GRUB 2
It provides themable options. Both Ubuntu and Debian use GRUB 2 by default, so if you use either of those distros you can jump right to the theming section. In case of Fedora you can directly switch to GRUB 2 by installation but in OpenSUSE, you have to compiled by source.
Features:
- The format consists of a text file that lists fonts, colors, and bitmap components, and defines their onscreen layout.
- Themable elements include the background image, progress bars, and "styled boxes", you can specify images for each corner, the left, right, top, and bottom sides, and the space in the middle.
- List of bootable kernels can be altered about how it is rendered, but you can't rearrange it entirely.
- Can use HTML/SVG colors/comma-separated RGB triples/ PFF2 bitmap fonts.
/etc/grub.d/
; the theming commands moved to the 00_header file. Of course, you'll probably want to browse some pre-tested themes before you create a custom one all on your own. Bennett's site has a few examples; for additional collections your best bet is to check the openDesktop sites, gnome-look.org and kde-look.org.If you intend to do some customizing, start by simply changing the splash screen image. Move on to defining your own theme later. There is a complete guide to GRUB 2's theme format.
Burg
Burg expands on GRUB 2's theming in a number of respects but it's in experimental phase, that's why major distros don't use it.
- Ability to hide text and present an "icon only" boot menu.
- Switch between text and graphical modes, play sounds.
- Ability to preview a theme without rebooting the system, run
sudo burg-emu
from a terminal.
Burg's main configuration file is
/boot/burg/burg.cfg
. Check here for configuring its
variables.You specify the Burg theme to use, by name, with
GRUB_THEME=themename
. Themes are stored in the directory /boot/burg/themes/
. For your own theme customization read this documentation. The downloads page has a "burg-theme" package available.
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