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Now a days, Linux Mint is one of the most popular Linux based operating system among the desktop users, specifically who used to be a windows 7(or may be Vista or XP) users. Linux Mint 10(Julia) /9/(Linux Mint Debian Edition) has a lot of flavors based on the default desktop — Gnome,KDE,LXDE etc. GNOME is the default desktop for Linux Mint (just like most of the Linux Distributions). GNOME(based on GTK+) is flexible and so you can have any look as you want -either Windows or Mac (and of course Linux desktop Look).
Now lets come to our main objective of this post, which is – ” to provide you the windows 7 theme for Linux Mint 10/9 which have GNOME as their desktop”. The structure of the Linux based os is very modular so the theme components can be manipulated without any problem at all.
Here is one snapshot of windows 7 theme on Linux Mint (GNOME version 2.x) —
Download windows 7 theme for Linux Mint
Get the compress format of the above theme from its official website – download windows 7 theme for Linux Mint.
How to install windows 7 theme on Linux Mint
#1 : Download the .tar.gz file.
#2 : Right click on the desktop; then move to change theme -> Themes.
#3 : Now drag the theme_file_name.tar.gz and drop it to the windows.
#4 : That’s All ..then a message will be displayed – like New Theme has installed. Sleect the theme you want to use.
NOTE : You can also install themes manually, by copying and extracting the files(.tar.gz) content to the themes(usr/shares/themes) directory, but it is not recommended for beginners; you should use this(manual) method only when ‘drag and drop’ method doesn’t work.
The screenshot you see above looks like it’s of Windows 7 but it’s actually just a Windows 7 theme for Linux Mint.
Pretty impressive, huh?
We’ve shown you how to make Linux Mint look like a Mac before so aping the appearance of a rival operating system while not to everyone’s tastes is something you already know is possible.
But we’ve never really touched on how to make this distro look like Windows. And Linux Mint is the ideal starting point if you want to do that because it looks and behaves more like Windows than regular Ubuntu does.
So with Windows 7 support at an end, and lots of users debating a switch to Linux Mint, it feels like a good time to share this (surprisingly simple) how to.
For an accurate looking Linux Mint Windows 7 theme we can turn to the fab design team at the B00merang Project.
They’ve crafted a competent copy of the Windows 7 UI for the Cinnamon desktop (the theme will also work on other desktops too, with varying results).
Download Windows 7 GTK Theme
Assuming you’re running a recent-ish version of Linux Mint (or a different distro with the Cinnamon desktop installed) your first step is to download the following Windows 7 theme pack:
Download Windows 7 Theme Pack
Let the archive fully download and then, using your file manager, locate the .zip file you just got and extract it in to a new folder.
Next, in another file manager window, open the .themes directory in your Home folder. Remember: to see (or hide) hidden “dot files” you need to press ctrl + h.
Don’t see a .themes folder? Go ahead and create one, just remember to include the . in the folder name, and stick to lowercase!
Copy the extracted folder in to here to install the Windows 7 theme pack.
Linux Mint makes it very super easy to change theme: open the Mint Menu to search for and open “Themes”. Set the Windows 7 GTK theme for Window borders, Controls, and Desktop.
Download Windows 7 Icon Set
That’s the theme done, but we can go further. To help round out the Windows 7 look you should use an Windows 7 icon set — which, hurrah, the B00merang project also provide:
Download Windows 7 Icon Set
Download and extract the .zip file above and move the extracted directory (not the zip file) to the hidden .icons folder in Home.
Don’t see a .icons folder? Go ahead and create one, just remember to include the . in the folder name, and stick to lowercase!
Once done, pop open the “Themes” tool again set ‘icons’ to the Windows 7 pack you just added.
Finishing touches
By now your desktop will look a lot like the ‘real deal’ you see above — but there are a few other tweaks you can make to round off the experience.
First is adding a Start Menu clone. Now, I personally prefer the default Mint Menu over anything else but I accept that it doesn’t “look the part”.
So, to replace the Mint Menu with a Windows 7 Start Menu clone:
- Right-click on the panel and select “Add Applets”
- Select the “Download” tab
- Search for and install “Start Menu”
- Click the install icon for “CinnVIIStarkMenu”
- Switch back to the Manage section and add the applet
Use “Panel Edit” mode to reposition the Start Menu clone where you want it (i.e. on the far left) — just remember to turn panel edit mode off after as it’s not automatic. If you don’t, you’ll be frustrated that nothing on the panel seems to respond!
Finally, to seal the deal, you’ll want to download a nice high quality version of the Windows 7 wallpaper to set as your desktop background (shortcut: right-click on the image file in the file manager and select ‘Set as Background’).
Download Windows 7 Wallpaper (HD)
There you have it; a safe and secure Linux Mint system that looks a lot like Windows 7 but, mercifully, isn’t Windows 7!
— Windows 7 для Linux Mint Sylvia 18.3 [64] 1xDVD —
Название: Windows 7 для Linux Mint Sylvia
Версия: 18.3
Последняя версия ОС: 19.2
Официальный сайт: https://www.linuxmint.com.ru
Архитектура: 64
Лечение: не требуется
Системные требования:
Минимальное количество оперативной памяти — 512 Мб, для комфортной работы хватит 1 Гб
На жестком диске у вас должно быть свободно 9 Гб, но рекомендуется под систему выделять 20 Гб
Разрешение экрана не должно быть менее 1024×768
Описание:
Очередная сборка Linux Mint самого популярного из дистрибутивов Linux. Интерфейс сборки максимально приближен к Windows 7. Это обычный Linux Mint 18.3 XFCE с темой Windows 7 с некоторыми улучшениями…
P.S. В Домашней Папке надо снять галочку Скрытые файлы.
Дополнительная информация:
Основной особенностью сборки является то, что она оптимально подходит для пользователей, которые привыкли к операционной системе Windows.
Таким образом, переход с Windows на Linux будет очень простым и лёгким.
Данное рабочее окружение подойдет для старого железа и нетбуков, так как отличается меньшей прожорливостью по сравнению с остальными вариантами.
В сборку встроено следующее ПО:
• Skype
• Viber
• VLC
• ZVV online radio
• Teamviewer
• Chrome
Ну и куча еще всего нужного…
Контрольные суммы:
MD5: FB00C50A1BD49B2F3C85B30FD71AA031
SHA-1: 45DC91EA5ADABE1A32F1A1B79FF1FC912ED28C19
SHA-256: 1669A1DFD1612BFF3C644989B5EBA90DBF86164AF62D2CD44D4FF2E949CB990A
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pine55
how to install windows 7 on an existing linux mint cinnamon 17.1 desktop pc 64 bit
Hello fellow linux patrons,
Need Help Please. How to install windows 7 on an existing linux mint cinnamon 17.1 desktop pc 64 bit.?? I’ve got gparted on my live cd. and got Multibootusb on usb and the windows 7.iso. I was able to partition my bootable 32 gb usb with gparted into 3 partitions namely 4.7 gb, 5.2 gb, and 5.2 gb.
My desktop pc has 500 gb hard drive and has the following:
File system
Partion 1
251 gb extn. 4
/dev/sda1
Linux (Bootable)
Ext4 (version 1.0) — Not Mounted
Extended Partition
Partition 2
249 gb
/dev/sda2
Extended
Extended Partition
Filesystem
Partition 6
247 Gb Ext. 4
247 GB — 171 GB free (30.8% full)
/dev/sda6
Linux
Ext4 (version 1.0) — Mounted at Filesystem Root
Swap
Partition 5
2.0 Gb Swap
/dev/sda5
Linux swap
Swap (version 2) — Active
Free Space
1.1 Mb
Gparted is asking to where do I want to install the windows installer and it shows my two partitions — 250 gb and the other 250 gb partion. Originally i just wanted to install windows 7 on the usb however, I’m thingking of just installing it to my hard drive. I don’t want to loose my present linux mint. But I do understand from the forums that I have to install windows 7 first then linux mint since windows will destroy the bootlooder sequence and will not see linux. How do I know which partition to format or to partition? Is it automatic the first 250 gb hard drive that gparted listed is the one with the linux mint os installed.?
Please explain in a step by step manner. Thanks a lot. 
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pine55
Re: how to install windows 7 on an existing linux mint cinnamon 17.1 desktop pc 64 bit
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by pine55 »
Hello. I was able to download the supergrub 2 and placed it on a brand new usb. However I’m not sure it is ok since the usb is readible since prior to putting supergrub 2 it was functioning. Now i have installed supergrub in the brand new usb. But it seems it is not readable. It states it is a gpt filesystem.
From the CD-RW where Gparted i had installed it now sees my hard drive as 7 mib ..( im not sure about this)
I have tried to partition sda1 but Gparted does not see it anymore. ( i don’t know why )
Please kindly help again.
Thank you very much.
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Re: how to install windows 7 on an existing linux mint cinnamon 17.1 desktop pc 64 bit
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by kukamuumuka »
pine55 wrote: ⤴Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:06 am
Hello. I was able to download the supergrub 2 and placed it on a brand new usb. However I’m not sure it is ok since the usb is readible since prior to putting supergrub 2 it was functioning. Now i have installed supergrub in the brand new usb. But it seems it is not readable. It states it is a gpt filesystem.From the CD-RW where Gparted i had installed it now sees my hard drive as 7 mib ..( im not sure about this)
I have tried to partition sda1 but Gparted does not see it anymore. ( i don’t know why )Please kindly help again.
Thank you very much.
What tell terminal-commands
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pine55
Re: how to install windows 7 on an existing linux mint cinnamon 17.1 desktop pc 64 bit
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by pine55 »
Hello administrollaattori greetings to you. Thanks again for all the help. I appreciate it very much.
Here’s the output:
Model: ATA ST500DM002-1BD14 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 500GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 251GB 251GB primary ext4 boot
2 251GB 500GB 249GB extended
6 251GB 498GB 247GB logical ext4
5 498GB 500GB 2012MB logical linux-swap(v1)
Model: Generic Flash Disk (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 15.7GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
3 32.3kB 4721MB 4721MB primary fat32
2 4721MB 5240MB 518MB extended
1 5240MB 10.5GB 5240MB primary ntfs boot
4 10.5GB 15.7GB 5248MB primary fat32
Error: /dev/sr0: unrecognised disk label
eugene@eugene ~ $ inxi -po
Partition: ID: / size: 227G used: 71G (33%) fs: ext4 ID: /media/eugene/5A9A-1937 size: 4.9G used: 4.0K (1%) fs: vfat
ID: /media/eugene/5A9A-1933 size: 4.4G used: 4.0K (1%) fs: vfat ID: /media/eugene/28AABA4A07C45F8C size: 4.9G used: 3.2G (66%) fs: fuseblk
ID: swap-1 size: 2.01GB used: 0.32GB (16%) fs: swap
Unmounted: ID: /dev/sr0 size: 0.05G label: GPartedCD uuid: N/A
ID: /dev/sda1 size: 250.68G label: N/A uuid: f6339f40-cbf1-4240-9205-6076a23e94eb fs: ext4
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Since sda1 is not mounted i tried to mount it. And then went to gparted in the live cd . booted on the cd but still gparted could not see/detect sda1. Sir the purpose of partitioning sda1 is to put windows 7 first and the secondary partition of sda1 will be to put linux. Is this correct Sir? I also tried to install gparted to my hard drive by going to the terminal and typed : sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install gparted
prior to this i downloaded the removed package. And this is the output — «Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.»
Thank you very much and looking forward to your most valuable help .
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pine55
Re: how to install windows 7 on an existing linux mint cinnamon 17.1 desktop pc 64 bit
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by pine55 »
Thank you my friend from Finland for helping me on this.
Since I’m having a hard time installing gparted on my hard drive but it is already in my download file. But in the menu whether accesories or administration there is no gparted icon. In the search box i type Gparted and it would show it is installed. However, unable to use or open it. So i’m now trying to upgrade my 17.1 to 17.3 but it failed to download all the parts needed thru the software manager. The removed.list.bck seems to be recurring file . Attach are screenshots of my attempts to fix. But still no fix. I’ve been googling and reading the other forums to try and help myself but still unsuccessfull.
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Re: how to install windows 7 on an existing linux mint cinnamon 17.1 desktop pc 64 bit
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by sdibaja »
administrollaattori wrote: ⤴Sat Mar 17, 2018 1:56 pm
vansloneker wrote: ⤴Sat Mar 17, 2018 1:51 pm
administrollaattori wrote: ⤴Sun Mar 04, 2018 12:43 pm
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4. Install Windows, but DO NOT let Windows to format the partition.
…May I ask why Windows should not format it’s own partition?
Windows breaks partition table, because Windows does not understand linux´s logical partitions and swap partitions.
I do agree with that, windows does not «see» the existing Linux type partitions and can destroy them.
Windows does not like GPT tabes at all, it tends to change it to msdos without warning…
Use Gparted to do partitioning tasks.
BTW: «disks» is also known to not see partitions, do not use it for anything other than viewing… (better to remove it entirely)
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pine55
Re: how to install windows 7 on an existing linux mint cinnamon 17.1 desktop pc 64 bit
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by pine55 »
Hi Hello my friend from Finland. I still could not have a dual boot of windows 7 and linux mint 18.3.. I need help please.
I have a succesful linux mint 18.3 running. Windows 7 is also running well. In the grub the choices are there first is the linux mint 18.3 and somewhere below is windows 7 choice. If i choose windows 7 to booth then ok it is running. However when i finish with windows and then i boot into linux . ok linux is running good too. But when i boot again to windows this time it does not allow. I get a black screen with some lines. To fix this i tried to use supergrub2 usb and I was able to rebooth into windows 7 succesfully. However, if I boot again to linux — linux will run ok . However, when i go back to reboot to windows 7 — again windows does not work. Only a black screen. I think Linux destroys the boot of windows. How to fix my problem of having a succesfull dual boot of windows 7 and linux mint 18.3. I would appreciate your further help. Thanks.
Here below is the disk partitions.
How to fix as well? thanks.
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 58597375 58595328 28G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda2 58597376 420368383 361771008 172.5G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda3 * 420368384 489609215 69240832 33G 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 489611262 976771071 487159810 232.3G 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 489611264 497803263 8192000 3.9G 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 530573312 538385811 7812500 3.7G 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 538386432 976771071 438384640 209G 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 497805312 530563071 32757760 15.6G 83 Linux
Partition 4 does not start on physical sector boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order.