This is a renovation. I didn't have much to do during my vacation, so I decided to have some fun...

Suddenly, I discovered that the various desktop environments in Linux are highly customizable, whether it's KDE or Gnome... I was surprised to find out that with a little tweaking, it's possible to make them look like any other system.

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Here is my note:

Install some basic dependencies

First we need to install some basic tools. Run the command in bash:

sudo apt install gnome-tweaks git wget curl

You need to install the Gnome browser integration to make extensions installation easier.

I'm using Google Chrome, so I installed:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gnome-shell-integration/gphhapmejobijbbhgpjhcjognlahblep

Now open the following links and enable those extensions!

Turn the switch from Off to On.

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Now open Gnome Extensions app and you will see:

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Setup wallpaer

Change your wallpaper to the file below:

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Right click the image and click Save as and select your pictures folder. Then set it as wallpaper.

Setup icons

Now install the icon set:

https://github.com/yeyushengfan258/Win11-icon-theme

mkdir Source
cd Source

mkdir Repos
cd Repos

mkdir Others
cd Others

git clone https://github.com/yeyushengfan258/Win11-icon-theme.git
cd Win11-icon-theme
./install.sh

Now go to tweak tools and you can set your icon to Win11-dark:

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Setup application and shell theme

Setup system theme.

We will use the theme: https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1477941/

cd ~/Source/Repos/Others
git clone https://github.com/vinceliuice/Fluent-gtk-theme.git
cd Fluent-gtk-theme
./install.sh --tweaks noborder square

And now you can select it! Select Applications and Shell as Fluent-dark

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Setup Taskbar (Dash to Panel)

Right click the panel. You need to reorder your panel like my config:

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Note: The Center Box is actuall the OpenWeather.

Now your task bar may looks like this:

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Now time to change other settings:

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After those tunning, your taskbar may looks like a real Windows 11 task bar. (Ignore the start button)

Now time to tune the Start button!

Setup Start button (ArcMenu)

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Download the following file and set it as the menu button:

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After those settings, your start menu will be really Windows 11 style:

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Show trash bin

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.ding show-trash true

Install Taskmgr

Wanna traditional Windows task manager?

Install this plugin: https://flathub.org/apps/io.missioncenter.MissionCenter

Want to switch back?

It's simple to switch back. Just disable those extensions.

Reset your theme and wallpaper to default Ubuntu.

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That's it! Now it's back to normal Ubuntu!

Other extensions?

Here are some other of my suggested extensions you can install:

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