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The images in the grub2-splashimages package are primarily 640x480 images, and should work on any default install. T he images are found in the “ /usr/share/images/grub” folder. Type the following command and hit enter: Open a terminal window by pressing the ctl+alt+t keys together.

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NOTE: Ubuntu users can download a sample of suitable pictures. Use the Image > Scale Image menu option to change the resolution. Once again, GIMP can re-scale the image for you if it is too large. For example, if you have set your Grub menu to 800圆00, by adding the line “GRUB_GFXMODE=800圆00” then you can use any compatible image that is up to 800圆00. If you have used the “ GRUB_GFXMODE=” option in your “/etc/default/grub” settings, then you must use an image of equal or less resolution.For novice users, it can be found in desktop menu under “Graphics.” Use the Image > Mode menu options to set the properties to RGB and ensure the mode is not set to Indexed. The GIMP image editor is one application which can edit images to conform to the GRUB 2 standards.

Since most of the time you will not want to limit yourself to 256 colours you will probably find PNG much preferable. Else you will get errors saying "Too many Huffman tables".

JPG/JPEG images must be 8-bit (256 colour).

The image must meet the following specifications: GRUB 2 can use PNG, JPG/JPEG and TGA images for the background. Step 1 - Determine what picture you wish to use as your background.

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In addition, it also shows how to modify the colour of the Grub menu text, to compensate for varying shades and colours in your background image.Īre you bored with Grub’s default drab menu? Do you wish you could spice it up a little bit?Ī working Grub 2 Menu in an Ubuntu (Debian) based system. The purpose of this guide is to teach you how to add a background image to your Grub Menu. If you are an experienced user, running a Red Hat or other system, please advise of any changes that may be needed to apply this to those other installations. It should work for all Debian based installations. This tutorial is based on the Ubuntu Community Help Wiki and tested on a Xubuntu 20.04 system. Different instructions apply to different versions of Grub 2. Please read the entire tutorial, before proceeding. If your Grub Menu is not working, then you need a Grub Repair Tutorial. NOTE: This is not a Grub Repair Solution. Text moves when switching between selections.Add a background image and change text colourįor the Grub 2 menu in Ubuntu (Debian) based systems.

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Update grub to take effect: sudo update-grub Uninstalling themeĭisable theme and delete Ettery folder from /boot/grub/themes sudo rm -r /boot/grub/themes/Ettery Just remove/comment (put # at beginning) following line in /etc/default/grub file: GRUB_THEME="/boot/grub/themes/Ettery/theme.txt" GRUB_THEME="/boot/grub/themes/Ettery/theme.txt"ĭepending of your distribution, you might use update-grub2 or grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg, but usualy all 3 commands are the same. Open /etc/default/grub in text editor with root `sudo gedit /etc/default/grub`Īdd/change following lines GRUB_GFXMODE="1920x1080" #replace with your supported resolution

Copy entire Ettery folder to /boot/grub/themes/ `sudo cp -r Ettery /boot/grub/themes/`ĭepending of your distribution it location might be /boot/grub2/themes/ or /grub/themes/.

Check for maximum supported resolution.

Preparationįind out supported resolution by your grub.

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There is install.sh script from original ZorinOS theme that automates install process, but it is not tested with this theme, therefore I recommend manual installation. (not tested)įor further customization use grub-customizer to add/remove/change/rearrange entry and etc. This theme is based onĭesigned primary for 1920x1080 resolution, but should work for common resolutions as well.