[HOW TO] Make Linux Mint look like Windows XP
LINUX MINT 21 NOTE: This is no longer fully possible due to changes made in Linux Mint 21.0's version of Cinnamon and onwards. Read the pinned comment for more details.
As long as you use Linux Mint 20.3 and older, you can continue with this transformation fine:
I'm probably going to go to heck for this.
It's your traditional Windows XP transformation tutorial for Linux Mint, but with a retro YouTube twist.
Music: • 009 Sound System - Dreamscape (Long Edit)
Links used:
Linux Mint: https://linuxmint.com/
windowsxp-theme: https://gitlab.com/feren-os/feren-rep...
windowsxp-icons: https://gitlab.com/feren-os/feren-rep...
windowsxp-themer (now called feren-themer-cinnamon-windowsxp): https://gitlab.com/feren-os/feren-rep...
Windows XP Wallpaper Pack: http://oswallpapers.com/windows-xp-de...
Windows XP Sounds Pack: https://www.deviantart.com/joshlalond...
Windows XP Login Screen background (different link to provide more size options): https://www.deviantart.com/toracatman...
Windows XP Cursor Theme: https://www.pling.com/p/999315/
This video was made for fun and is for English Bob and Jim Acklaw especially. If this gets enough likes or something to show it's seriously popular, I might consider making a Mintdows-ification script some time with ISO patching support too.