powerpc.list | 2019-03-04 23:53 | 93K | Server install image for Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) computers (file listing) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-powerpc.manifest | 2019-03-04 23:42 | 5.8K | Server install image for Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) computers (contents of live filesystem) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-powerpc.metalink | 2019-03-07 14:55 | 1.0K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-powerpc.template | 2019-03-04 23:53 | 66M | Server install image for Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) computers (jigdo template) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-ppc64el.iso | 2019-03-04 23:54 | 573M | Server install image for PowerPC64 Little-Endian computers (standard download) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-ppc64el.iso.torrent | 2019-03-07 14:45 | 23K | Server install image for PowerPC64 Little-Endian computers (BitTorrent download) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-ppc64el.iso.zsync | 2019-03-07 14:45 | 1.1M | Server install image for PowerPC64 Little-Endian computers (zsync metafile) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-ppc64el.jigdo | 2019-03-07 14:45 | 125K | Server install image for PowerPC64 Little-Endian computers (jigdo download) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-ppc64el.list | 2019-03-04 23:54 | 87K | Server install image for PowerPC64 Little-Endian computers (file listing) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-ppc64el.manifest | 2019-03-04 23:45 | 5.8K | Server install image for PowerPC64 Little-Endian computers (contents of live filesystem) |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-ppc64el.metalink | 2019-03-07 14:55 | 1.0K | |
| ubuntu-14.04.6-server-ppc64el.template | 2019-03-04 23:54 | 68M | Server install image for PowerPC64 Little-Endian computers (jigdo template) |
Do you want to make Ubuntu look like Mac OS X? If so, we’re going to show you how to do it, step-by-step.
The whole point of using Linux is that you can do things like this
It doesn’t matter whether you have a bad case of Apple envy, or you simply appreciate the design aesthetic of Apple’s OS; there’s nothing wrong with aping the appearance of a rival operating system.
After all, the whole point of using Linux is that you are free to do things like this — and hey: you certainly can’t make macOS look like Ubuntu!
How To Make Ubuntu Look like a Mac
A stack of mac GTK themes, icon sets, fonts and cursors are available for Linux, just a quick Google away.
The ones included below are the ones we use/think give you the best Mac-like look on your Linux box, But don’t be afraid to explore DeviantArt, GitHub and other avenues if our choices don’t quite match with your tastes.
1. Pick the Right Desktop Environment
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GNOME Shell
To achieve the most Mac-like look on Linux you need to use the most appropriate desktop environment and that is GNOME Shell.
This is not a slight against other desktop environments (DEs) as Unity, Budgie, MATE and Cinnamon can all be moulded to resemble Cupertino’s computing OS too.
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But GNOME Shell is the most customisable desktop environment. This is a key ask in a task like this. GNOME Shell lets you theme and re-arrange everything you need to with the least amount hackery or fuss.
If you’re using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS or later you already have everything you need to get started, so skip ahead.
But if you don’t have GNOME Shell installed on Ubuntu you will need to install it first.
This is easy. Just click the button below and follow in the on-screen prompts (select ‘lightdm’ as the display manager when asked):
You’re also going to need to the GNOME Tweaks tool in a few steps time, so install that now too:
Once both installations are complete you need to logout and select the ‘GNOME Shell’ session from the Unity Greeter:
A word on using Unity
One thing GNOME Shell can’t offer, that the Unity desktop can, is global menu support.
Now, I don’t consider this to be a negative as more and more applications use use Client Side Decorations, making the need for a global menu redundant.
But if having an omnipresent set of app menus stripped across the top of the screen is part of the Mac experience you don’t wish to lose, stick with Unity.
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2. Install a Mac GTK Theme
The single easiest way to make Ubuntu look like a Mac is to install a Mac GTK theme.
Our top recommendation is the ‘macOS Mojave’ theme by Vinceluice. This is a near-enough pixel-perfect clone of Apple’s OS skin, and is available in light and dark versions. It’s one of the best designed Mac GTK themes out there (it also has a matching GNOME Shell theme).
The ‘macOS Mojave’ theme requires GNOME 3.20 or later, so you’ll need to be running Ubuntu 16.10 or later to use it.
If you’re running the older Ubuntu 16.04 LTS release you can use the competent ‘macOS Sierra’ clone created by the B00merang project:
Tip: How To Install GTK Themes
Once you download your chosen macOS theme from the link(s) above, you will need to install it.
To install themes in Ubuntu first extract the contents of the archive you downloaded, then move the folder inside to the ~/.themes folder in your Home directory.
If you do not see this folder press Ctrl + H to reveal hidden folders. Next, find the .themes folder or create it if it doesn’t exist. Move the extract folder mentioned above to this folder.
Finally, to change theme, open GNOME Tweak Tool > Appearance and select your chosen theme (and the GNOME Shell theme, if you also downloaded one).
3. Install a Mac Icon Set
Next grab some a Mac Icon set for Linux. A quick Google will throw up a bunch of results. Most, sadly, aren’t complete enough to function as a full icon set, so you’ll also want to use (and in some cases manually specify) a fall back icon theme like Faba, or Papirus.
To avoid all of that hassle you may wish to use the fabulous ‘La Capitaine‘ icon pack.
What’s great about La Capitaine is that it’s a proper Linux icon set, with custom macOS inspired icons for many Linux apps and not just a direct port of mac icons to Linux. It’s also totally open-source, and is available to download from Github.
How to Install Icon Themes
Once you’ve downloaded your chosen theme from the link(s) above you need to install it. To do this first extract the contents of the archive you download, then move the folder inside to the ~/.icons folder in your Home directory.
If you don’t see this folder press Ctrl + H to view hidden folders. Next, find the .icons folder or create it if it doesn’t exist. Move the extract folder mentioned above to this folder.
Finally, to apply, open GNOME Tweak Tool > Appearance and select your chosen theme.
4. Change the System Font
If you’ve used Mac OS X / macOS at some point in the past few years you’ll know it has clean, crisp system typography.
‘Lucida Grande’ is the familiar Mac system font, though Apple uses a system font called ‘San Franciso’ in recent releases of macOS.
A quick Google should turn up plenty more information (and links to download San Francisco font) but be aware that neither font is not licensed for distribution — so we can’t link you to it, sorry!
Thankfully there’s an open-source alternative to ‘Lucida Grande’ called Garuda. It’s even pre-installed out of the box on Ubuntu, so you don’t need to go on a font safari to find it.
Head to GNOME Tweak Tool > Fonts and set the ‘Windows Titles’ and ‘Interface’ fonts to Garuda Regular (or any other font you wish).
If you use Unity you can use Unity Tweak Tool to change the font on Ubuntu.
5. Add a Desktop Dock
Ask people what a Mac desktop looks like and chances are they will mention its ubiqutious desktop dock. This is a combined application launcher and window switcher.
If you opted to use GNOME Shell back in Step 1 install the excellent Dash to Dock extension from the GNOME extensions site. This dock can be adjusted, tweaked and tune to look exactly like its macOS counterpart.
Dash to Dock doesn’t look very mac-ish by default so you will want to dive in to the GNOME Tweak Tool > Extensions > Dash to Dock > Appearance to change the colour to white, and lower the opacity.
Plank Dock
If you chose to stick with the Unity desktop you can set the Unity Launcher to hide (System Settings > Desktop > Behaviour) and install Plank, a desktop dock, to handle app launching and window switching:
Plank can be configured with all sorts of themes too, making it easy to replicate the Mac OS X experience. Gnosemite is a faithful mac Plank theme worth a look.
That’s it; we’ve achieved our aim to make Ubuntu look like a Mac — now it’s your turn.
We’d love to see a screenshot of your mac-inspired creation so do feel free to share one in the comments.