Radar Grub theme

Educational tutorial

all credits to the developer of darkmatter grub

✔️ Installation on ArcoLinux

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/erikdubois/radar-grub-theme.git && cd radar-grub-theme
sudo python3 radar-theme.py --install

coming from

https://gitlab.com/VandalByte/darkmatter-grub-theme

Learn, have fun and enjoy.

Websites

Information : https://arcolinux.info

Tutorials about ArcoLinux iso (Xfce, Openbox and i3) : https://arcolinux.com

Tutorials about ArcoLinuxD iso (any desktop) : https://arcolinuxd.com

Tutorials about ArcoLinuxB iso (any desktop) : https://arcolinuxb.com

Tutorials about Carli project (any desktop) : https://arcolinuxiso.com

Forum : https://arcolinuxforum.com

Social Media

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/arcolinuxd/

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/groups/arcolinux/

Twitter : https://twitter.com/arcolinux

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arcolinux/

Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arcolinux

Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/erikdubois

Arcolinux keys for anything Arch Linux based

Get keys and mirrors from ArcoLinux

The ArcoLinux repos are added to your /etc/pacman.conf

wget bit.ly/get-arcolinux-keys && chmod +x ./get-arcolinux-keys && sudo ./get-arcolinux-keys

Get keys and mirrors from ArcoLinux and install archlinux-tweak-tool-git

The ArcoLinux repos are added to your /etc/pacman.conf

wget bit.ly/get-arcolinux-keys && chmod +x ./get-arcolinux-keys && sudo ./get-arcolinux-keys && sudo pacman -Syu archlinux-tweak-tool-git

ArchLinux Tweak Tool info

Install the ATT from the AUR

yay archlinux tweak

paru archlinux tweak

select the correct number and install it

You can get the keys and mirrors in via the ATT

You can find all information about the ATT here

https://github.com/arcolinux/archlinux-tweak-tool

Watch the videos on ATT

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlloYVGq5pS5nvFc_LYRE82Gh3XWA6rVH

✔️ Installation

git clone --depth 1 https://gitlab.com/VandalByte/darkmatter-grub-theme.git && cd darkmatter-grub-theme
sudo python3 darkmatter-theme.py --install

✔️ Manual Installation

Debian ✨ Ubuntu ✨ Arch

1️⃣ Download your favourite version of the theme from Pling

Now extract your downloaded .zip file.

Either manually extract it or use the command below. ( Here I'm using debian version of my theme as an example )

unzip dark-matter-debian.zip

The rest of the commands are the same for all theme styles.

2️⃣ Copy the theme directory.

sudo cp -r dark-matter /boot/grub/themes/

3️⃣ Make changes to the GRUB config file.

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Find the line GRUB_THEME= then change it to GRUB_THEME="/boot/grub/themes/dark-matter/theme.txt"

Then save the file.

4️⃣ Finally, update the grub.

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

Now the theme should be installed successfully, enjoy !!

Fedora ✨ Redhat

1️⃣ Download your favourite version of the theme from Pling

Now extract your downloaded .zip file.

Either manually extract it or use the command below. ( Here I'm using debian version of my theme as an example )

unzip dark-matter-debian.zip

The rest of the commands are the same for all theme styles.

2️⃣ Copy the theme directory.

sudo cp -r dark-matter /boot/grub2/themes/

3️⃣ Make changes to the GRUB config file.

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Find the line GRUB_THEME= then change it to GRUB_THEME="/boot/grub2/themes/dark-matter/theme.txt"

Change the line GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT=console to this (comment it out) #GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT=console

Then save the file.

4️⃣ Finally, update the grub.

sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

Now restart your computer the grub theme should be installed successfully, enjoy !!

NixOS

1️⃣ Add darkmatter-grub-theme to your flake as nixos module

{
  inputs = {
    nixpkgs.url = github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable;

    darkmatter-grub-theme = {
      url = gitlab:VandalByte/darkmatter-grub-theme;
      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
    };
  };

  outputs = inputs @ { self, nixpkgs, darkmatter-grub-theme }: {
    nixosConfigurations.mysystem = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
      system = "x86_64-linux";
      modules = [
        darkmatter-grub-theme.nixosModule
        ./path/to/your/configuration.nix
      ];
    };
  };
}

2️⃣ Enable and configure grub theme

boot = {
  # Use the GRUB 2 boot loader.
  loader.grub = {
    enable = true;
    version = 2;

    darkmatter-theme = {
      enable = true;
      style = "nixos";
      icon = "color";
      resolution = "1080p";
    };
  };
};

3️⃣ Save changes and rebuild your nixos

sudo nixos-rebuild boot --flake .#mysystem

Now the theme should be installed successfully, enjoy !!

To request a theme for a specific Linux distro, open an issue with the feature request label and let me know

❌ Uninstallation

sudo python3 darkmatter-theme.py --uninstall

With a little effort the theme's text colours, progress bar colours, progress bar text, and so on can all be customised in theme.txt to your liking 💕

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