How-To Geek on MSN

How to customize Linux Mint to look like macOS

Once installed, press Ctrl+Space to launch Ulauncher and start searching through your list of installed apps or even run web ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Forget custom Linux distros, here's how I make Ubuntu look like Windows

Linux while kleeping the familiarity of Windows, you don't need a custom distro. Just use Ubuntu with these tricks.
PC World

Linux pros use tweak tools to customize their OS, and so can you

Where Windows has utilities, Linux has tweak tools. And whether you’re a Linux pro or a recent refugee from Windows XP, they can help you make Ubuntu 14.04 LTS “Trusty Tahr” (the latest and greatest ...
Liliputing

postmarketOS Tweaks makes it easy to customize this Linux distro for phones

There’s a free and open source tool called GNOME Tweaks that lets you customize a number of settings for desktop and laptop computers using the GNOME desktop environment. Among other things, it can be ...
Linux Journal

Create a Custom Transitioning Background for Your Gnome 2.28 Desktop

While test-driving the new Gnome 2.28 desktop, I was surprised to see that among the default backgrounds, there was a "Cosmos" slide-show of several cosmic pictures of space that regularly transition ...
Linux Journal

Linux Mint 12 Offers a Traditional Gnome Feel

The recently released Linux Mint 12 offers a two pronged approach to supporting those who prefer the traditional Gnome desktop. Firstly, the Mint Gnome Shell Extensions (MGSE) transform Gnome 3 into ...
ZDNet

The 4 best Linux desktops based on GNOME - and what I most like about each one

I've been a fan of GNOME since the beginning when it was fresh and exciting. Although GNOME still stands as one of the best desktop environments on the market, it doesn't mean there aren't other ...