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grub2 blue-screen-of-life theme

Blue Screen of Life

Embrace the Blue Screen.

Own this grub theme. Make it the first thing you see...

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How to Install

:warning: Make sure you understand what you are doing. Installation of the theme can cause problems in your system if done incorrectly

Manual Installation (preferred method)

  • Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/harishnkr/bsol.git
  • Copy the entire bsol/ directory to /boot/grub/themes/ or similar path depending on your distribution

  • Change the GRUB_THEME line in /etc/default/grub file:

GRUB_THEME="/boot/grub/themes/bsol/theme.txt"
  • Update GRUB with sudo privileges.

For Arch based systems:

sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

For Debian based systems:

sudo update-grub

Using Package manager

If you use Arch linux or derivatives, use this package run grub-install --themes=bsol followed by grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg" both with sudo privileges.

Configuration

Choosing font

By default, the theme uses victor mono italic font. Alternatives are as follows:

  • Victor Mono Regular 16

To change it, change the line containing the terminal font in the theme.txt file. To suggest another font, open a new issue.

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