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grassmunk/Chicago95

A rendition of everyone's favorite 1995 Microsoft operating system for Linux.
Source code at GitHub https://github.com/grassmunk/Chicago95
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Chicago95

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XFCE / Xubuntu Windows 95 Total Conversion

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Chicago95 Desktop

Click [here]!(Screenshots/SCREENSHOTS.md) for more screenshots

I was unhappy with the various XFCE/GTK2/GTK3 Windows 95 based themes and decided to make one that was more consistent across the board for theming.

Included in this theme:

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  • Icons to complete the icon theme started with Classic95
  • GTK2 and GTK3 themes
  • Edited Redmond XFWM theme to more accurately reflect Windows 95
  • Chicago95 Plus! A tool to preview and install Windows 95/98/ME/XP themes
  • Plymouth theme created from scratch
  • An MS-DOS inspired theme for oh-my-zsh
  • Partial support for HiDPI monitors
  • Partial icon theme for LibreOffice 6+

Requirements:

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  • GTK+ 3.22 or 3.24
  • Xfce 4.12, 4.14, 4.16
  • gtk2-engines-pixbuf (Recommended for GTK2 applications)
  • The xfce4-panel-profiles package
  • A Window compositor

(If your are using an older desktop that uses GTK3.18, you can use this forked version of the theme.)

Documentation

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[Click here]!(INSTALL.md) for Chicago95 documentation and extra features.

Installation

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Installation and setup instructions:

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There are multiple ways to set up Chicago95, including an automated installer. [Click here]!(INSTALL.md) for install steps.

Install a Microsoft Windows Plus! theme:

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[Click here]!(Plus/README.MD) for installing custom themes.

Install the Plymouth boot splash theme:

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[Click here]!(Plymouth/) for install steps.

Install the LibreOffice icon theme:

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[Click here]!(Extras/libreoffice-chicago95-iconset/README.md) for installing the LibreOffice Chicago95 icon theme.

Miscellaneous

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KDE Support (experimental):

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  • SDDM Logon Manager:: Click Install from file... in Loggin Screen (SDDM) manager. Select SDDM/Chicago95.tar.gz to install the theme.
  • Splash Screen: plasmapkg2 -t lookandfeel -i KDE/Splash/chicago95.splashscreen

Screenshots:

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[Click here to view screenshots]!(Screenshots/SCREENSHOTS.md)

IRC server:

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Click here to connect to the IRC server. Please read server rules and be kind.

Code and license

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License: GPL-3.0+/MIT

[obs-repo] !: https://software.opensuse.org//download.html?project=home%3Abgstack15%3AChicago95&package=chicago95-theme-all