Kde mac os style

Делаем из KDE, Mac OS

В этой статье мы рассмотрим как сделать из оболочки KDE Plasma подобие Mac OS, операционной системы от Apple.

Я уже делал подобную статью, называется «Как сделать из Gnome 3 подобии MacOS на Ubuntu 20.04», всем кто хочет себе MacOS, но не может себе позволить, могут почитать.

Всё здесь показанное работает на Kubuntu 18.04 с версией KDE 5.12.7, но это должно работать и на более поздних версиях операционной системе и графической оболочки.

Для начала давайте установим нужную тему, но перед этим надо установить специальную программу, так как мы будем использовать тему kvantum, а не обычную.

Для этого введите несколько команд в терминал:

Таким образом мы скачали программу «Kvantum Manager», теперь можем для KDE Plasma установить theme Mac OS, или просто тему Mac OS.

Для этого перейдите по этой ссылке, скачиваете, разархивируем в любую папку, и теперь открываем «Kvantum Manager», нажимаем на кнопку «Select a Kvantum theme folder», выбираем папку в которой хранятся файлы тему.

После чего нажимаем «Install this theme», далее заходим во вкладку «Change/Delete Theme» и выбираем тему, которую установили.

И нажимаем кнопке «Use this theme». Заходим «Параметры системы > Оформление приложений» и там выбираем оформление Kvantum.

После надо поменять оформление окна, заходим в «Параметры системы > Оформление приложений > Оформление окон», там нажимаем на «Загрузить оформления окон…», ищем «McMojave Aurorae», нажимаем установить.

Выбираем скачанную тему. Далее заходим во вкладку цвета и там выбираем цветовую тему «Kvantum», нажимаем «Применить».

Ещё надо изменить тему оформления рабочего стола, заходим в «Параметры системы > Оформление рабочего стола > Тема оформления Plasma», нажимаем на «Загрузить тему рабочего стола», выбираем «McMojave Plasma» и устанавливаем её.

Верхняя панель:

Для этого нажимаем правой кнопкой мыши на рабочий стол и выбираем «Добавить панель > Строка меню приложения» и в принципе всё, но всё-таки стоит ещё добавить несколько виджетов:

• Системный лоток;
• Цифровые часы;
• Доска приложений или Меню запуска приложений;

Вот что у меня получилось:

Док панель:

Последние сделаем док панель или панель приложений как в Mac OS, для этого заходим в менеджер приложений и вписываем в строку поиска слово «Latte», выбираем приложение Latte, скачиваем его.

Я выбрал это приложение, так как, на мой взгляд оно на более удобное, и больше всего похоже на панель из Mac OS.

Запускаем его и нажимаем правой кнопкой мыши, выбираем там «Latte settings», настраиваете как вам надо и удаляем нижнюю панель, которая была до этого.

На этом всё, вот что у нас получилось:

Таким образом мы сделали из KDE подобие MacOS, конечно, всё равно видно что это только Linux, сделанный под MacOS, но всё же.

Также надо сказать, что я делал всё на виртуальной машине и где полупрозрачно, должно быть замыливание.

Вывод:

В этой статье вы прочитали как из KDE Plasma сделать подобии Mac OS, и в целом всё очень сильно похоже, но этим стоит пользоваться, только если вам прям очень сильно нравится дизайн, так как вы всё равно не получите того опыта использования как настоящий MacOS.

Поэтому если есть деньги, то лучше стоит купить нормальный Mac, а не это, так как там программ будет больше, да и в целом опыт использования интереснее.

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Make Your KDE Plasma Desktop Look Like MacOS

Love it or hate it, Apple’s macOS has carved its place in the PC market, even more after the iPhone. One of the many advantages of using Linux though is that you have the freedom to make it look like anything you fancy. Follow the steps given below to install mac OS theme on your KDE Plasma desktop.

Being a Linux user doesn’t mean you have to loathe macOS or Windows. In fact, many people dig the look of Windows or macOS but simply don’t want to invest in buying them. The reasons can be several, but we won’t be discussing those here. Rather, let’s discuss how you can make your KDE Plasma desktop to look and feel like MacOS.

1. Top Panel

KDE Plasma looks more like Windows, by default than Mac. Some other desktop environments give more of a Mac feel with a top panel that houses the time/date, system tray, etc. Yet, it’s KDE Plasma that can replicate MacOS’s menu bar the best, as far as I know. In the screenshot above you can see the default KDE panel at the bottom, and a customized panel at the top that looks like the menu bar on a Mac. Before we can change anything, make sure widgets are unlocked.

System tray

1. Right-click anywhere on the desktop and select Add panel > Application menu bar. This will add a white bar at the top of your screen. The panel you see in screenshots is the finished product and sadly I’m not willing to undo it all so …
2. Click on the hamburger menu icon (three horizontal lines) on the very right and drag the Height button up or down to increase or decrease the height of the top panel to your liking.
3. When you have the desired height, you can start adding widgets. Right-click anywhere and select Add widgets.
4. Select the system tray from the Widgets and drag it to the very right of the top panel to place it. Do the same with the clock widget and add anything you want really. You can use the bottom panel as a guide or the screenshot above if you’re not sure which widgets to place.

1. The system tray widget contains all the necessary icons which will appear when needed as it happens on Windows. I prefer adding each of the system tray icons manually because it gives more of a Mac look and is also less cluttered.
2. In the screenshot above, right-to-left, the widgets are – Search, Lock/Logout, User Switcher, Simple Date and Time (you’ll have to download this one), Bluetooth, Networks, Audio Volume, Device Notifier, Clipboard, KDE Connect, Notifications, Weather widget. I’ve added Pager in order to easily switch between different virtual desktops, a trash widget, and a Netspeed widget as well but you can ignore those.

macOS-like Global menu

On the very left of the panel, add an Active Window Control Widget (might have to download it), next to it add the Global Menu widget. Unfortunately, I can’t show you how to space them but you’ll probably figure out how far or close you like those two on your own.

When you’re done, you might want to remove the bottom panel because you won’t be needing that. To do that click on the hamburger menu on the bottom panel, select More Settings… > Remove Panel.

macOS Dock for KDE Plasma

The other quite popular component of a Mac desktop is the dock at the bottom that houses all your favorite and currently open apps. The dock is not that hard to replicate though and can even be done on Windows with quite a perfection. Linux has many options such as Docky, Plank, and my favorite Cairo. You can use either you want, but you will need Mac themes for either one before it starts to look anything like the one in the screenshot above.

I’m using Cairo dock with a Mac theme (credit: sean barman). To install the theme on Cairo dock, right-click anywhere on the dock and select Cairo > Configure. Select Themes, then drag and drop the downloaded file to where it says …or drag and drop a theme package here: then click on Apply.

Icons and Cursor

There are so many MacOS icon packs and cursor themes for Linux that you can download and install and any of those will work fine. You can download the ones linked below if you’re having trouble finding them.

Extract the files and place the extracted folders in

macOS Themes for KDE Plasma

By now your desktop must look like Mac but the menu bar is still quite white which is not how it looks on the Mac. Not to mention any apps you open must look completely off with the default KDE theme. To change that, go to System Settings > Workspace Theme > Desktop Theme and click on Get New Theme. Install and Apply Breeze Transparent, Breeze Transparent with Antu icons or Breeze transparent panel which I am using because it makes the top panel more transparent than the others. The downside is that the other themes also make a few other parts of the UI transparent, while this one doesn’t.

While you’re at it, you can also apply the Cursor Theme.

Next, go to System Settings > Application Style and select Breezemite, then head over to System Settings > Icons and select your Mac icon pack.

That’s pretty much the gist of it although there still remain a few tweaks and modifications you can do to make it even better or just suit your style. Do you know that you can restart your KDE Plasma desktop with even rebooting? Read our tutorial to learn how to do that!

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Kde mac os style

Updated: July 12, 2019

The world of things falls into three categories — the things you don’t want to do but have to, the things you want to do but can’t and the things you can do. Skinning your KDE desktop to look like macOS falls in the third category. It serves no higher purpose, philosophical or existential, but it is something that Plasma users have the option to try, and try they will.

I’ve dabbled in the Mac transformation packs for many years now. The original Macbuntu test was the best. Ever since, the subsequent attempts came out somewhat short. However, I’ve always done this on Gnome- and Unity-based desktops, never Plasma. Well, that’s about to change. We’re attempting the unattemptable.

The tasks ahead of us

Having recently upgrade the KDE neon instance on my eight-boot Lenovo G50 to Plasma 5.16, I thought this would be a good opportunity to create a new user and start from scratch. Indeed, the idea is to use no third-party repos, only whatever is available through the standard channels. No PPA, no hacks.

I started the transformation while downloading the hefty Plasma 5.16 update, and did it in parallel. There were some small niggles, and it’s definitely not what you should do. But again, thanks to the resilience of neon, I was able to make it all work just fine. So I did the following:

• Added a dock (with zoom effect and everything), positioned center bottom.
• Added a new panel to the top of the screen, with a global menu and a system area.
• Changed the system and window decorations to a more Mac-like layout using only Discover to find the necessary themes and icons.
• Optional steps: repositioning of window buttons and new fonts.
• Future steps: something cool, I won’t disclose just yet.

Let us commence ever so boldly, shall we.

Latte Dock

Plasma has recently gained a native dock called Latte. It is available as a plasmoid widget and/or as a complete dock application, which you install normally and then run (and it can also auto-start with your session). The install command is a simple — using KDE neon as my testbed:

sudo apt-get install latte-dock

I had some problems with the dock’s right-click context menu — because I was doing this while upgrading Plasma, too. But after I finally completed the setup (with two interruptions, including suspend and reboot), the desktop was properly configured, and Latte worked as intended.

If you right-click and open the dock settings window, you can tweak its look and feel and behavior. You can hide it, change the theme, change the background, use a zoom effect, set the degree of animations you want, if any, and several other options. Very handy. The one complaint I had is that the dock is a bit sluggish, but other than that, it did its designed purpose. You can also add widgets (via drag ‘n’ drop), and also rearrange icons as you see fit.

Panel layout & global menu

Once I had the dock in place and working correctly, I removed the bottom panel and added a blank new one to the top. Then, I added to it, left to right: application menu, global menu, spacer, system area. This is pretty much how it is in Mac, but also used to be in Unity. In fact, I did something similar in my Plasma setup on the Asus Vivobook. Yes, you can add extra items — but then, we’re getting ahead of ourselves.

The global menu works fast and true and for all applications. Unlike the test I did with Ubuntu MATE recently, I did not notice any discrepancies or programs that would not integrate correctly. The global menu also shows and disappears really fast. However, Unity still does it better for fully maximized apps, by temporarily shifting the window buttons up into the panel, hint hint.

I also tweaked the system menu. In fact, almost everything in Plasma has several layouts. For example, the clock, the task manager (you can use alternative views, like icons-only), and similarly, you can change the application menu. You can use the classic, Windows XP layout, the modern one (default), or a full-screen overlay, which kind of fits nicely here. It also comes with a soft blur effect, and the dark theming is pretty effective (even though I hate dark themes on the desktop).

Themes and icons

With most desktops — even today, you must roam the net and manually install icons and system themes. Not so with Plasma. Furthermore, the old «Get new themes» functionality has moved from the old popup wizard into Discover. It’s all there, nicely and elegantly sorted, and it all works beautifully. I have not encountered any broken themes, and soon enough I had what I needed. There’s a plethora of Mac-like themes available, including the likes of Mojave and Yosemite and such. For icons, I chose La Capitaine.

Looks really nice and effective.

I also tried the dark theme for the panel, and this one looks quite all right, too.

Then, if you’re really picky, you can tweak the system area — hide or show icons to rearrange them. The ones you show will always be added to the left side, so you can do the trick a few times until you have the perfect, desired layout.

Optional extras

There are a few other tricks you can try. First, a super-powerful Krunner is always available via Alt + F2, and it will drop from the top center of the screen, and it can do a whole lot. This omnibox tool can run commands, search for files, perform basic calculations and queries, send emails, start sessions, and so much more.

We talked about fonts — you can use whatever you like — and even change the color. No need to hack any files, this can all be done elegantly using the standard menu options. Similarly, you can position the buttons on the left if you so desire. Very flexible and enjoyable. Best of all, everything works smoothly.

Gallery

Some fine images and whatnot:

Conclusion

This was a very enjoyable little exercise. A true testimony to the power and flexibility of Plasma. Not just that, it is faster, easier and more effective making the Mac-like transformation in KDE than it is in all other desktop environments I’ve done this in the past five years. For example, I found similar endeavors with Gnome 3, MATE and Xfce buggier and more difficult to implement; I had to manually copy themes, the global menu didn’t always work, the dock was buggy, etc.

In the end, you can have a very not-KDE desktop, and it will be consistent and pretty. Plus, it’s very simple to reset the configurations and go back to the classic desktop formula. All in all, I feel complete, because after so many years, I’ve done another Macbuntu, and things gel. In essence, given KDE neon’s root, this is indeed a Macbuntu, but because it’s done with Plasma, we should call it Makbuntu. Or given it’s KDE neon name, then maybe Macneon or Macplasma. I’ll leave the funny naming to you. Anyway, if you want to do some things just because you can, you can. And if you feel certain aesthetic elements are missing, aha, well, stay tuned!

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