- Paste (using Ctrl + Shift + V) the following command to the end of the file. Save the file (using Ctrl + O) and exit (Ctrl + X).
- Update the repository. Ignore the gpg error, if you see any.
- Install the following packages. When prompted to install without verification, enter ‘y’.
- Restart Gnome shell (Alt + F2 follow by ‘r’). Open Gnome Tweak Tool. You should see the MGSE in the Gnome Shell Extension section. Activate the Bottom Panel extension, Window List extension, Menu extension to get the full Linux Mint bottom panel feature. Alternatively, if you want the Menu extension without the bottom panel, you can just activate the Menu extension and it will appear beside the Activities button (top left corner).
After activating the bottom panel, you will find that the notification panel is gone. You can click the “!” button at the bottom right corner to bring up the notification panel. Alternatively, you can activate the Notifications extension to get all the notification icons to display at the top system tray (top right corner).
Install Linux Mint Mate in Ubuntu
Mate is the fork of Gnome 2 and is the fallback mode for users who don’t have 3D support. To run Mate in Ubuntu, install the following package: Once installed, you will be able to login to Mate from the login page.
Linux Mint Theme and Wallpaper
If you like the Mint-Z theme, or the desktop wallpapers used in Linux Mint 12, you can also download them to your Ubuntu. That’s it.
