XPQ4

XPQ4 is an open source desktop theme that implements the Windows look and feel for the Q4OS Linux operating system. This XPQ4 project will transform your KDE desktop into a veritable Windows 2000 lookalike desktop.

Getting started with XPQ4

In order to install XPQ4, you should use the Q4OS desktop. Download and save the self-extracting XPQ4 installer on your desktop, double click it from the Q4OS file manager and follow the setup instructions.

Change the system color scheme to "xpq4_wxp" via the control panel (keep in mind that it will take no effect for QT4 applications), and install the ttf-mscorefonts-installer package from the official Q4OS repository, if you want to use Times, Arial and other Windows fonts.

Availability and supported OSes

The project is available for download as pre-built binary packages that allow anyone to easily install the theme on their GNU/Linux distribution no matter the architecture used (32-bit and 64-bit hardware platforms are supported at this time).

It has been specifically designed for the Q4OS Linux distribution, but it should work with any other Linux kernel-based operating system that features that KDE Plasma graphical desktop environment.

What is new in this release:

• Q4OS 2.4 Scorpion ready, version XPQ4 1.11.

What is new in version 1.10:

• Support for ARM64 architecture added
• Windows 10 theme released

What is new in version 1.5:

• WinXP icons update, new version-XPQ4 1.5.

What is new in version 1.4-a1:

• Brand new version for Raspberry PI available for download.

What is new in version 1.4:

• New XPQ4-1.4 maintenance version released, bugfixes.

What is new in version 1.1-a1:

• New XPQ4 release for Q4OS v1.x branch.

What is new in version 0.15.1-r1:

• Improved fonts for Win7 and Win8 themes.

What is new in version 0.14.1-r1:

• GTK themes improvements
• True Windows XP look

What is new in version 0.12.1-r1:

• New version respects both Trinity and KDE4 desktop environment installed in parallel.
• Bugfixes.

What is new in version 0.6.1 R2:

• Accept new styles, improvements

What is new in version 0.6.1:

• QT4 support improved