Install Microsoft theme packs in Ubuntu

If you pining away for those gob-smacking Windows 7 theme wallpapers, here is how to install them in Ubuntu

1. Download any one of the theme packs from Microsoft

2.Install p7zip-full via Synaptic

3. Change the .theme extension to .7z and open with archive manager by right-clicking on the file

4. Extract the wallpapers and install via Appearance Preferences

If you really need to get the wallpaper to change automatically every so often, be a devil and install Wallpaper Tray.

While you at it, you may as well change the Xsplash background picture.

Here’s how:

Installing  Xsplash-Background-Settings will allow you to choose one of your new wallpapers as the background. No more gloomy Ubuntu.

Add Xsplash-Background-Settings ppa

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/meerkat/stable/ubuntu karmic main

apt-get update

apt-get install xsplash-background-settings

The programe will ask you to paste a piece of code in a terminal to change the permissions on the xsplash folder. Do it.