Make linux look like OSX?

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Everything I have seen whilst searching has been pretty poor when compared to OSX.

Has anyone seen anything that is able to make Linux look and behave like OSX convincingly?
 
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I guess that's a no then....Pear Linux seems to be a relatively new clone but looks nothing like it (if you have used the real thing)

Linux just looks too "comic-y" and unprofessional for my liking. Dated.
 
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Huw said:
What? Yes I'm serious. If you don't think Enlightenment looks good, and if you don't think Gnome, KDE, Openbox or whatever can be made to look like OSX, then you're a lost cause mate.
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I do apologise then. Based on the pictures I found on google, it looks very dated to be. I don't necessarily want OSX, I just want something that looks professional. Every linux distro I have seen to date looks cartoony...maybe its just me!
 
The are certain things that I don't like about osx, but I do think it looks very professional which I think Linux lacks. I am simply trying to make Linux look better so wanted to take a few things from osx.
 
Huw said:
Have you tried the Gnome 3 desktop? I'm not a huge fan but it certainly looks the part.
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I have - it didn't look great in my opinion....I can't put my finger on it but everything linux I've seen just looks "off"....maybe because I am so used to Windows/OSX?

Is it possible to get a global menu on Gnome 3?

SMN said:
Ugh... why take Linux and it make it look like OSX, just get OSX.
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Because I like linux but I like the look of OSX? Pretty simple really.
 
Gnome 3 could be what I am after if I find the right theme for it.

From googling there isn't a global menu which is a real shame.

Couple of things:
- How can I change the fonts used in the Gnome bar at the top and the activities panel. I do have gnome-tweak package but it doesn't give me enough "power" to change it.
- Is it possible to add and remove things from the bar at the top/move them around?
 
SMN said:
The beauty of linux is you can make it into whatever you want. I personally hate (in any scenario) buying one thing because it looks like another, or using it etc.

What about Linux do you like that you cant do in OSX?
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The big tomali for me is decent inbuilt software for mounting sshfs or ftp in the native file manager....but that's just one of many things.

(BTW: you can do that in OSX, I just haven't found a really "nice" and reliable way of doing it)
 
One thing I have always wondered is if there was a way to get mac functionality wrt the distinction between closing and application and quitting. Because when you close an app it stays open in memory and opening a new window is quicker.
 
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