How to Configure Ubuntu Linux Look Like Windows 7/8

Ones who migrating from Windows to Ubuntu Linux will not lose previous look and feel, you can have similar environment in your new home. With look and feel like previous operating system style, you can customize your Ubuntu Linux like the ways I'm tried here.

What You Need?

Here I will explain in brief tutorial how to  make such configuration. What you need among some ingridients are:
- Ready used Ubuntu Linux
- Cinnamon Desktop
- Windows 7/8 Theme
- Windows Icon

Get Installed Cinnamon Desktop

First, you need to install Cinnamon Desktop in your Linux Box with following command line:

Terminal Commands:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lestcape/cinnamon
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install cinnamon

Install Windows Theme

Terminal Commands:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/themes
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install win-themes

Install Windows Icons

Terminal Commands:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/icons
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install win-icons

Apply The Installation

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How To Make Linux Fonts Look Like Windows Fonts

I like to see my Ubuntu Desktop fonts sharp like one appears on Windows. This brief tutorial will guide you how to make such appearance. For other distribution you might use, the step is almost similar.

For this purpose, I set font configuration with following simple steps:

$ sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts

$ wget http://file-id.sf.net/downloads/39-clearfonts.conf
$ sudo cp 39-clearfonts.conf /etc/fonts/conf.avail/
$ sudo ln -s /etc/fonts/conf.avail/39-clearfonts.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d

Download 39-clearfonts.conf here.

To make this change applied, please relogin your current session. 

Then you may use unity-tweak-tool to customize appearance of the desktop. If not installed, then do this command line:
$ sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool
$ unity-tweak-tool

Make a selection to [Appearance] - [Fonts], then adjust your font to match Windows Look a Like ……. 

See the result:

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