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Distro Grub Themes
A pack of GRUB2 themes for different Linux distributions and OSs.
It aims to replace the default GRUB look, with a nice and colorful theme.
Get started
Themes
Supported distributions
- Arch Linux
- Arco Linux
- Artix Linux
- Bedrock Linux
- CentOS
- Debian
- Deepin
- ElementaryOS
- EndeavourOS
- Fedora
- FreeBSD
- Garuda
- Gentoo
- KDE Neon
- Kubuntu
- Linux Mint
- Manjaro
- MX Linux
- openSUSE
- Pop!_OS
- Rocky Linux
- Slackware
- Solus
- Ubuntu
- Ubuntu Mate
- Ventoy
- Void Linux
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
- Xero Linux
- Zorin OS
Supported vendors
- Acer
- Aorus
- Apple
- Asus
- ASRock
- Dell
- Framework
- Gigabyte
- HP
- Legion
- Lenovo
- MSI
- Razer
- System76
- Toshiba
- Vaio
Preview themes
Distro themes
Vendor themes
Installation
Installation via GRUB Customizer
In order to clone the repository from GitHub, you have to install Git, via the git package
Alternatively, you can download a zip archive by clicking on Code then Download ZIP
Clone the repository
You can clone the repository or go to the release page and download a single theme.
git clone https://github.com/AdisonCavani/distro-grub-themes.git
Install GRUB Customizer
Warning: grub-customizer is not available on Ubuntu 21.10 and above. See #56. You should install it manually, instead.
apt
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install grub-customizer
pacman
sudo pacman -S grub-customizer
dnf
WARNING: Grub Customizer DOES NOT WORK on recent Fedora releases without extensive modification. Manually installing a GRUB theme is much more secure and hassle free. Use at your own risk.
sudo dnf install grub-customizer
eopkg
sudo eopkg install grub-customizer
Install a pre-made theme with GRUB Customizer
- Open GRUB Customizer
- Click on the Appearance settings tab
- Select Custom resolution and select or type in your resolution, e.g 1920x1080
- Press the Add theme button, then navigate to the directory where you cloned the repository; in my case
/home/adison/distro-grub-themes - Select your theme located in the
/themesdirectory - Save the changes
Install a custom-made theme with GRUB Customizer
- Edit your theme located in the
/customizefolder - With your file manager, inside the modified theme's directory, select all files and create an archive with .tar or .tar.xz format
- Open GRUB Customizer
- Click on the Appearance settings tab
- Enable Custom resolution and select or type in your resolution, e.g 1920x1080
- Press the Add theme button, then navigate to the directory where you cloned the repository; in my case
/home/adison/distro-grub-themes - Change the Archive files setting to All files
- Select your archive
- Save the changes
Note:
KDE Neon's default theme is set in a separate file that overrides any theme changes you make. Run the following to disable the default GRUB theme:
sudo rm /etc/default/grub.d/99_breeze-grub.cfg
sudo update-grub
To revert back to the orignal KDE Neon theme, open GRUB Customizer, and in the Appearance settings tab, change the theme dropdown back to breeze.
Manual Installation
In order to clone the repository from GitHub, you have to install Git, via the git package
Alternatively, you can download a zip archive by clicking on Code then Download ZIP
Clone the repository
You can clone the repository, or go to the release page and download a single theme.
git clone https://github.com/AdisonCavani/distro-grub-themes.git
Create the themes directory
To create the themes directory, replace BOOT_GRUB_LOCATION with the directory where GRUB is located.
Usually it's /boot/grub or /boot/grub2 but some distributions have a different one, so you'll have to figure it out.
sudo mkdir BOOT_GRUB_LOCATION/themes
Edit or use a pre-made theme
cd distro-grub-themes/customize
Copy theme
The theme must be unpacked inside a folder before you can copy it.
sudo cp -r <theme_name>/ BOOT_GRUB_LOCATION/themes
Edit GRUB config
You can use your favourite text editor for this. Here, we use nano.
sudo nano /etc/default/grub
Uncomment this line and set your display resolution:
GRUB_GFXMODE=1920x1080
Make sure GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT="console" is commented out!
At the end of the file, add the path of your theme:
GRUB_THEME="BOOT_GRUB_LOCATION/themes/<theme_name>/theme.txt"
Ctrl+O to save, Ctrl+X to exit
Update Grub config
You'll need to tell GRUB to update its configuration in order to include the new theme.
Ubuntu and Debian-based systems:
sudo update-grub
Fedora, Arch & others:
If you have a UEFI system, run:
sudo grub-mkconfig -o BOOT_GRUB_LOCATION/grub.cfg
or
sudo grub2-mkconfig -o BOOT_GRUB_LOCATION/grub.cfg
or for Fedora
sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg
WARNING: these commands may not work for you. Your GRUB config directory may vary depending on your distribution.
Note:
KDE Neon's default theme is set in a separate file that overrides any theme changes you make. Run the following to disable the default GRUB theme:
sudo rm /etc/default/grub.d/99_breeze-grub.cfg
sudo update-grub
To revert back to the orignal KDE Neon theme, set the GRUB_THEME value in /etc/default/grub to /boot/grub/themes/breeze/theme.txt.
Install theme in Ventoy
Extract Ventoy.tar to /ventoy/theme
Locate ventoy.json file in /plugin/ventoy/ directory and change:
"file": "/ventoy/theme/blur/theme.txt",
to
"file": "/ventoy/theme/Ventoy/theme.txt",
For more information, head over to the Ventoy website.
To-do list
| Feature | Status |
|---|---|
| 4K & 2K displays support | In the future |
| Ultrawide display support | In the future |