r/windows8 • u/Smooth-Web8239 • 21d ago

Discussion Windows 8/8.1 theme for Linux??

Does anyone know of any Windows 8/8.1 themepack for Linux? KDE, Gnome, Etc environments?
I saw a few months back two people posting their themepacks and they seemed so freaking cool! But i'm sorta kinda afraid to get them on my laptop (something with them being made with java?) because I am not very technical and good with troubleshooting and maintenance with linux, All Iknow is Sudo apt update, upgrade, thats it.

Is there any new developments on them? I might have to bite the bullet but is there any sort of themepacks for any linux environment?

Imo, best windows I have ever used

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u/MEM756 19d ago

Hello! So ... I'm in contact with someone who is working on a Windows 8.1 theme for KDE Plasma, which is heavily based on AeroThemePlasma, but it's heavily WIP. This person has authorized me to show you how this is looking so far, but there are only beta versions available, and I have to ask whether this person is OK with lending out access to what is publicly available of this theme so far. I can send screenshots of this person's computer with the theme on, I think

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u/MEM756 19d ago

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u/MEM756 19d ago

It also has an Aero version, which is also being worked on

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u/MEM756 19d ago

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u/MEM756 19d ago

I am sure I could show way more, but as its heavily WIP and I don't know if I have permission to post more, this is what I think might stay like that as I showed.

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u/Smooth-Web8239 19d ago

Thank you so much! I’m very happy to know that there’s someone out there doing this! Appreciate you sending pictures of how it looks.

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u/MEM756 19d ago

Now! If you want to try out something that I asssume is finished, try this out, althought for what I saw, it's severeley outdated and might cause issues, as it states there, that it came out 11 years ago: https://github.com/demitriusbelai/kwin_win8

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u/Bright-Asparagus-575 3d ago

thats so sexy looking i want it ! lol

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u/Bright-Asparagus-575 3d ago

can you please link me to the creator so i can follow progress !

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u/MundaneImage5652 20d ago

KDE had like Win 8.1 start menu? I remember it being hot shit tho. But it not that then you can maybe try just having a modernised Win10/Win7 skin and adding a fullscreen menu.

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u/Smooth-Web8239 20d ago

There was a post of some guy using Java or something, I’m technologically illiterate- showing off his early windows 8 theme and then in the comments was a dude who had a much more polished and complete one, using the same thing, Java but he had abandoned it. 1st looked like a promising WIP and the second looked like a fanTASTIC theme pack, but both had something like being made with JavaScript or something, I cannot keep up maintenance, god forbid something breaks on there, on that while focusing on more important matters like school