Pentract GRUB Theme

A custom theme for the grub bootloader with automatic installation and uninstall support.

Installation

• Clone this repository
• Change the directory to the pentract theme folder
• Execute the install.sh script as super user sudo ./install.sh
• The script will prompt you to enter your name if you want to display it or else leave it blank and press enter
• The theme will be then installed on your system
• To uninstall use sudo ./uninstall.sh command

Note: This theme does not work with ZFS File system.You need to change to any other supported filesystem.

Bootloader Menu

Advanced Options Menu

Below is an another variant of this theme

Bonus Tips

• To extract the tar file use tar -xvf pentract.tar.xz
• Or else use the unzip filename command to extract the zip file.
• To customize the font colors edit the color property in the theme.txt file
• In case of permission denied right click and change the property of install.sh file to enable and run as program option.
• Then re-run the install.sh script
• Press C in the grub bootloader screen and type vbeinfo to know the supported resolutions of the system.

Modify grub bootloader screen resolution

• First type sudo nano /etc/default/grub in the terminal
• Find the line #GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480 which is the default resolution
• Then remove the # and change the 640x480 with your preferred mode
• Example GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x800
• Save it by pressing Ctrl+o and exit Ctrl+x
• Then type sudo update-grub

You can also download this theme from Pentract

Made with 💝 by saran